The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-12
furnishing of material and drilling OF


artesian wells, the sum of .....
/ CD dollars shall be deducted from
the lump sum bid.
Additional items can be inserted al
the discretion of the Council for the
omission of any other part of the
work
The advantages to be gained by the
city through schedule bid are three
fold: First, since approximately sc
per cent of this contract is laying
pipe and setting hydra1ts and valves
the Council can increase or decrease
the amount of the total contract
through a wide range by varying the
number of lineal feet of pipe laid and
the number of hydrants and valves
set.
Second: The Council can require
the contractor to lay pipe ON what.
shown on engineers map or not.
Third: The unit prices are receiv-
ed under competition and assures fair
compens alton for omitted or chan ged
| work
One otner feature il connection
with schedule bid, the engineer S
compensation is for work as finally
completed, and not upon his estimate
of the total cost.
The specifications provide that so
far as it is possible the contractor
shall employ permanent residents of
ID aIa
employee shall he required to board
at any specified place, nor shall any
employee be required to accept pay
in anything but lawful money of the
United States.
The power house is to be of brick
masonry with slate roof and concrete
floor the specifications call for To-
cally used brick, which will admit
concrete blocks, should the Council
so desire. The intent is to use mate
rials manufactured in Roswell when
ever possible.
The pumping machinery embraces
two pumps, one for domestic service
and one for fire service l beg to espe-
cially call your attention to the speci-
fications covering the domestic pump.
Without entering into a technical de
scription here, this pump is of high
er duty tnan found in 95 per cent of
water works pumping stations and
will deliver water to your mains at
an engine room cost of q of cent
per 1000 gallons, with good quality
of steam coal at price of $500 per
ton, in your bins This cost will ena-
BILE you to sell water to your consum-
ers at a fair profit, including Office
expense, superintendent, interest,
etc, for an average price of five C5)
cents per 1000 gallons. The fire pump
is of specifications required by the
National Board of Fire Underwriters,
who specify in detail, dimensions, fit
tingS, details of construction, etc.
This pump has a capacity of 750 gal
Ions per minute, equivalent to three
standard fire streams of $50 gallons
each, discharging through 118inch
1ozzles at 100 pounds pressure. By
using the domestic pump in connec-
ton with the fire pump, should the
emergency arise, you nave total ca
pacity of seven standard fire streams.
The boilers are two in number, one
power each, for 125 pounds steam
pressure The boilers are of horizon
tai, return tubular type, of standard
construction, and need no further de-
scription here
The boiler and engine room auxil
cover everything necessary for the
operation of the machinery at a high
economy.
The pipe line contemplates the use
of standard cast iron pipe of 'ibell and
spigot" type, and the hydra1ts and
valves are of liberal specifications,
permitting the use of any hydrant or
valve of recognized merit.
The general plan of the water mains
was outlined By a committee compos
ed of the Mayor, City Engineer. Fire
Chief, and members of the Fire and
Water Committee.
The location of the fire hydrants
was determined upon by the Fire
Chief
The selection of the stand pipe site
has not been made, as that is not es-
sential at this time. There are. how
ever, several good locations on either
hill
The location of the power house at
about the point indicated on the map
is desirable on account of trackage
facilities.
/ propose to give the work my per
sonal supervision during its entire
construction. and to employ and to
pay the salary of one or more local
engineers to be approved by the coun-
Gil. as assistants and inspectors. l beg
to commend to you this method of
personal supervision of the designing
engineer with the assistance of local
inspectors, as compared with the me-
thod frequently followed, of sending
out an inspector and of visiting the
h.1f ra~a Si0na1Iy