The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-04
CONTRACT TO
BE AWARDED
THIS MORNING
BOARD OF SAFETY oPENED BIDS
! FOR FURNISHING 1900 FEET OF
FIRE HOSE YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON AND WILL MEET AGAIN
At 10 O'CLOCK TopAY-oTHER
BUSINESS.

After remaining in session for two
hours yesterday afternoon, the board
of public safety meeting adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning at which
time the contract for furnishing 1900
worth of hose for the fire department
will be awarded. The bids were
opened yesterday afternoon and the
agents Of the firms for the contract
were heard from, but in order to be-
come better informed on the subject
Of hose and to examine the samples
more thoroughly. the board decided to
defer awarding the contract until this
morning.
The specifications called for prices
on several grades of hose and specified
that the hose must be guaranteed for
three years and to bear a pressure of
400 pounds to the square inch. All of
the samples submitted were guaran-
teed to come up to the specifications
The companies bidding on the con-
tract and the prices submitted are as
follows:
The Gutta Percha and Rubber Man
ufacturing Co.. submitted bids on four
grades Of hose, all Of them being guar
anteed to come up to the requirements
of the specifications, at the following
prices: s1.25, $1.1o, s5 cents and IS
cents per running foot. respectively.
The Manhattan Rubber Co. submit
ted four samples and prices, the lowest
sample being only guaranteed to stand
$50 pounds pressure, at the following
prices, according to grade: $1.O0, 50
cents, 80 cents and IS cents per run
ming foot.
The Eureka Fire Hose Manufactur-
ing Co. submitted three samples, ac-
companied by prices, all guaranteed to
come up to the requirements, as fol-
lows: $1.oo, $1.o0 and "a cents per
running foot.
The Fabric Fire Hose Co. submitted
seven samples, all guaranteed to come
up to requirements and priced as fol-
lows, according to grade: $1.00, SO
cents, SO cents, SO cents, 80 cents, IS
cents and "a cents per running foot
The prices Of all of the companies
are based on furnishing $500 feet,
more or less.
Other Business.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, and on motion, the read \
ing of the minutes was dispensed with.
department, as well as all trials of
officers In the police department, were
postponed, although a number of wit
nesses in some of the cases had been
summoned and were present.
The report of the chief of the fire
department was read and received.
The report showed the average cost
per head for feeding horses during the
month of April to be $3.50.
The report of the chief. of the police
department was read and received.
This report showed that AIS arrests
were made during the. month Of April,
that $71S.16 had been turned over to
the treasurer from this department
and that the average cost per meal of
feeding prisoners had been S1-2 cents
each.
A communication from the council
informing. the board that $500 had
been appropriated for the purchase of
fire hose was read.
A letter from j. e. Clement Co., en-
closing bills against two members of
the police department and asking the
board to require the officers to settle,
was referred to the chief of the depart
ment.
The application of ". Hoist, ST., and
w. H. Stubs for three days leave of
absence, being approved by the chief
of the police department, were granted.
The application of Herman Krone