The Detroit times., 1912-05-07

the office OF the Fire Commission, De-
trott. Mich. until o'clock p. m. Mon
Detroit Fire Department with the fol-
lowing specified motor apparatus:
AUTO FIRE ENGINES.
Proposals to be for one. two or three
automobile nre engines as the Fire
Commission may elect to purchase; to
nave a carrying capacity OF one thou
hose each. Bidsrwill state the number
OF gallons the engines bid upon are
guaranteed to pump per minute from
suction with ten-foot lift. also the
number from hydrant having pressure
OF thirty pounds. Wheels to be equip
ped with demountable solid rubber
tires. each engine TO be furnished with
one extra front and one extra rear rim
equipped with tires as specified above
also one extra front and rear wheel
| TO be furnished.
Bids viii not include chemical tanks
| or equipment thereof with these en-
gines, Bids will contain complete spe-
posed to furnish II awarded contract
and VIII state the time In which de-
livery can be guaranteed.
ONE MOTOR LADDER TRUCK.
For furnishing one sixty-foot aerial
! motor ladder truck with demountable
solid rubber tires and one extra front
ana one extra rear rim equipped with
/
ira front and one extra rear wheel to
be furnished. Bids will contain COM
plete specifications OF the truck IL Is
proposed to furnish II awarded con-
tract
REBUILDING OF LADDER TRUCK.
For converting Ladder No. 6. at pres
ent an eighty-hve foot 'LaFrance'
truck into motor drawn piece OF ap-
paratus. Demountable solid rubber
tires to be furnished with extra rims
as provided for. In item next above.
Bidders Will submit complete specih-
cations OF work II Is proposed to do II
awarded this contract.
MOTOR COMBINATION HOSE AND
CHEMICAL WAGON.
For furnishing one motor combina-
ton hose and chemical with hose body
sufficiently large to carry fifteen hun
dre1 feet OF three-inch hose. To be
equipped with one dynamo. or twenty
nve ampere. one hundred and ten volt
capacity, OF approved make, with regu-
latlng rheostat. Dynamo to be prop
erly geared TO engine shaft TO allow
of being readily cut I'm and out Com
plete specifications of machine bid up
solid rubber with demountabie rims,
one extra front and one extra rear rim
/ equipped, and one extra front and one
extra rear wheel to be furnished.
| FLYING SQUADRON CAR
For one automobile for use of flying
squadron. to be similar to those now
I'm use In this department. to have de-
\ mountable rims and two extra rims ALI
equipped with Morgan q Wright Mob
1 by Tread Tires; one extra front and
one extrs rear wheel to be furnished
| Complete specifications Of car II is
proposed TO furnish will accompany
bids.
BATTALION CHIEFS CARS.
Five IN number, to be runabout style.
TO be equipped with demountable quick
AnNr AA Il - -.
extra rims, all equipped with Morgan
& Wright Nobby Tread Tires complete.
One extra front and one extra rear
wheel to be furnished with the i've
the rims furnished with cars will at
them Cars to be priming color only.
Cars TO be equipped with wind
shields and bumpers same as those now
ometers will not be furnished by bid
ders. The ordinary horn equipment
will be furnished. Artillery box at the
rear
Specifications of the cars It IL pro-
posed to furnish will accompany each
bid
The lighting systems to be furnished
with all cars mentioned above must be
same az that which the department has
Installed I'm the cars now I'm use, and
IGauge Duplex can be used from bat
Itery to switch and not smaller than No.
Ia b. & 8. from switch to lights.
Bids will be made separately on each
Of the different kinds of apparatus
mentioned above and the right TO ac-
cept or reject any and all bids or parts
thereof In expressly reserved.
The successful bidders will be re-
ouired to furnish satisfactory bonds IN
amount OF contract TO guarantee full
i fllment OF the said contract.
Bids to be submitted In triplicate
and delivered to
GEORGES w. sTocKwELL.