Arizona republican., 1914-06-17
PARISH BUYS
 FIRE WAGONS
Selects Seagreaves Motor Driven Combination Hose and Chemical Trucks Under Ninety Day Deliv- cry Contract

If the best apparatus manufactured by the Seagraves company is good fire fighting machinery, then Phoenix
 is to have within the next ninety department. In three months no point in the city limits will be re- ming distance from the nearest fire station. For City Manager rarish yesterday awarded to the Seagraves company the contract for three mo- tor driven combination hose and chemical wagons at a total price of $17, ,175. Delivery of this apparatus is guaranteed within ninety days. The machines are of practically the same type as the one which was in- tercepted recently en route to Los Angeles and which had been demon strated on the streets of Phoenix In selecting the apparatus pur- chased Manager Parish devoted time to careful study of the equipment upon which bids were submitted and reached the conclusion that, all things considered, the city could do no better.
 The apparatus selected consists of three Type C, B h. D. motor driven combination wagons offered at $5600 each, with a discount aggregating s375 with s750 added for self-starter equipment. The specifications in  bar equipment, electric lights, ladder equipment complete and guaranteed to haul the steamers now owned by the city. The life of this guarantee covers a period of two years The cylinders of the four cylinder ma chimes are interchangeable with the six cylinder machines, tractors, city service trucks and aerial trucks. but not with the pumping engines which are of different construction The tires are 36x4 inches, solid rubber in front with dual 3Sx3 15 inches in the rear The tires are guaranteed for a period of five years. The difference in price of a six cylinder machine and a four cylinder machine is $250 per machine. The four cylinder ma chimes are guaranteed to haul the steamers now owned by the city and to stand up under the service
 Repair parts are guaranteed as to price for two years and may be se cured in Los Angeles. The services of an expert mechanic are available at all times on call and the guaran- tee covers the cost of installation and the services of mechanics for period of two years.
 Besides the Seagraves company. other concerns bidding were the American La France, $17.550; the Company, $1S,750 the Velie, Sl5 900: the Franklin, $12,75O; the Ahrens, $17,55O and $1S,OO. No guarantee ac- companied the Velie bid and the Ahrens company did not enclose check as required in the call for bids The purchase of the three pieces of apparatus will afford one piece each for the three fire houses. This means that the downtown house will have wagon carrying between 1000 and 1900 feet of hose ready to leave the house at an instant's notice and to take the big steamer along if oc- casion requires. The house at Five | Points will have a wagon and the smaller steamer will likely be located there. The other wagon goes to the new house at the city pumping plant, | Ninth and Van Buren streets.
 1 Work upon the installation of the twenty five new fire alarm boxes will be commenced shortly and it will then be but a short time when
 the fire department of this city will
 rank with the best of it's size in the
 country.