Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
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holders.
 24-foot extension ladder with hooks and ropes.
 l2-feet ladder with hooks.
 pipe holders.
 sets skidding chains.
 electric headlights.
 searehlight
 Mounting handles.
 siren horn.
 l locomotive bell.
 F dry cells.
 1 chemical tank wrench.
 l complete tool kit.
 valve stems.
 spark plugs.
 valve springs.
 1 driving chain links.
 l jack.
 oil funnel.
 oil can.
 spark plug wrench.
 can of grease.
 gallon can of oil.
 towing connection.
 bumper.
 Hat and coat rods on both sides with rings and snaps on each.
 set rear tire supporters.
 Chemical hose connection to be cut garden hose"
 General finish to he nickel plate.
 This includes in addition to the re- gular equipment of this car one Bres nan cellar nozzle, a much needed piece of apparatus.
 The committees reasons for arriy- ing at this decision are:
 That the American LaFrance Com pany has been in existence 70 years building fire apparatus only.
 That it has a capitalization of s3,- 500,000 and is rated A, the high est by Dun X Co.
 That it has built and Is building more fire apparatus cars by far than any other concern.
 That it gives a perpetual guaran- tee with the car: the longest guaran tee given by any other company Is two years, all the others one year.
 That they carry complete assort- ments of parts in their Boston branch any of which they agree to supply us if desired within three hours after receipt of request, by day or night
 That their system of semi-annual inspection is complete and methodi- cal.
 That the car is built entirely in the company's shops
 That the motor develops on the brake an actual horsepower of 70 with an A. l.. A. NJ. rating of AS. (This rating assumes a piston speed of 1000 feet per minutel
 That the American LaFrance Com pany itself guarantees that this car will meet our every requirement.. will easily climb the steepest hills in the city or vicinity and give absolute satisfaction in every respect.
 It is the only type of car which will permit converting inJo pumping engine with a capacity of 500 gallons per minute in case the needs of the citv later on demand one.
 Other reasons are
 That il is a chain driven car which the committee unanimously pre- ferred to a shaft driven one for this locality
 That the wearing parts of the ma chiuery are made of Krupp steel, the lightest and most durable known.
 That notwithstanding its proved durability the car weighs but $500 pounds, and has the greatest horse power per pound of weight of any car made.
 That it is standardized to such de gree that its parts are interchangeable with all the other types of cars made by this company.
 The car cannot be delivered until 12o days after placing the order owing to the fact that the company is crowd ed with orders, having sold 157 cars this year to date.
 There have been B number 10 com binations. the type We recommend, sold this year. nearly all of the cities purchasing them being larger than Putnam, two going to Worcester. one 10 Providence
 This recommendation is made by the unanimous vote of the committee.
 Proposal and contract. in duplicate with photographs of the car are al tached herewith.