The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-28
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES PURCHASE
0F -FOUR NEW AUTO FIRE TRUCKS
COST NOT TO EXCEED S6.ooG--SEAb
VALUE SAID TO BE $4,000.
Option On Cars Were Given the City
Until This Morn.ng-ETnd VIII
Come From Ncxt Appropriation.

! The purcha%,. Of four new hos" ana
chemical trucks Cor use IN ~" Local mr.
| department wa. anthHrl%'d ItSt hiS". -
! council in special session. Tn" '"S' -
mot To- exceed 81 .n0u 'rh,. original cost
/ uf the cars is said Ia Ia $""".hpn or E'':'HP
I each.
\ committee IL ih- board Of c"u':"i
and council which Was .'rht =" ~
! land Wrtin,. Sduy. .,iiIaIuC' Az ~! non ',l'
: the machines until rriuHE ;'"!ii!''-. :.
! Was explained /" Ill" traces '"iI.i4nh
! that Il srtcial mcrtiA; 81 r"N!lIi! "',"l'
! have 10 b. called "ud Ill. Ia" .'.'",'
, Of ;hr city fathers last n!Iut Il l"I"H'',',
! WIS ...ni Tho IIrm thai Wheeling """i"
! PURCHASE the uiiri.NIcS.
, The. TRUCKS are sIHrprd ~Iih IN" r.
IuIrrd uUn".r"u i"rt 81 me-. ;ilf'I''''
! Appliances. Ia'!tIrr". |i'" "" ~ .'.,,''
! are. OF u-hurSrl,uHrr ana ih'' "lh"r Nv"
,.J,-hurscpGw.r The truck 81 iit@ rhrIIi-
cal engine nuliS,. IN Eleventh street II
. only '7u-hnrscruwrr AMI ha" GIN''n com
'lrIc satisfaction. IN 'n;% 800,
! council lu"rlhrr. with either CITY 81
: tlcials believe lhry w"r,. G"ltln= 4 t'h'
bargain in securing the four TRUCKS rom
; the Peerless Company, al such Il F'"''"'-
Ri. Eirr, and Second branches "t
/ council Went into joint session 10 near
I tn, report III tn" CuiuiIlllt"c WHEN Nf+''
To- cleveland /" lrHt'cct The n"T''l"I,.
3 IT, t.. WciSGCrlrr wa" hr$i Chi'ti "h'-'
& 10 tell of the RESULTS al The lnSlrcAioi.
: IT,. s;,II that tie. r"InnIjl,'. had lrhf"I"'I
:, about tel. milrS in "nr at ihc aui"-'rutNH
ana THAI ii came ~ /" The claims ~ ''io
, manufacturers IL, rrcnmlIlchu"i '"'''
purchase aud rNplHIu"! chat they Wrlr
being -uld at. u SI"TlliI" bctauS" INV
. uIan, had hc,,u .nliviI over me govern
InruI and hat it's sui" Du'ful q! cars
wrr, being srnt !" tn" M"NicalI htin n
The REGULAR factory gti;,rantc" ui lh'
company Is imclu,trd III thr offer !"
Wheeling ami new parts Tor any VI 'I'
machines ran b purchased at any ll'"'.
The. company ::IS hr"n III hI$li'"SH :lI!|'
. lh, wear vi l?hm ami arrJr'Iin+ /" TN"
members ~ IN" tbfIHlltt'' IL a. 'S'S -
I Chief Edward r. E"s" vas as'>"d his
ui1iuiGn AMI he told ruCntll that II wuhlu
! n- Al great iniSth| II us PIo ' ,"''
, prricnr,. with the Ivcal aut"-iirr trucks
Tand those which II" has lnSrcc';I III
iuthrr cities assured that these
mnrhIncS are heinz sold at bargain
! rricr The, chief wHS member ui inc
! INSPECT ion .cummittcv sem 10 t,lcE"lhhI
and said the ear they examiner ShuW'a
wonderful feasibility and strength. ne
; aIs,, said that while the city c"ulh nTr-
! rhaS. the truck Tor $l,""", IL WIS Ic"i's
: Should Increase Efficiency. 81.
Manor Kirk WAS called open Tor MS
opinion. IL" said " "',ltni sn"u ~ IA
,.rrnS,. the efficiency Lt lis IRE u"iIrl-
mrnt and considering; til" report ol ~"
inspection Commute" and the TACT ihat
, t!,r !, gulur iac1o"! guarantee WOULD DC
given in the sale %s 'h%SG f [amsGt II" uhn
lhrv were being vff.lci ut such low
rrIcc. If, aucE:,lItrI lis hcllef mat inc
Government woulI MT stand back nl This
concern unless il wa$ Thoroughly re-
, liable. ,.,or, re
control was asked for i comparison OK
y.ft.irrS previously offered the clly lur
.slyrh apparatus. He told INA u? llduiIS
: in an old machine he city purchased inc
chemical truck for $I.GrA. Ind that the
nItrrs from various companies have secn
, nrtwrrn 81 SuU and as hi:;h AZ SG."Cp.
After all the arguments Tor ana
t-aaginSt the purchaS" OF the tlcEeIai,!
trucks We're made the JOINT session OIL
council was dissolved.
Acting rrsid"nt Sind. berger or inc
Second branch then called the meeting
to order and received m"llotl iru:n
Councilman Frohm" who moved ina!
four trucks be purcnaScd NJ 4 COS. n.u ,, ~
. exceed sGnUU. Chief Kos, said he really
needed five such trdc"S nut council COM
promised on III" four y VOTE EesuNt"
in ~ for and | against.
FRS, branch codnril then took up me
resolution and it WAS adopted by Tpte
chief Ros" has already complied his
expected expenses for IN" ensuing year.
The money TO Pay for tho -FOUR NJ"
trucks viii come fruIn lhiS. amount as
their purchase will ito away with the
L,Iyinr of new horses ana other equip
mont for the Wagons.
t'Lirf Rose Of tho local fire department.
stated late last night mat ne mas not EcL
,,,:,idrd where he will place the four
new uutn-trucLs. which were authorlze7
tn he purchased by council last nis'T.
| II is expected. however. that one WI! DE
S"pS to the Island. another to ne r|It
yf::nry and one to the Eighth ward. IL
is not known where rne fourth may DC
! lOcatr ed,