New Britain herald., 1919-07-16
BUILDING BOOM IS
 SOLUTION TO RENTS
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Fire Department Improvements.

system and the establishment of a new fire station in the southweste ern part of the city, which will be considered at the meeting.
 Following is the fire commissioners communication to the council relating 10 the installation of the proposed lead cable in the subway district
 The board of fire comm issioncrs respectfully beg leave to submit a re- port and recommendations relative to the installation of lead cable in the subway district for improvement in the fire alarm signal system. Specif- cations for cable requirements were prepared and sent out to manufacture CTS With a request for filing of bids on July s, our desire being to comply With the council rule requiring sub mission of reports and recommenda- tons week prior to the council meeting. Three bids were received, but lacked important details so the opening did not take place and time for opening was deferred to July IA By so deferring we have every reason to believe the city has benefited, and we especially recommend action on bids at this time. The present is an opportune time for the purchase of cable and the near future will prob ably see an advance in prices The quotations now received hold for AS hours.
 Tn calling for bids we require that the manufacturers shall make their own measurem ents, thereby saving the city from any error in measure ment. Our invitation specified ap- prOximate measurements for the vari- ous number of conductors to each Ciz of in, tor adopted is No. A. All contractors fig ured on the same composition require ments. Following are the figures to- l tailed in accordance with the approxi- | mate requirements, and all figured on l the same total as to amount of cable [ needed:
 Requirements of Board. American Steel & Wire Co. .$3,S41.OO l Simplex Wire Co. " 3,52O3O 1 Safety Insulated Wire & Ca
 ble Co. .............. 3,49260 1 Standard Underground Wire
 Co. .......... 3,450.60 1
 The installation of the cable is very i'm pOrtant since faulty drawing 1 in would defeat the protection i sought. By having the maker also l do the installing any dispute arising l would be more easily settled
 Bids for installation, all based on the same requirements, are as follows: American Steel & Wire Co. the cost, plus 1 0 per cent overcharge Simplex Wire company $19S92O | Standard Underground Wire
 company ............. 1,276.49 Safety Insulated Wire & Ca
 Die com pany .......... ], ,116.S0
 The combined figures are as fol- lows:
 American Steel & Wire com
 pany, $3,S41, labor of in
 stallation plus 10 per cent Sim pleX Wire company .S5,5O9.5O Standard Underground Wire
 company ............. 4, 4,727.09 | Safety Insulated Wire & Ca
 Die company ......... 4, 599. 40 1
 Tn connection with the installation of cable there will be other items going in to complete the work, such | as providing hangars in manholes for racklng of cables, cable terminals, Junction boxes and the like. The total cost for the cable installatio will | probably total $500.
 We respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the board of fire com missioners be and it is hereby authorized to enter into contract with the Safety Insulated Wire & Cable | Co.,, for furnishing cable and the in stallation of the same. The contract l to be drawn by the corporation coun- sel and to contain the following con- ditions:
 Contractor to make his own meas urements for cable lengths and be responsible for any shortage of lengths.
 No. 1 4 B. & s. solid timed copper wire insulated with 3-64 ws.., 30 per cent para rubber compound, laid up round with jute laterals, covered with two layers of best quality rubber filled cloth tape, applied with one- half lap, one conductor to have ridge in insulation for tracing. Two con- ductors to have sheath of 3-64" com pure lead; four conductors sheath of 4-64"; conductors sheath of 4-64"; conductors 5-64" lead; 12 and 16 conductors 6-64" lead.
 Prices per 1000 feet or fraction, approximate measurem ents con- ductor at SIT per M; 4 conductor at $109 per M; conductor at $135 per M.; 8 conductor at SITS per M; 12 conductor at $253 per M.; 16 con- ductor $315 per M. Approximate re-
 
 4 conductor 14,O0O feet; 6 conductor 200 feet; 8 conductor 2,6oO feet; 12 conductor 1,600 feet; l 6 conductor 1,- 200 feet. Price includes f. o. b. New Britain 1 per cent ten days date of l invoice. Reels charged extra and l credited in full on return in good con- dition within six months, freight pre- paid Rayonne, N. J.
 "Cable to be supplied in thirty to forty-five days from receipt of man. ufacturing lengths.