Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-27
SIX MANUFACTURING FIRMS BID
ON STREET LIGHTING EQUIP
MENT.
AWARD TO BE MADE AFTER
BIDS ARE TABUlATED
Prices on Engine, Generator and Con-
denser Vary From $1o,S7o to $22,s7o
Various Types Of equipment o.
forsd by 6iddsrs-Rids Being Tabu.
lated by City Council.

The city council this morning opened
bids. received from six manufacturing
companies. for engine. generator and
condenser for the city lighting plant.
The bids will be tabulated and the con-
tract awarded later. Bids were re-
ceived from the Murray Iron Works
Company, Burlington; Renningson
Engineering Company. Omaha; Chuse
Engine & Manufacturing Company,
Nation. ILL.,; Allis- Chalmers Manu-
featuring Company, Milwaukee; Skin
ner Engine Company, Erie. Pa, and
Nordberg Manufacturing Company,
Milwaukee.
The bids varied from $10,s70 to s22,-
go, the Murray Iron Works making
three bids on as many sets OF equip
ment. the prices ranging from s1e.s70
to s1T,7sS.
The Murray Company bid Of s1T,7s3
was for . ESQ X. v. A. westfnrhouse
alternating current generator. with ex-
otter; Schultz Koertins barometric
condenser, or high-type Worthington;
electrically driven centrifugal pump.
As substitute the bidder suggested a
~ or 2Sy3o.inch cross compound con-
densing Murray-Corliss engine. at a
price Of s16,es5. or a simple non-con-
densing Corliss engine, at slo,s7o.
Remington Company Bid.
The Henningson company bid on an
equipment to include 19x24-inch Ames
side crank Unifiow engine. 200 r. P. NJ,
with equipment; $50 K. v. A., three
phase. sixty-cycle, 1900 volt, 200 r. P.
NJ. Western Electric A. c. generator
with II K. w. 125 volt, compound
wound. $50 R P. NJ. type NJ. L., West
ern Electric EXETER; 10-inch Blake G.
Knowles Spiro-Jector condenser; four
inch Worthington standard class "B S"
split case double suction yolute pump:
tn horsepower, sixty-cycle, three
phase. 22o-volt 1900 r. P. M. Western
Electric squirrel cage motor; three 2
K V. A. 2.2o0-volt 11o-2S0-volt West
ern Electric type II. transformers. $15.-
$50.
Bid Of Chuse Company.
The chuse bid s1s.1so on equipment
as follows: eox24-inch. side crank
poppet valve Unifow engine of
stumpf design; 20 X. v. A three
phase. 1900 volt, go cycle. 200 r. P.
NJ, belted EXETER; three panel switch
board; two 50 K v. A. SIS amphere Sc
res street light Transformers; Worth
ington barometric condenser, and mo-
tor driven centrifical pump.
The bid Of the All!s- Chalmers Com
pany. Of sess7o. was for equipment as
follows: IL and 22x30 inch, $50 r. P.
N. cross compound engine: ESQ K. w,
so cycle, three phase, $500 volt al
ternating current generator. 22h x
W.. 925 r. P. NJ, 12o volt compound
wound belt driven EXETER; barometric
condenser, with motor driven centrifu-
gal injection pump; three panel
switchboard; two 50 K v. A. street.
lighting Transformers.
Nordbsrg Company Bid.
Tho Nordberx Company bid. $14,S25.
was for equipment a. follows: Is or
19x14-inch Nordbers Todd Uniflow
engine. connected to $50 X. v. A.. 200
r. p. M. alternator; westinghouse $50
x. v. A., 2e0 r. P. NJ, three phase, %
cycle, $500 volt engine typo generator,
and 12h X. W., s75 r P. N. bolted type
EXETER, or Allis Chalmers $50 X. v. A,
200 r. p. n, three phase. 90 cycle. 1900
volt engine type generator. and 1eh
K. ", s75 f. ?. Nj. he!ted type exeter,
or Allis Chalmers $50 X. v. A, 200 r.
P. NJ. three phase, 80 cycle. 1880 volt
engine type generator, and Is X. W.,
100 R. P. NJ. belted exeter; Buffalo
Steam Pump Company No. 10 baro-
metric condenser.
The Skinner Engine Company sub
nitted bid for s15s575 for 21x24-inch
Skinner 2-valve Unifow engine. gen.
orator. EXETER, condenser, motor driven
centrifugal pump, transformers, steam
separator, traps and accessories.