Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-05

proposes ~ pay Tor the new equipment
from the receipts of the light and water
plant il being claimed ~ the manuiac-
turers that the equipment will pay for
itself IN eighteen m uth> on basis II
the savings effected in fuel costs. II WAS
pointed ont during the meeting that the
city can reduce it, fuel oil consumption
with the oil equipment from about eight
ears a month {" a ear and half.
o. Fairbanks-Mursr company was the
only bidder out III the fourteen different
concerns submitting offers which agreed
To take IN 10 part payment the present
old equipment az the plant. allowing a
credit vi >l.;.Ouu for this equipment. re-
duc.ng tho actual outlay hy the city %
$4,000. The city agrees 20 make part
payment contemplation >, the installation,
the remainder a. bc .ud within eighteen
muEihs thereafter.
Commissioner John Starck moved the
acccptanrc of the hil of the Fairbanks
Morse company, Il being seconded by
Commissioner H. u. kuwal,ki These
TWO commissioners AMI Commissioners
Coboliui voted IN favor of its acceptance,
NAAAf ' NltllttASNiNia'A - 80 - AaAA''A VI
posed ID, casting "A no" vote.
Commissions bennett from the be-
ginning had held out for the installation
nf steam turbine equipment similar to
that now I'LL usc III the city light plant,
poinlIng ont thar this equipment could he
Installed al cost uf approximately SO
600 lie said that hc favored the less cN-
trt
OF the fnunrial condition uf the city and
the fact that during the next two years
the City Will have 10 finance the construc-
tiuu VT fire station ana installation ~
additional fire fighting apparatus. be-
sides other improvements that are cN-
pcotcd 10 dcyclup from time ~ time. lie
expressed the belief that the steam tur.
hinc equipment would hc more adequate
% the needs If the city than the internal
combustion engines.
Cumui .srnupr k"walski. IN explaining
his vote il favor of the measure. said he
had discussed the purchase with several
users uf Internal combustion engines. the
same as proposed Nv ~ furnished by the
concern which hid successfully. and that
they uad not only expressed satisfaction
with their own experience with the equip
mcut huJ also urged II for the city. llr
cited thr claim that the city would save
enough iu fuel costs a. more than meet
the cost ~ the equipment.
The decision w purchase two units ~
500 horsepower. 3nn-k. w. each instead
ot one large unit was made. il was point
ed out IN order ~ have one unit avail
able i'll ease w accident and to avoid the
operation "f u single large unit through
out the twcnty-fnur hours IL the day
II was stated that one unit will suffice
FOR thr ordinary needs while Tie second
v uuld supplement this sufficiently during
the peak hours from about q o'clock until
10 or II.
Tlr present capacity VI the electric
light plant H. 500 H. W. and The install.
lat'nn nj the new units will give the plant
a total capacity ~ 9oo-h. w The use
NJ thc entire capacity IL not anticipated
for some time. however
The bidders were as follows:
oil Equipment
San Au'uniu Machine x supply III
supply two in0-horscpowor ingersoll-
Rand units. at Il total cost of S1j.oti0.
McIntoSh-Scymorc 60. To install two
Iuu-horSrpowcr Diesel type engines. al
total cost nf S7S.24J.
A. NJ L"rkcit \ C".-Te install tvs
30O-horSepowcr Diesel type. AZ n cost oi
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