The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-05-29
BIDS FOR GAS
PLANT TO SUN
OF $32,357
ARE ACCEPTED

Contracts to the amount of $780,
357 were let by the City council at
a session Wednesday afternoon for
the greater part of the equipment
to be installed at the new gas
plant, for which $4,000 IN bonds
was voted in March. The call for
bids, issued several weeks ago,
closed Tuesday night, at which
time the council met and discussed
all bids. A recess was taken, how
ever, until the following afternoon
before any definite action was had
The bids called for a 50,000-cubic
foot holder, one 10,000-cubic foot
gas generator with washer, scrub
Der and purifier; one electric driv-
en- booster, one steam turbine driv-
en- exhauster and blower, two plum
ger pumps, quantity of fittings
and wrought iron pipe, and the lay
ing of foundations for the machin-
cry.
Contract for gas holder was let,
after considerable discussion, for
$4,000 to Stacy Brothers Gas COM
pany, of Cincinnati, whose repre-
sentative at the meeting was J. J..
Taylor. Several bids were received
on this piece of equipment, which
was the largest single item includ-
ed in the plans for the plant. All
other figures were much higher
than that of Stacy Brothers, with
the exception of one by the Chicago
Bridge and Iron Works, which was
$500 lower than the original pro-
posal of Stacy Brothers. However,
Mr.. Taylor, after making some adj
justments in the order, brought his
price within $400 of the Chicago
company's figure, and the council
decided to accept it, since the Stacy
holder is built with twice the num-
Der of stays and guying devices,
making it more practical tank for
withstanding the prevailing winds
of WinsIow.
The Crane company, which was
represented by G. F. Cummings, of
Phoenix, received the contract for
the boiler at $2,738, pipe at $2,344
and fittings at $S44. Several other
bids were received on all items be-
sides the accepted ones.
AS to the generator set, includ-
ing the generator, scrubbers, wash
er box and purifier, the bid of E. A.
McGilvary was accepted for the
amount of $10,500.
The contract for the laying of a
foundation for the new machinery
was awarded to Robert Fenton,
while that for the pumps, blowers
and remainder of the machinery
was withheld upon recommendation
of Mr. McGilvary, who wished to
make special suggestions as to the
machinery best adapted to be in
stalled with that which his contract
called for.
Work on the foundations will
start within few days, while the
first shipment of machinery is ex-
pected within four weeks. AS soon
as the machinery is in place, con-
tract for the building to house it
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equipment will be the holder,
which will require two cars for
shipping and will consist of several
sections, some of them weighing
1900 pounds.
Among representative from the
different companies who entered
bids were included J. M. Berkeley,
of the Baker Iron Works, Los An
geles; ]. B. Downey and E. o.
Whitaker, of the PrattGilbert COM
pany, Phoenix, and E. Cakes, OF
the M. ]. O'Fallon Supply COM
pany, Albuquerque. A number OF
other companies, including the
Chicago Bridge and Iron Works
Chicago, and the Western Gas Con-
struction company, Fort Wayne,
Indiana, were represented by bids
but not with personal representa-
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