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July 20, 1909. lowed for the opening of North street, On motion, the report of the to pave the south side of Randolph street, and red to-the Joint Fir~nee 0ommittee. Fire-- Hon. Board of Aldermen. be m~de to eurb and gutter the same. (Signed) S.T. Montague, Ohairm~n, B. of A. Committee was mdopted, ~nd the reeo~ended mpp~oprimtions of or ~00 %o ~b ~nd ~tter North street, were refe~ Gentlemen:,-¥o~r Fire 0ommittee respectfully repe~ts herein eon- as follows: eerning the several matters refez~ed to the Joint Fire 0ommittee June S%h amd N~y Refex~ed by Common Co~aeil June 8th. A request of the Independent Fire 0ompany teb~ve eonfii~med the election of its paid men for the current year. Progress as to same. A petition of-J. E. Hmz~mmn and other paid. men ef the' ~i~e' Department for am increase of pay. Progress as to same. Refez~med by Eoard of Aldez~menM~y lath. To exmmine mud report eoneerning the status of certain sections of fire hose turned over to the Fire Department for~trial, by W. 9. Bain, agent of the Quaker City Rubber Company. We find thmt when Irma. ~ilkersonwms ehairmmn of the ~ire Committee W. W. Bain, agent, offered the use of three sections of Quaker City Rubber ~ompany's fire hose for trial.asa sample of hose he intended to offer subseguentlywhen the 01%y should ask for bid~om fi~e hose. These three seetions of hose have~een in use. by-the 0ity eontirmo~slyfor some months past amd have give~ enti~e satisfaction, aoeording to report, of the Ohief of the ~ire-Department: therefore, it is reeommended that they be paid for mt the priee eha~ged, 90 eents'per foot or $1~5 for 150 feet. Authorized to.~dvertise for bids te s~pply~5000 feet of fire hose. ~e have so advertised a~d hmve reeeived the following bids therefor: (~or list ef bids see reeords of the 0em~o~ ~ouneil, pmge 185)o The 0emmittee.have devoted mmeh time amd attention to the seleeti6n of fire hose in the effort to.chain for the Oitythe best for the money; and have deeided tm~nimo~sl¥ to recommend the follow- lng for your aeeeptmnee: The Hamilton Double Cotton Jacketed Rubber Lined, Por~er & Eoore agents, 1500 feet at 79 eents per foot. The Qumker Oity Rubber 0o., brand D. J. C. R. ~., 9. W. Balm agent, 500 feet at 75 per foot. The ~abrie Fire Hose 0ompa~y, brmnd ~wiek, J. 9. Kegebim agent, 1000 feet at 80 eents per foot. The Gutt~ Pereha & ~abber Mfg. Co., brand Rese~e, Joseph H.. Neville agent, 1000 feet at 75 eents per foot. The aeeep%anee of these bids would bring the.~umber of feet of hose to be pureh~sed~p to-~000 mud weald exceed the approprimtion for smmeby $tl0:~butms. the eonditions for obtaining hose were considered 5yyo~ 0ommittee to be so favemmbleltheyh~ve.eonoluded temsk yom to a~eep~ mt this time 4000 instemd of 5000 feet of same. And further, heea~se 2000 feet of hose will be.:needed for the mew Combin~tionOhemieal Hose OhS, in order to mvoid the expense of advertising-again~fer hose, &e., we recommend your~ aeoept~nee of abid of%he Boston ~oven Hose & Rubber Co., C. B. Payneagent, for 1000 feet of their~Bay Stmte bra~d, a% 80 eents per foot; J~int Finance Committee. and thmt ~r. mpp~oprimti6n of ,~00 to pay.for same~be refez~ed to the (Signed) M. ~. Adams~ Ch~irmmn,.B. of A.