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Thurs. Feb. 17 , 1921.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session in the office of said Board Thursday, February
17, 1921, at 9 A.M. All the members of the said Board being pre-
sent Messrs. von Pein, Taylor, and Peitz the following proceedings
were had to-wit: -
This being the day and hour fixed for the receipt of ° : sealed pro-
posals for furnishing One Centrifugal Four Stage Horizontal Boiler
Feed Pump for the Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant of said
City the Board proceeded to receive such bids.
It was shown to such Board by the City Clerk that due publication
as by law required had been made of the notice informing the public
_ and contractors of the fact that specifications were on file in
such office,and calling for sealed proposals at a day not earlier
than ten (10) days after the first of such publications in a news-
paper .of general circulation published in said City of Richmond,
Indiana.
Proof of publication of such notice as made in the Palladium & Sun
Telegram, a newspaper of general ci.reulation,published in Richmond,
Wayne County, Indiana, as made by L. M. Feeger, Asst. Mgr. of said
newspaper, showed that such notice had been published in such paper
on February 4th & llth , 1921, a copy of which proof of publication
is on file in the office of said Board, and is in words and figures
as follows—to-wit : - (here insert) .
Sealed proposals were received accompanied by a non collusion af-
fidavit on the part of each bidder as by law required as follows:
Alberger Pump and Condenser Company' s bid:
By A. Metzger.
For the net sum of Thirty Two Hundred and Twenty Three
_Dollars ($3223.00) f.o.b. our -works, Newburgh, N.Y. with freight
allowed to Richmond, 'Indi.ar a, we will furnish -
One a 1)--5" 4 Stage Type "N" Centrifugal Pump, with bronze
impellers and bronze covered steel shaft, complete with flexible
_ coupling and extended baseplate to receive
One (1)-No. 301 Alberger Curtis Non-condensing Impulse
Type Steam Turbine, complete with Pickering Governor.
One (1) .2i" Fisher Excess Pressure Governor.
Specifications No. 234 and 226 Cuts Nos. P-141,
143, 153 and 156.
Guarantee: - When the above equipment is delivering 500 gallons of
212° water per minute against a total head of 577 ft. , and the
steam turbine is supplied with steam at 140 lbs. pressure, this
unit will require 5290 lbs. of steam per hour when operating at
2240 RPM.
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When the above equipment is delivering- 500 gallons of
212° water per minute against a total head of 693 ft. , and the
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steam turbine is supplied with steam at 200 lbs. pressure, 150°
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superheat , this unit will require 5150 lbs. of steam per hour
when operating at 2400 RPM.
Shipment : We could make shipment of the above equipment within
Five to Six Weeks after receipt of order and settlement of all
details.
Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation' s bid:
By F. L. Holliday for G. W. Galbraith1Cincinnati Sales Mgr.
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One (1) 4" 4-stage Worthington, Jeanesville type,
double suction turbine centrifugal pump, fitted with bronze
impellers, bronze diffusers, extended bedplate, and flexible
coupling; capacity 500 gallons per minute when operating at
2600 RPM against 580' total head, having efficiency of 50, re-
quiring 123.5 brake HP. It will require 11' suction head on
the above pump when handling water 212° F.
For driving the above pump we would offer :
One ( 1) 135 HP 2600 RPM, Westinghouse steam turbine
for operating on 140# steam pressure, no superheat, and 2# back
pressure; or 200# steam pressure 150' superheat, and 2# back
pressure. Turbine to have steam consumption of 5875# per hour.
We wi 11 also furnish :
One ( 1) 32" extra heavy flanged globe type #4 Fisher
excess pressure governor with cast steel body and Monel inner-
valve and seats.
Price of complete unit Three Thousand,Two Hundred and
Twenty, Four Dollars ( 3224.00 ) F.O.B. our works, Harrison, N. J.
Shipping weight 4850#.
We can make shirment of pump in 12 weeks and on com-
plete unit in approximately 6 months.
Proposition #2.
We can also offer the same pump as above, direct con-
nected to -
One ( 1) 135 HP General Electric Co. Curtis type steam
turbine , 2600 RPM, as per specifications ; steam consumption
37.6# per brake HP hour. This will be fitted with one 32" Fish-
er excess pressure governor, same as above.
Price of the complete unit Three Thousand One Hundred
and Sixty Four Dollars (03164.00 ) fob our works. Shipping weight
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5545#. Shipment of the complete unit in 12 weeks.
Proposition #3.
/e can also offer centrifugal pump, same as above, con-
nected to -
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One (1) 135 HP type G-2, Terry Steam turbine, 2600 rat;
with steel governor valve, Foster excess pressure governor; steam
consumption 34.2# per brake HP hour.
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Price of the complete unit Three Thousand One Hundred.
and Fifty Eight Dollars ( 3158.00) fob our works. Shipping weight
5300#. Shipment of complete unit 12 weeks. •
Midwest Engine C ompanv' s bi.d
By S. L. Cook, Sales Engineer, Hill Pump Works.
Proposition #1.
1 - 5" 4 stage, Horizontally Split, Bronze Fitted, Dif-
fuser Type , Centri fugal Boiler Feed Pump , desi nedfor the follow-
ing duty : 500 GPM; 580 ft. head;• 2200 RPM; 67' efficiency; 109
Horsepower required.
To drive the above pump we propose to furnish:
1 - Type H-2 Two Nozzle Midwest-Wait Single Stage Steam
Turbine.
1 - Fisher Excess Pressure Governor.
When operating at 200# initial pressure and 150° super-
heat, this turbine will have a guaranteed steam consumption of
33# per Brake Horse power Hour.
When operating at 140# initial pressure and 0° superheat
• the guaranteed steam consumption of this turbine will be 47.1# per.
Brake Horsepower Hour.
Proposition #2.
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Diffuser Type
1 - 5" 4 stage, Horizontally Split , Bronze Fitted, Cen-
trifugal Boiler Feed Pump, the same pump nuoted in Proposition #1
designed for the same duty, but we would offer as an alternate to
drive this pump,
• 1 - Type H-6 Two Nozzle Midwest Wait Single Stage Turbine
1 - Fisher Excess Pressure Governor.
This turbine would have a guar ea teed steam consumption of
26.4# per Brake Horsepower Hour when operating on 200 # initial. pre
ssure and -150° superheat.
On 140# initial pressure and 0° superheat, the steam con-
sumption would be 34..9# per Brake Horsepower Hour.
Operating characteristics of this pump is shown on curves
Y-3488 incorporated in this proposal.
Outline drawings 6876-I11 show the arrangement of thi s
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pump with the H-2 Steam Turbine.
Price: For the machinery herein specified the Purchaser shall
pay the sum of:
Prop. #1 Pump, base and coupling '1315•.00, Wt;460
H-2 Turbine 1230.00, 17507
Fisher Governor 54.00 122
Complete Unit v2 99 . 0 6472-
Prop. #2 Pump, base and coupling p1315.00 Wt.4600
H-6, Turbine 3128.00 5400
Fisher Governor 54.00 12
4497.00 1012 2#
Prices are F.O.B. Anderson,. Ind.
Terms of payment : All moneys shall be due and payable to the
order of the Company, in Hew York, Chicago or Indianapolis ex-
change, as follows :
Fifty Percent ( 50%) attached Bill of lading
Fifty Percent ( 50%) Thirty ( 30) days.
Shipment : The Company proposes to make s)iipmett of either unit
in sixty days after receipt of signed contract and final in-
formation concerning all details at the Company' s factory.
Referring to our proposal under date of February 15th
-after going into this proposition carefully, we have decided
owing to the advertisement to be received from having our pump
and turbine equipment installed in your plant, we would be
warranted in allowing you a discount of ten percent ( 10%) from
the prices in our proposal on both the units quoted.
Therefore will you kindly recise these prices accord-
ingly which we trust meets your favorable consideration.
The Beedle Equipment Co. bid:
By A. L. Beedle'
Pump No. 1 - A Goulds Boiler reed Pump direct connect-
ed to a Terry Turbine.
Price for same to be 2,907.00 each
Extra for Emergency Trip Governor 108.00
Terms of Payment to be Net Cash 30 days.
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F. O. B. Cars Seneca Falls, N.Y. .
Time of Shipment Sixty working days from receipt of order and
all information necessary to proceed with construction.
Price includes furnishing and mounting on common sub-base with
pump one 120 H.P. , 2200 r.p.m. Terry Turbine , as described in
attached Specifications. -
1 - ( one) 120 H.P., Type G-2 Terry turbine designed
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for operation on 200 lbs. throttle pressure, 150 degrees super-
heat and 2 lbs. back pressure with extra hand valve controlled
nozzle, the opehing of which will permit turbine to carry rated
horsepower with throttle pressure of 140 lbs and no superheat.
- Turbine will be equipped with steel governor valve,
Foster excess pressure pump governor and hand adjustable speed
changing device which will permit a variation in speed from 7 o-
below to 76, above normal. -
B.H.P. 120; R.P.M. 2200 ; Steam Pressure at turbine, lbs.
per sq. in. gauge 200; Superheat at turbine degrees F 150; Back
pressure at turbine lbs. per sq. in. gauge 2; Vacuum at turbine
(Referred to 30 in. Bar) None ; Steam consumption,- lbs. per B.H.P.
hr. , full load 34.2; Shipping weight - 1800#.
Pump No. 2 - A Goulds Boiler Feed Pump direct connected
to a Lee Turbine.
-- -Price for same to be $2,746.00 each
Extra for emergency trip Governor - 37.00 -
- Terms of Payment to be Net Cash 30 Days.
F. 0. B. Cars New London,Conn.
Time of Shipment ,Ten working days from receipt of order and all
information necessary to proceed with construction.
Price includes furnishing and mounting on common sub-base with
pump one 120 H.P. , 2400 r.p.m. Lee Turbine, as described in at-
tached specifications.
One ( 1) 120 H.P. Lee Turbine, 2400 r.p.ra. , to be design
ed for a steam pressure at throttle of 200 lbs. , 150 deg. superheat
and 2 lbs-back pressure. Steam consumption at above conditions
under full load will be 34.7 per B.H.P. Turbine will be equipped
with hand screw controlling device. By operation of this screw
, speed may be varied 7�jo either above or below normal.
This turbine is equippped with eight steam nozzles.
Kerr Turbine Company' s bid :-
By Henry P. Thompson, As Sales Agent.
One ( 1) Kerr Economy Steam Trubine having a capacity of
i _ developing 120 B.H.P. when operating at 2400 R.P.M. and furnished
with steam at 200 lbs. gage pressure, 150 degrees F. superheat,
and exhausting against a back pressure of 0 lbs.
The Turbine will be mounted on the same base with, and
direct connected by means of a flexible coupling to one Centrifu-
- - gal Boiler Feed Pump, capable of pumping 500 G. P.M. against -a
total head of 580 ft..
The Turbine will be provided with a standard governor
and speed changer to allow a veriation of 15 % between high speed
and low speed.
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The Turbine will also be provide_ with an overload
valve, so that the full load can be carried if the steam pressure
should drop to 140 lbs. steam pressure, 0 deg. superheat.
A Copes Excess Pump Governor will be furnished, steel
body and monel metal parts for superheat , to maintain an ex-
cess pressure on the feed line.
A Gould' s 4-stage Centrifugal Boiler Feed Pump with
5" suction, 5" discharge, will be furnished.
All of the above will be furnished for the sum of
Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-seven Dollars - $$2,927.00
F.G.B. Richmond, Indiana.
Alternate.
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We will furnish the same Turbine, with a 3-stage Goulds
Centrifugal Boiler Feed Pump, 5" suction, 5" discharge, for the
sum of Two Thousand Six Hundred and Seventy-seven Dollars ----
$2,677.00 ---®----- F.O.B. Richmond, Indi ana .
The steam rate when operating at 200 lbs. gage pres- -
sure, 150 deg. superheat , will be 40.5 lbs. per B.H.P.
Shipment of the material listed herein shall be made with 13 to
15 weeks. from the date on which this proposal in approved by the
Treasurer of General Manager of the Kerr Turbine Company at its
Home Office at Wellsville, New York.
-" And the Board now finds that every requisite step and proceeding
for the receipt of such sealed proposals had been taken as by
law required, and such Board now takes said bids under advise •
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ment until Thursday, February 24th, .1921, at 9 A.M.
The Board recei ved communicati ons from. the Miller-Kemper Co. ,
Richmond Greenhouse Col , K.D. Cabinet Co. , and Williams Furni- •
ture Co. requesting that some acti on be taken in the matter of
putting Center Street in condition for traffic. Referred to
the City Engineer, and Street Commissioner
The Board met to hear remonstrances and take final acti on on
Declaratory Resolution #144-1921- to widen the Commons Road, -
known as the Peacock Road., on the south side from the alley
east of North-west 7th Street west to the west corporation line
also on the north side from North-west 5th Street to the alley
east of North-west 8th Street, no one appearing and no remon-
strance .having been filed against said proposed wi dening, and
thereupon being fully advised in the matter the Board takes
final action on said resoluti on, confirming without modi fica-
. tion all former action taken on same, and the Board now orders
that a list or roll be prepared of all owners or holders of pro-
perty and all valuable interest therein sought to be taken or to .
be injuriously affected, which list or. roll shall also describe
the property beneficially affected. 7,731
The Beard tiien adjourned. Re }
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Attest: ,_ Pres. of the Board.
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