. Public works . te directly tn the hotel. AicrsT 1,1, lM4 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 213 ■ ■-■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ mmw j^miMM(n) ■ ■ ECONOMY STREET Special Feature of ControlledSwinging Nozzle, Waterless Air-Chamber, Automatic Shut-OffValve for Hushing has become .a veryimportant part of street cleaning serv-ice, and the cities arc rapidly addingHushing machines to tlicir elewith a stationary nozzle. The nozzleis set in any desired position by aswing joint which is operated liy thedriver right from his seat. The effi-ciency of the flusher would be reducedif the air cha
. Public works . te directly tn the hotel. AicrsT 1,1, lM4 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL 213 ■ ■-■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ mmw j^miMM(n) ■ ■ ECONOMY STREET Special Feature of ControlledSwinging Nozzle, Waterless Air-Chamber, Automatic Shut-OffValve for Hushing has become .a veryimportant part of street cleaning serv-ice, and the cities arc rapidly addingHushing machines to tlicir elewith a stationary nozzle. The nozzleis set in any desired position by aswing joint which is operated liy thedriver right from his seat. The effi-ciency of the flusher would be reducedif the air chamber liecame more orless filled with water. This is prc-. THE WA Y(I,K.\.\.SK .STREET .\T WORK. Council BhilYs. Iowa. This flushingmachine is claimed to dififer from allothers in construction and in impor-tant spccal patented features. Thetank is made of quarter-inch steelguaranteed to hold any pressure up to150 pounds. This insures better wearand longer freedom from defects andleaks. The tank is 12 feet long by 42inches in diameter and divided intotwo compartments—seven feet forwater and five for air. The large airchamlier is claimed to insure goodworking pressure throughout the entireload. vented in the Economy llusher bymeans of an automatic drain pipe andsuction valve. In order to keep theair pressure from wasting an insidefloat valve which seats itself on the endof the outlet pipe, and automaticallyshuts off when the tank is nearlyempty, having a tight water seal. The flusher may also be used as asprinkler and will sprinkle a 60-footstreet. There arc a number of theseEconomy flushers in successful usein various cities, three
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