. Water & sewage works . ciency of the de-partment, which is already rated as oneof the best in the country. It is estimat-ed that the upkeep of the auto engine isapproximately 15 cents a day. There were 56 fires in Memphis duringOctober, 1913, according to departmentreports, which resulted in a total estimat-ed damage of only $4,045. This is re-garded as truly, remarkable and reflectsmore eloquently than anything else canthe efficiency of the department. Fiftyof the blazes were confined to the roomsin which they originated. Three wereconfined to the building in which theyoriginated, and the r
. Water & sewage works . ciency of the de-partment, which is already rated as oneof the best in the country. It is estimat-ed that the upkeep of the auto engine isapproximately 15 cents a day. There were 56 fires in Memphis duringOctober, 1913, according to departmentreports, which resulted in a total estimat-ed damage of only $4,045. This is re-garded as truly, remarkable and reflectsmore eloquently than anything else canthe efficiency of the department. Fiftyof the blazes were confined to the roomsin which they originated. Three wereconfined to the building in which theyoriginated, and the remaining three toproperty immediately adjoining. Tiny electric bulbs, supplied with lightfrom a small storage battery, now makeit possible for engineers to read thegages on the darkest nights. As a re-sult the practice of carrying lanterns forthis purpose has been discontinued. Thelittle incandescents are located imme-diately over the gages and the batteriesare placed at out-of-the-way places on theengines. October, 1913. wm Lighting :-^y^;;-V:^--:^ Philadelphia Specifications for Alleyand Suburban Lighting For 1913 the city of Philadelphia has acontract with the Welsbach Street Light-ing Company of America, for about 20,00060-candle-power gasoline lamps for light-ing alleys and country roads at the rateof $29 per lamp per year. For 1914 it is proposed to open the bid-ding to all kinds of light, bids to be re-ceived on candle-power specifications madeby the bidders themselves. Advertise-ment was made calling for the receipt ofbids on September 4, but there were nobidders. It is probable that bids will becalled for again within a short time. The special points of interest in thespecifications are the following: The contractor will be required to fur-nish lamps and the lighting and neces-sary maintenance thereof, and to light,extinguish and clean the same, such lightto be used for the illumination of thestreets, avenues, boulevards, sidewalks,alleys, wharves, bridges, parks a
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