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The Western Union Telegraph Company Number PO 42 Sent By A Recd by Sy Check 20 Paid Received At Seattle Wa 11:25 A Jan 15,18 Chicago Ills 15 H W Bringhurst 1013-20 St Insert in Propriation cast iron guarenteed cast iron in constant use Atlantic Steamers forty to fifty years still in use Chas F Elmes

copper pipes with throttles Finished hand wheels water guages, cylinders lagged and covered with brass, nickel plated all working parts polished and all as per blue prints and specifications attached Cylinders properly tested in Chicago Each set of machinery will be properly boxed and skidded and delivered free on board cars in Chicago within ninety days from the notification of the acceptance of the contract. The price of these said fire pumps will be eight thousand four hundred and fifty (8450.00) dollars f.o.b. Chicago Hoping this proposal will be favorably received, I am Reepectfully yours Chas F Elmes Engineer , Founder and Machinist Chicago Ills per H W Bringhurst agt

SEattle Wash Jan 8th 1890 Hon Robert Moran Mayor of Seattle I propose to build for the Seattle fire boat two sets of fire pumps with steam cylinders 16& 1/2 " bore by 12" stroke each and water cylinders 9&1/2 " bore by 12" stroke. All Inside parts of composition; fly wheels, cranks and connecting rods; branch steam and exhaust copper pipes with throttles Finished hand wheels water guages, cylinders lagged and covered with brass, nickel plated all working parts polished and all as per blue prints and specifications attached Cylinders properly tested in Chicago Each set of machinery will be properly boxed and skidded and delivered free on board cars in Chicago within ninety days from the notification of the acceptance of the contract. The price of these said fire pumps will be eight thousand four hundred and fifty (8450.00) dollars f.o.b. Chicago Hoping this proposal will be favorably received, I am Reepectfully yours Chas F Elmes Engineer , Founder and Machinist Chicago Ills per H W Bringhurst agt

Specifications (continued) The cylinders are lagged and covered with brass nickel plated and secured with bands in a substantial and ornamental manner. The iron in cylinders will be close grained and the valves and pistons different in misture to insure better running and less wear. The general arrangement of design is like blue prints submitted. The throttle will be attached with copper branch pipes with hand wheels all ready for steam pipe to connect upon; the exhaust pipes will also be attached by branch pipes with suitable flange for main pipe. Maine-Two cast iron bends with six hose gatges on each, connected by one 9" and two 7" gates as plans show. Non piping Guages- One water guage attached to each set of pumps and one 12" water guage to be set in engine room when wanted. These pumps will be carefully built and tested here, (Chicago) and when they are started they will be ready for business and hard fire service. They are beyond experiment and fully guarenteed. Chas F Elmes Engineer, Founder & Machinist Chicago Ills

References The "Chas F Elmes" pumps as herein described are fully guarenteed for fire service on slat water. Cast Iron pumps, lines with suitable bronze composition are used all over the world and are no experiment The "Elmes" pumps are from 3/4' the 1&1/8" thick and about the only pressure on castings is the suction side and that when standing idle. After using a set of fire boat pumps made in Hudson New York Chicago has bought two sets of "Elmes" pumps for the two additional fire boats. The "Elmes" pumps are also used in the fire boat "Cataract' of Milwuakee We would respectfully refer to Mayor D C Creiger or Chief Swenie of Chicago or Mayor Thos H Brown or Chief Foley of Milwaukee. In your vacinity, we would refer to the owners of the boats "Selwood" and "Cyclone' of Portland Oregon for which we build the propelling engines. Chas F Elmes per HWB Engineer, Founder & Machinist