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1 RESOLUTION OF THE BOA -1.D OF TRUSTEES 01' THE CITY OF ANAHEI116
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RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF ANAREIII:
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That the following be, and they are hereby adopted as speci-
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fications for a motor truck for the City of Anaheim, to -wit:
TOR: Track type; four cylinders, 3 3/4" bore; 5" stroke,
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3- p?earing crankshaft and camshaft. I
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TRANSMISSION: 4 -speed forward and one reverse; direct drive
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in third speed; transmission equipped with 6 -8 pitch gears and al
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shafts mounted-on Timken roller bearings.
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CLUTCH multiple disc clutch.
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i PRDpELLER ASSEMBLY: Hower transmitted to rear axle by tabu-
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lar truck type propeller shaft of nickel steel and two extra -heav�
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14 truck type universal joints.
REAR AXLE: Internal gear; ratio 8 to 1 on direct drive,
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e., 3rd speed; 6.2 to 1 on 4th speed; the load carried on a
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rugged I -beam; power applied to wheels by means of jackshafts
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18 and pinions, which are carried by I -beam section. Timken bear-
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FRDNT AXLE: Drop- forged I -beam section.
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21 WHEELS: Heavy wooden artillery type; 12 spokes front, 14
22 spokes rear, 1 3/4 square; both front and rear wheels mounted
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TIRES: Solid; 34" x 4 ".
25 Sp�RING9: Front, 36" x 2 ", 8 leaf"; rear, 50" x 3 "' 10 -leaf; 1
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both front and rear springs made of high -grade carbon steel with l
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provide positive lubrication at spring eyes.
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29 STEERING GEAR: Truck type, worm and split nut. Stearing
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wheel 18" diameter. Electric horn button on top of column.
31 CARBURETOR: Vacuum feed. Air control on steering column..
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GASOLINE TANK: gelded tank - under front seat. Fifteen
gallons capacity.
COOLING SYSTEMI: Cast tank radiator, capacity 5 gallons.
Large filler opening; finned cast tanks and removable core.
The rmD - syphon.
IGNITION: variable spark; magneto. Control lever on
steering wheel.
WHEELBASE: 130 inches. Turning radius, 27 feet.
WADING SPACE: 115 inches from rear of driver's seat.
FRAME.- Flexible 4-L" channel. Scientifically designed
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truck frame of sufficient flexibility to prevent stressing at
any point. Five cross members provided to prevent undue weave.
FE1 HUNFING BOARDS, DUST PANS, A11D UTRER SH70T 1.1ETAL
PARTS: Made of fall finished steel and given two coats of
high-luster black baking enamel.
CHA33IS LUBRICATION: oil caps throughout.
EIS CTRICAL EQUIPMRT: Electric starter; ball bearing lie
erator; 6-80 ampere hour rubber-threaded storage battery, two
headlights with dimmers, electric tail light. Ammeter and ig-
nition switch on dash. Starting button switch conveniently lo-
cated. Impulse starter.
RADIATOR GUARD: A. sturdy steel radiator guard finished
in satin aluminum, to fully protect the radiator core.
Ch,�SSIS-. Each chassis equipped with driver's seat, 'pro-
vided with two seven-inch upholstered spring cushions and deep
upholstered spring lazyback; also with windshield, bumper, Klux-
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on lalectric horn, tool kit, hand air pump_,/jack.
PAINT: Chassis finished in cream color with Sold strip-
ing, Body, radiator and dash, St. yLihiel brown, with gold strip
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DEJIVEWI: ' Track to be delivered within fifteen days af-
ter the execution of contract for sale of same.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk of the City of
Anaheim be, and he is hereby instructed to publish for two suc-
cessive weeks, a notice in the Anaheim Gazette, a newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published, and cirealated in the
City of Anaheim, inviting sea-led proposals or bids for the fur-
niahina Q of said motor track to the said City of Anaheim.
Each proposal or bid must be accompanied by a bond to the
City of Anaheim, executed by at least two good and sufficient
sureties, who shall justify in double the amount of said bond,
the amount of which said bond shall be equal to at least ten
per cent of the amount of said bid, and shall be conditioned
upon the execution of a contract for the delivery of said motor
truck and the furnishing of the bond required within ten days
after the acceptance of said bid, or in lieu of said bond, each
bidder may accompany his bid by a certified check or cashier's
check in like amount.
Said bids will be received by the City Clerk of the City of
Anaheim, up to - 8 o' clock P. V.. of Thursday, the 24th day of No-
vember, 1921, and the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim
reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The successful bidder must, within ten days after the ac-
ceptance of his bid, enter into a contract with the City of Ana-
heim, for the delivery of said motor track, in accordance with
said specifications, and must furnish a bond in a sum equal to
twice the amount of his said bid, which bond shall be executed
by
two
sureties, who shall
justify in
the
amount of said bond
in
the
manner required by
law, which
said
bond shall be subject
to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim*
and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of said
contract for the delivery of said truck as herein required.
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The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Bo
of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, on the 27th day of October,
A. D. 1921, and is signed, approved, and attested by me this 27th
day of October, 1921.
President of e Vo of rus-
tees of the City of Anaheim.
Attest:
City Cl erk o e City of a e m.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF ORANGE, SS.
CITY OF ANAMY.
I, Edward B. Merritt, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced and
was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of the City of Anaheim, held on the 27th day of October
A.. D. 1921,
by the following
vote:
AYES ,
T ru st e e s /�
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DOES, Trustees .�
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING, Trustees
And I further certify that the President of the Board of
Trustees of the City of Anaheim signed, and approved said resole -!
tion on the 27th day of October, 1921,
IN WITNESS WMEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the corporate seal of said city this 27th day of October, A. D.
11 o h,
City Clerk of the City of Ana-
heim.