Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-05-01 | Page 12 | New Autotruck is Put in Commission

NEW IS PUT Pill IN COMMISSION The sol self propelled hose and chemical truck ruck ordered by the city s several months ago was delivered to the firo fire department this this thie morning The The he n new w apparatus ap apt which is of the latest typo of ire fire fighting i machinery is is a thim thing thin of of b beauty uty The Tho automobile bile is a a 5 six sin horsepower horsepower and will attain a speed of seventy evenly miles an hour bour Time Tho truck will carry arry 1200 1210 Loot feet of b boo so and forty galous gal gal- Ions Ions' ous of chemical fire extin extinguisher lh The wheel base baso is inches Time The new now truck will be bo at antI and will be bo used as as' a n fly fly- in int ng squadron to answer cr alarms In in every cen part of ot the city By reason of ot the tho ho high hien speed that can bo be attained the theadius radi radius adius us of the departments department's utility willbo will willjo ho bo jo greatly Increased I