Show Bountiful Approves roves A New Fire ire Truck Truck- With S Bountiful Is going to get an another Un other new fire truck i in Iii a awhile while I IT THE TIIE T IE NEW truck w was was' approved approved approved ap ap- proved by the city council Wednesday evening It will taki c calendar days before before be for fore it itis ifs completed This truck will add to the pr present sent force of true truc k s v Y hi h n wll v ll be kept IT WILL also be different than the others ha having ng a snorkel ladder that win wilt soar some 80 feet into the air lr At the top it will have a fireman who can control the basket to and fro with nozzles nozzles spitting water at about 1000 gallons per mi minute ute TWO BIDS were received for trucks of this type Fire Chief Cliff Rampton told councilmen They appe a r quite far apart about at first glance But when all items are compared they are only about 2500 apart apat he said The bids were submitted b by Crown Coach and American Ameri Ameri- can LaFrance with the latter latter lat lat lat- ter tel being the higher WE FEEL the LaFrance bid is better he said The snorkel is more solid and the pump is guaranteed 20 per cent over rated capacity capacity capac capac- ity which we asked in the bids The other will guarantee guaran guaran- tee only ten per cent Also the two other Bountiful ful fire trucks are LaFrance We feel that with volunteer firemen it is really better to have the same type of equipment equipment equip equip- ment dials pumps etc It Itis Itis Itis is easier to be well acquainted acquaint ed the chief said ONE MORE plus factor for forthe forthe forthe the LaFrance is that the pipe leading up to the snorkel Isa is isa isa a six inch rather than a a. a four inch said Earl Trump We only asked for 1000 gallons capacity and the four will give it But the six inch will allow about 2300 gallons per minute What does this mean BOUNTIFUL IS buying another another an an- other truck because the t h e Board of Fire Underwriters says the city must have more pumping capacity to maintain maintain maintain main main- tain present insurance rates The extra size pipe brings this pumping capacity up more he noted a at t very little more cost The American LaFrance truck was approved at a bid price of |