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RESOLUTION NO. 1034
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON APPROVING
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE IMPROVE~mNT OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTID1 OF
THE CITY OF VERNON
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES RESOLVE AS FOELOYlS:
Section 1:
That the specifications hereto attached"
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1. Specifications for the improvement of the
fire alarm system, Vernon~ California;
2. Equipment for the supervision of rectifiers
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.Section 2:
That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
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16 and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
17 Adopted and approved this 4th day of March, 1941.
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SPEOIF*CJATIONS FOR IMPROVEMFl'lT 01 FIRE ~ SYSTD
V!!:RNON. OALIFORNIA,
FEBRUARY. ~O,1941
This. .pecification i. intended to cover fumishingmaterial
and supervision of installation for additional fire ala~u boxes and other
improvements, all as outlined in greater detail below. Thebi4der sn.l1
furni8h aoompetentengineer during the period required tor installe,U.on
and also for adJ.ustment and repairs to present equipment only. orhenec.......,..
addltionallabor, t.rucks, and other equi;}lnent shall be turni$hed .by .the. City
of Vernon.
Theattached.pabon. the location of preeent and proposed fire
alarm and teI'minal boxes. The work: to be done under this specification :lwl
include installing. and connecting the. new fire alarm and. terminal bo:xes, re-
~uting thecircuitsao as to equali.. the number of fir.alaInl boxes per
clrcu~t as far as practicable and rMrouting circuit! ai! far as practicable
80 that a break at any point, either aerial or underground, will not break
both side. of any circuit.
New able shall be in:talled from the rire Alarm Office in the
City Rallt; the manhol,- at Santa Ye and Vernon AVEJIlUes. so as to provide
two (2) separate ten. (101 conduc tor cables in condu1 t for the posl tive and
negative.ide Of aachcirc,it respectively, and tllecable connections along
Santa'e Avenue. 'hall be tested and. re-arranged 80 that as many spares aa
pOSSible will be made available for future circuits and a180 80 that the
wires to eaCh box rill be "polariled", that is the post ti veconnection will
be l1Uil.deonthe left hand side of the terminal in each box ...... ease of future
tests and inspection..
le.ch bidder shall submi t.acolllpleta Plan. thawing in detail exaotly
howthecircuite are to be r1m, both aerial and underground.
New underground. cable shall be ,installed trolll the terminuboxeS
at Santa, Fe Avenue and. 26th Street, and Santa Fe, Avenue and Fruitland re.peetiv.-
ly to the reapeotive manholes, replaCing; tne present two ( 2) conductor caple
nth four (4) conductor cable.
The two . terminal boxes now inst,',cU,ed at Boyle Avenue and L~nis
Boulevard shall he removed. and re-installadat Santa Fe tu'ld 49th and Santa Fe
and 57 Street respectively. 1'lleconnections. from aerial to underground at.
Boyle Avenue and Leonis Boulevard. . shall be made with approved. "e~therproof con-
dulets to replace the terminal boxes.
At Santa Fe Avenue 8Pd 48th Street, new two (2) c(mductor cable shall
be installed from ~le pedestal to the terminal box to replace present detective
cable. . ..'
The term1nalbox at Santa Fe and Vernon Avenues now on pole 1226V
Shall be moved to pole/225V, and conduit lnst&lledfrom tid.s termLnalbo::l\. to
box #159 on the adJacent pedestal.
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The existing conduit available at the Soto Street Bridge shall
be used ln r....routing the box clrcuits extending along Vernon Avenuaand
26thStrest re'peet1,vlil1_
Aerial. Circuit COlfst1"Uction
Aerial .-:tres shall be 1112 Sa: S Gauge Copperweld, with triple braid
weatherproof lhsulatlon.
11.1'88 shall be lnstallect on crossarma of fir~t .qualitl DougluF1.r,
3t1l x 4:t" eros8section andshaU be spaced 6" on centers. Crossarm. shall
be supported by standard 5/8" thru bolts and ribbed braces. 1ll pole line
hardware shall be heavily galvanized. Insulators shall be #19 aemingray
or equal. l10unted on It" x 9" locust pins. Transposition glasse. shall be
used where required.
Double crossarms .b.allb. used at all dead ends and railway crossing8~
Pole. and C1'088arm8 .hall be guyed as nec.saarl for pl'oper support.
Wires from crossama to boxes or aerial terminals sr..all be #14 13 it S
Gauge Copper with at ls,l.st 3/84" ~ rubber l..neulation end. weatherproof braid
installed ili conduit nthapprosedweatherproot fittings. The conduIt shall
'be protect. by B.a1nt.er f:trmolding asr8Qu1rfldby OOa4A.
'ire .Alarm Boxes and Terminals shall be grounded with Coppeneld
ground rod. .s/Stl x 8' with approved copperweld connectors.
All aer1$l and underground circuit con.t~uct1on shall comply nth
the requirements of the Nat10nal Board of fire Underwriter. for MunicIpal
Signl1lltng SyatelU and with the regulations of the Oalifornia state Railroad
CoJ11lission 0064.&.
Und,rgro~d.C1rcDit Oonstruction
ill new ,underground cable shall be oonstructed in accordance with
I.M.a.A. Speci.fications #1 adopted September 15,193'7.
mneCeSSaT)" new condu! t shall be Sherarduct or equal and at aiIlpl_
slze for the respective .i._. of cable reqUired.
All splice. shall b. made in an approved manner, the indiVidual wires
being insulated withtirst quality rubber and friction tape, paintedwithP.
&: B. paintar..d spliced in lema. sI.eves 80 a5 to make a water tignt and fint
chss installation. ill conduit shall be installed by excavating or jaClttng,
not les5 than 18" below the .urfa.ce and 80 ai to provide a ImeoW and complete
condui t between the points required..
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'~reAlarm E9u.ipment
The .tolloflling tire alarm equipment shall be furflishecU
9 - Game.ell 'fhre.FoldFire Alarm. Boxe.
9 - Brackets for supporting boxes on pols.
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5 -#272 Brach LlgntningArresters complete
26- BraCh Lightning Arrester Oa.rtridges for
existing terminal.
a - Speoial Switches for installation on present
Oentr~ OffioeSwitohboard to proVide tor
operation from threeFold Boxes when lines
are. open
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1 - New Twenty (20)'''1'8 terminal to b. installed
in lire Alarm CentralOffioe
Supem.ion of .;~eta.llation
the contractor shallfurnlah the. .enices of a competent ..gin"r
to suP.m... the installation of the .equipluant an.d circuit.s required, including
te~ts and connections, and to thoroughly clean, .11, and adjust pref&ent..central
ofi.'iceregisters,gongs, .Qnd other deVie.es. N. bic!s will be con.idered trom
COnO'rD.8 . which have not been reg\llarl, engaged in the ;fire alarm buainesean4
each bidder must subln1t nth his bid a list of at least three (5)firealarB\
installations ofsis. equal. to that planned ,,!dOh. a1'8 noW insatla.f4ctory ser-
viceudlllhlchlla",e been made within the last three (3) yearl. All bi41. mu$t
include sues tax ana Qther requ1red erpenses..
The bidder .\lst include wi th hil bid all-necessary mllicel-la.IlfJQu.
material suCh ascQndu.ittlttings,splicingsleevea,bolts, etc.,t<> make.&
complete installation p:clusive of labor wtdeh .111 be furnished by the City
of'. Vernon.
m.oh bidder must submit. with. his bid complete detailed plane and.8peci-
tieations .. ehow1ngthe routes to be toll-owed tor the aerial and undergroundc:1.r-
cuits, arrangement of fire alarm boxes oneaehc1rcuit, and other nece.saryde-
tails to COVer completelytite arrangement andutellt of t:helll8.teria1 .and improve-
mente wh.ich he is preparN to turnish.
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1.lRE ALAa~ BOIMOONTING BRACKETS
Each bracket $haU lncludEJtwo .ubstallt.iill metal strip.
ri"'et~ at righ.t smgl.e$ to each other, lh'1d designed with adjU:!5tabla
fastaning 80 that one strip em:!. be rnx)untad Tertieally on the pole,
and the legs of the horizontal stri.padjustedt.Q fit. the PQle "J.tld
he securely bolted thereto. The vertical and horizontal strips shall
include tapped holelS by ll1eansof which a &tandard 1'i1'3 alarm box can
he naa'tlYfU1daecurely ts'3tened to the bracket after i tis mounted on
thepole. The entire assembly shall be heavily galvanized and L).f!lfCttlyëfinished.
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GEHZR.AL
The fire alarm box described under this specification is of the
positive non-interfering and quick successive type arranged to be connected
in series with similar fire alarm boxes on a normally closed metallic sig-
naling circuit h&ving a nor.mal direct current flow of 0.100 amperes and to
transmit signals over this circuit in accordance with its code number or
the operation of the manual telegraph key. The coding mechanism of the box
will transmit four rounds of its code number upon the operation of the
mechanism release lever.
The box is so arranged that, should the coding mechanism of tm
or more such boxes be operated so as to open the signaling circuit
simultaneously, one will be automatically selected to transmit a correct
signal for four complete rounds; likewise if operated during such time as
another box is transmitting signels over the circuit, it will not interfere
in any way wi th the signal s of the first box. The second box will, upon
the stat of its next round following the completion of the signal of the
first box, take control of the circuit and transmit its signal in the
usual way.
The other suCh boxes operating simultaneously with the controlling
box will test the circuit once during each revolution of their signal for~
lating cams, and, whenever upon such test the non-interference devices per-
mit, will transmit a full and correct signal subject to the limitation that
the mechanism will automatically stop at the conclusion of not less than
twenty-two or mora than twenty-eight revolutions of the signcling c~.
The coding mechanism, in addition to transmitting signals under
normal line conditions, will, ~fter having been released, if the non-interfer-
ing magnet remains de-energized longer than the interval of one revolution
of the signaling cem, close a connection to ground at the beginning of the
next revolution of the c~, It will then proceed with the transmission of four
rounds of its signal between respective sides of the circuit and ground; so
that, if suitable connections have been established at the fire alarm central
office and the grounding of the fire alarm box is effective, the signals will
be received.
In the event of failure of the non-interference magnet to function
as intended, the coding mechanism will trcnsmit its SibU&l thrOUGh both the
norm~l line circuit and the ground connection for four rounds. A box
operating under such conditions will tcke control of the normal circuit
regr:rdless of other boxes which mr:y be operating..
If the coding mechanism continues to run for any re[son for ap-
proximctely 26 rounds, the non-interference feature then becomes inoperative,
and a complete signel of 4 rounds is then transmitted. During the trans-
mission of such a signal the emergency ground connection will serve to give
indication at the central office of the run down condition of the m&in
spring. This indication will remain effective until the spring is rewound.
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Facilities are provided so that authorized persons m~T transmit
malIllally formula.ted code signals and receive audible indication of the
transmission of all signals on the circuit,
All functions mq be tested without the transmission of any sig-
nal over the circuit or without impairing in any WBt,V the transmission over
the circuit of signals from other sources,
Provision has been made for connecting portable telephone appa-
ratus to the circuit for communicating with fire alarm headquarters, Means
for cutting the box out of normal service or grounding either side of the
circui t as required are al so proVided,
The materials used. are of flrst quality and the methods of
fabrication and finish are the best for the purpose intended. All parts of
the box are of precision ma.nufaeture and are interchangeable with correspond.-
ing parts of other boxes of this type.
All metallic parts with which a person testing or operating the
box maiY come in contact are effectively grounded to the outer case and all
parts electrically connected to the circuit are protected to prevent acci-
dental contact.
The box will perform all its functions over a current range of
from .065 to .300 amperes and will not interfere with a concurrently
operating box which m~ have control of the circuit regardless of the i:D""
crease in line current within the limitation of the current carrying
capacity of the parts, The box (exclusive of the lightning arrester and
terminal bloCk) will withstand a potential of 5000 volts (RMS) at 60
cycles between all current carrying parts and the outer case.
OurER Cj\.SE
The outer cas~including the outer case door, is of die cast
high strength silicon-aluminum alloy,
The assembled case and door will withstand without damage a force
of more than 2500 1 bs.. applied as direct pressure at the center of the
door, or a force of 2000 lbs, applied so as to tend to remove the box from
it s fastening,
The outer case and door is finished inside and out with one pro-
tective priming coat and two coats of red enamel, allover baked. Diagonal
stripes of na.tural aluminum color are applied to the sides of the box to
increase visibility,
The case has a boss at the top, tapped for 1/2" conduit, The
bottom of the case has a. clearance hole for 1/21l conduit.
The outer case door is of the Quick-A.ction type requiring but two
operations for the transmission of an alarm.
The do or is secured to the case by heavy hinges of non-corroding
material. The door is hung on the rightlSide of the case and is held
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closed by a spring-bolt lock responsive to fire alarIll box outer door keys
furni$hed with the box.
On the front of the door is a pull-down door or guard of the
same material as the rest of the case, completely covering and. protecting
the pull-lever from snow, rain and. dirt. The pull-lever mounted on the
inside of the door, and. by means of which the signaling mechanism release
is actUated, extends through the door directly behind the pull-down g;uard.
The handle of the pull-lever is visible at all times through a molded
glass bull' s 6"Je, The pull-down guard has a substantial handle. The
guard is held normally closed by a self-restoring, spring actuated hinge
so that the guard cannot be left open thereby exposing the pull-lever un-
necessarily. The hinge is assembl~ 'With. a stainless steel pin and stain--
less steel hinge spring.
The pull-lever is also of die-cast silicon aluminum alloy and is
mounted on a large bearing stud on the ins.ide of the door, The pull-lever
is self-restoring by means of a stainless steel tension spring, The pull-
lever completely covers at all times the slot in the door through which
the pull-lever handle projects,
The pull-down guard is finished in white enamel with raised let-
tering in contrasting color on the door and pull-down guard giving full
directions for operating the box.
There is a brass number plate showing the code number of the box.
The outer case contains an inner case and combination safety gap
and terminal block:,
INNER C A.SE
There is an inner case for enclosing the operating equipment.
The case and door are die-cast of the same material as the outer case, All
surfaces are finished with two coats of white enamel.
The inner ca.se is die-ca.st as one piece without seams or joints.
The back ha.s blind dowel holes for locating on dowel pins in the baCk of the
outer case. In the bottom of the case there is an opening for the necessary
wires.
The inner Case door closely fits the inner box and is hinged to
the box on the right hand side by substantial die-case hinges. The door
is equipped with knob for opening.
On the back of the door in a substantial insulating boss is a
heaV"J metal plunger which serves to hold the door closed by engaging the
springs of the shunt jack, This shunt plunger is silver plated and is free
to move slightly in order to adjust itself to the engaging surfaces of the
shunt springs. When the door is closed this shunt blade diverts the line
current from the tap bell and tap key,
The door is equipped with devices to prevent unintentional Closing
while the jack plug is inserted in the jack block.
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The starting handle of the coding mechanism extends through an
opening in the door sufficiently large to allow of easy operation.
On the face of the door in raised lettering are the words
PtlLL 1X>WN and a raised arrow indicating the required operation of the
movement pull-lever.
TEBMINAL BLOCK
Mounted in the outer case below the wInner Case" there is a
combined safety ga.p and. terminal block of molded porcelain. There are
three discharging plates; two line and one ground. The center or ground
plate is directly connected to the outer ca.se by the terminal block
fastening screws, Large binding screws are provided for terminating all
circuit wires.
All metal parts are of brass, nickel plated.
01'E~ING EQVIMNT
The coding mechanism, ta.p bell, telegraph key and jack block are
mounted on an insulating panel, All wiring is in concealed grooves on the
back of the panel so that there are no exposed wires or connections, An
insulating cover of molded bakelite encloses the jack bloCk; connection to
the jacks is made by a special plug through entrance holes in the cover,
The panel is fastened to the back of the outer case, together
wi th the inner case by three large screws,
CODING MECHANI~
The signal code transmitting mechanism is a substantially
constructed spring driven train worA, The signal formulating cam is
carried on the second shaft of the tra.in, . The coding speed of the mec~
anism is adjustable from four impulses per second to one impulse per two
seconds by means of a pallet escapement. Variation in speed is obtained
by adjustment of movable weights on the pallet pendulum,
The mechani sm is of the pre-wound type and is released upon the
operation of the starting handle. The starting handle is of molded bake-
11 tee A.fter having once been actuated no further manipulation of the
starting handle will affect the operation of the mechanism.
The signaling mechanism is equipped with an electrically operated
non-interfering device. The operating magnet consists of two molded bakelite
bobbins wound with enamel covered copper wire to a resistance not exceeding
thirteen ohms, The bobbins are mounted on cores of soft iron connected to-
gether by a substantial yoke. The armature is prOVided with a non-ferrous
face to prevent sticking due to residual magnetism.
The signaling contacts of the mechanism are controlled by the
formulating cam acting on a follower provided with an insulating piece of
molded. bakelite. The multiple contacts are of silver t mounted on s11 ver
plated phosphor bronze springs and are held normally closed so as to
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exclude dust and dirt, The current capacity of the contacts is 300 milli-
amperes. a.t 115 volts,
The signaling contacts and non-interfering magnet are short cir-
cuited at all times except while the mechanism is operating, by heavy
phosphor bronze shunt springs so as to protect them from excessive current,
The shunt springs are of the muJ. tiple ~.rpe silver plated to insure electri....
cal continuity, The signaling conta.ct and shunt springs are mounted on in-
sulating ba.ses of molded bakelite. No wire connections are made to the
movable shunt spring,
The line grouncling contacts consist of silver plated. phosphor
bronze springs connected through the action of the grounding lever to the
ground contact. No wire connections are m~e to the movable ground lever,
From the ground contact connection is made to the ground plate of the
terminal block by a continuous copper wire.
The main spring when fully wound has capacity sufficient for 36
revolutions of the signal formulating cam, The main spring is equipped
wi th a stop winding device to prevent over....winding. The main spring
winding key is of molded bakelite,
The traih work is mounted between heavy bronze plates. All pivot
and bearing holes are reamed to size.
The signaling mechanism is completely enclosed by a molded glass
cover clamped to the mounting panel by spring clips, The main spring
winding shaft and starting handle pass through holes in the cover. The
cover is dust-tight and insect-proof,
All gearing is of special bronze. machine cut, All steel parts
are fabricated from stainless steel. The magnetic iron parts are proteoted
from rusting by Parkerizing or other special treatment. and all bronze
parts from corrosion by nickel or chromium plating,
The coding cam will be supplied to transmit aIW number as speci-
fied up to 9999 eXCluding zeros with the interval between numbers equal to
2-1/2 times the interval between impulses and the interval between succes-
sive rounds equal to 6-1/4 times the interval between impulses.
TAP BELL
The tap bell consists essentially of an operating magnet. and a.
2-1/2 inch nickeled. gong, The hammer strikes the gong upon the de-
energizing of the operating magnet by reason of the energy stored in the
spring.
The magnet frame is of ArmCO magnet iron, The operating coil
consists of a winding of enamel insulated wire on a bobbin of molded
bakelite impregnated with insulating varnish and baked, The resistance of
the winding is 16.5, The bobbin is secured in place by the soft iron core
which extends through the magnet shell and forms a mounting for the gong.
All metal parts are protected from rust and corrosion by Parkerizing.
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All metal parts of the tap bell are effectively grounded to the
outer case,
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The jack block located just below the signaling mechanism is an
integral part of the mounting panel. Ten individual spri.ng jacks, in-
cluding the shunt jaCk, are provided, In addition a small telegraph key
and resistance unit are included. .All jaCks, key conta.cts, etc., are en-
closed by an insulating cover so that accidental contact with live parts
is impossible. Entrance to the jacks is provided by holes in the cover,
Raised lettering above each jack entrance hole clearly indicates its
purpose,
The telephone jacks are arranged for connection of a portable
telephone set of two types; either the multiple or multiple-series con-
nected. When the multiple set is used the telephone transmitter and re-
ceiver are in series with each other and in shunt with the tap bell
magnet; with the multiple-series type the transmitter is connected
directly in the circuit and modulates the entire line current; the re-'
ceiver is connected in shunt with the tap bell magnet. The jack entrance
holes are such that the telephone set cannot be improperly connected.
At the right of the telephone jacks are two 1ttestfl jacks, The
insertion of the jack plug connects the resistance unit across the line
terminals so as to divide the line current; with a normal line current of
,100 amperes the current in the operating circuit is .065 amperes, When
the jaCk plU€; is inserted in the lItestll jacks the entire operating mech-
anism may be operated in the usual W8';l as a complete test without trans-
mitt ing any signals over the lines and without jeopardizing in any WaiY'
the transmission of signals from other sources.
An addi tionaJ. jack at the right of the "test" jacks, when used
in conjunction with the right hand "testfl jack, provides for shunting
the auxiliaI"lJ circuit out of service when the box is of the "Masterll type.
Four jacks are prOVided in the lower jack row, two for ground
and two for line connections. Inserting the jack plug in the center jacks
short circuits the operating equipment thereby cutting it out of circuit,
Inserting the plug into either the right or left Jacks grounds the circuit
on the positive or negative side of the line,
At the left of the jack block is the shunt jack into which the
shunt blade mounted on the inner door enters thereby cutting out of cir-
cuit, when the inner door is closed, the telegraph key and ta.p bell.
The telegraph key at the extreme right of the block has an oper-
ating lever of insulating material projecting through the jack bloCk cover.
The contacts of the telegraph key are of silver,
The jack plug for use in connection with the test block is
normallj7 held in a receptacle on the baCk of the inner door, It must
be in its receptacle or the door cannot be closed. The jack plug consists
of a double prong blade secured in a handle of molded bakelite.
All spring jacks are silver plated to prevent corrosion and
secure good contact~
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~U~PM~T FOR SUPER.VISIOI~. or RECTIFI ERS AND FIRE ALARl CIRCU;;S
This .quipl11ent shall 1nolud8 ne08.la1"1. deTiC.. ..hich oanbe
installed upon theprt).sent ten (10) circuit sWitohboard. to pro'rlcl~ tor
superYisiol1 of the aupply from therectit:1.ers. to the batteries and also
for sllperv1.sion of the outs1de circuits for e1ght (S)box circuits, one
(1) alam c.tl'cu1t, and one (1) local cirQuit.
Tn. equipment te' be furnished .~l :i.l'lclude the following:
10 ... rela.ylfor superviltion trom recUttal" to
battertes,
9 ... rela.ys for supema10n of normally clcs.d
series boX and alarm cirelli ts.,
1 - relay to supervise nor:rlally open 100(1.1
battery circuit.
10 ... red pilot lups.
1 ... trouble bell "1 th time element control to
cause bell to ring only in caSe circuit
18 open.. for .pened longer than occure .
during a norlJlalbo:x. signal,
10 - Qontrol _witches to cut off trouble beU troUl
anY4ircui t' leaVi!lg pilot lop lighted in
case Circuit is not normal.
The rela.,. forauperv1s.ion of the rectifieriJ shall be constructed
as follo....
Thiarelay eon.llSts of a magnet mount.,. on a mould~inS'Ulatlng baa.
and cQIl~letelyenc1oaed by a metal cover. The magnet .ia designed for oper-
ation ine.i.t~er a closed. or open metalliocirouit.. The normal opfH'ating
current ot'.the rel.a1 18100 !1d11iamperes 00, ndnimum operating current i.
65 .u.lllamperea.oo. Sutficient contacts, are pronded for operation of two
loc.a.. circuits tne1 ther an open or closed condition. The contacts are
arranged to break the circuit at two points. All metal parts are either
ca.dm1um plated or "Parkeriaed" to prevent rtistlng.
The relay. base 1s made of black moulded bakeli te or.. equal 5-5/16"
long and 5" ~de.. The balle is provided wi th. hole. at each end 'toaU.,w
for the en trance of tiire..
The opera.ting .gnet is of the iron clad type. The magnet shell
iedrawn from "J.rmco" u{..'llet iron and oompletely enclos" th.operatlng
ooil. the operating col1 consists of a winding of enamel 1n$Ulated wire
on a bobbtnof moulded baitelite or equal, The resistance of the winding
16 15 ehtna. The bobbin is secured in pb.ee by the soft tron core which
extends ..thNugh the magnet shill and fastens the magnet to ita . mounting
bracket.
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An a~ture 1s pivoted a.t one.nd of the JUasuet.fhe contact
spring. ,f'or the lQ<tal cireui t~l are carr1.$d ouan insulating piece which
is secured to the anna ture.
the <tontact block whichoarri..the contacts for the local 01.1'-
Ol,\1.t. is fastened to the magnet mounting br~ket at the end of the magnet
appoal teth. armature. Tneblock consists of three piecedol Illouldfl4bak..,..
lite orequaJ.andtnecontacts> ares.cu~1 clamped. between these pieces,
The cmtact.8 are capa.ble.of breaking a circuit carrying a current of two
ampere. -.tl10 volts 11.0 or one ampere at UO volts 00. Screw. are provided
forconnecU.on to the contaots.
The cover whiCh completely 8llclos.ef. this relay,isdnumfro~"
Bingle. pieceofaJ.\.uunua and is finished witr. black crystal laccfuer.
Th. relqs lor. supemsiGn.ot the box .8l).d.alann .clrouits8i1$.U
be ccn,tructedtheSIJ.tli.e. as the relays described above, but deSigned and
adJusted. to ope.rate<when .tne line current drop. from. 100 milliamperes
to approximately aOmllliamperes,
'the relay for.upervie1ng the local battery flhf4ll. be constructed
8amea$the r8n18 described-in detail above, Dutwound and adjusted for
operati.on8.cros.~24. vol tctrcuitand to operate when the" voltage drops
toappron-. tel1a~ of norr.:a,lvalue.
The p.1lot l.an\pasha;Ll e~ch tnclude atelephon.type lamp tor
operation on 24 volts 00 wi tb a standard socket and a. red bulle . ey,
appronma.tely 5/8" diameter.
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The. trouble .beJJ./ahall.include.a substantial and.well. made
vlbrat1ng .beU for operat1on on ~4 vol taDe together. with a oontrol
u.nlt$O d.signed that . the bell. will not be operated until. tbesuper'f'isory
relay,descrlbed above have been opeI'ated. for a )leriod longer t.~an th..
nor\ll~lopen per10d dUJ.'ing Ii. regular boxalUlll. This eqUiPlll$nt 18in~luaed
80 th4t.thetrouble ben will not ring during. ano~fire alarUl aign.al,
hu.t ~ tiB"~indtcc$.tJ.on. that. the cireuttisnot in proper operating con-
al t1.(,.~."
T~ten.control switohe. shall be of the cam lever type. with bronze
engra.ved .platea'ame as previously described for the switch.. to condition
the ci.reup.sfor operation when the line is. open. The hronze plate for
each sWitch . shall be engraved .bell ofr. to indicate that the. trouble bell
has been di8connected.fr~ control of thereepective circuit..
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AGREEMENT
This indenture, made and entered into this 24th day of
March, 1941, by and between the City of Vernon, a municipal
corporation, organized and existing under and by virtue of the
laws Qf the state of California, party of the first part, here-
inafter called the "Ci tyfl, and The Gamewe"ll Company, a corpora-
tion organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of
Massachusetts, party of the second part, hereinafter called
the "Contractor";
WIT N E SSE T H:
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of improving its fire
alarm system in accordance with the notice inviting sealed
proposalS or bids, dated the 4th day of March, 1941; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said notice inviting ~ealed pro-
posals or bids aforesaid, the Contractor above named submitted
a proposal, which proposal is now on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Vernon and is hereby referred to, and
by such reference made a part of this agreement; and
WHEREAS, according to the Contractor's bid, said Con-
tractor agrees to furnish material and to supervise the instal-
lation for additional fire alarm boxes, etc" as set forth with
certainty in those specifications attached to Resolution No.
1034, and also attached to the Contractor's bid; said Resolution
No. 1034 is now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the
City of Vernon and is hereby referred to and by such reference
made a part of this agreement; and said Contractor agrees to
comply in all respects with the notice inviting sealed pro-
posals or bids, said SPecifications above referred to, and the
contractor's bid, for the sum, and "in the manner hereinafter
stated; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its City Council, rejected
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all the bids for the furnishing of the material and for the
supervision of the installation thereof mentioned in said
notice inviting sealed proposals or bids and in the specifi-
cation, and in the Contractor's bid, with the exception of
that certain bid of said Contractor above mentioned, and
awarded to said Contractor the contract for the furnishing of
material and the supervision of the installation for addi-
tional fire alarm boxes, as fully set forth in said specifica...
tions above referred to.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties have mutually covenanted,
and by these presents do covenant and agree, with each other
as follows:
1. The Contract,
The Contractor agrees to comply in all respects with
the Notice inviting sealed proposals or bids, the specifica-
tions, the accepted bid of the Contractor, the performance
bond, the labor and material bond, and this agreement.
2. The Material,
The Contractor agrees to furnish all material neces-
sary and the supervision of the installation for additional
fire alarm boxes and all other improvements referred to in
said specifications and said Contractor's bid, in strict con-
formance with the specifications and plans attached to the
Contractor's bid which are a part of this agreement,
3. Contract Price,
The City agrees to pay, and the Contractor agrees to
accept, in full payment for all materials agreed to be fur-
nished and work to be done by the Contractor in the delivery
of materials and the supervision of the installation of said
work, the sum of Five Thousand One Hundred Four Dollars and
sixty-three cents ($5,104.63),
4. Payment for Material,
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1 The Contractor further covenants and agrees to comply
2 wi th all the provisions of the Act of the Legislature of the
3 State of California, entitled: "An Act to Secure the Payment
4 of the Claims of Persons Employed by Contractor upon Public
5 Works and the Claims of Persons who Furnish Materials, Sup-
6 plies, Implements, or Machinery used or consumed by such Con-
7 tractor in the Performance of such Work and Prescribing the
8 duties of certain Public Officers with respect thereto", ap-
9 proved May 19, 1919, and of all acts amendatory thereof; and
10 also, before entering upon the performance of this agreement
11 to file a bond guaranteeing the delivery of the material re-
12 quired to complete the contract and to refund to the City the
13 price charged for all material not used on the improvement of
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16 The Contractor further covenants and agrees to commence
17 actual work of furnishing the material required for the improve-
18 ment of the fire alarm system within ten days after notice by the
19 Fire Chief of the City of Vernon, and to have a supervisor that
20 will supervise the construction of said improvement and the labor
21 to be done by the firemen in the Fire Department of t he City or
22 Vernon.
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6. Payment.
The City agrees to comply with the financial terms
stated in this agreement and to pay the contract price herein
stated within thirty-rive (35) days after the completion and ac-
ceptance of the improvement by the City Council, Upon the City
signing by its proper orrieials,and by the Contractor, and the
filing of the bonds required by law, and the approval thereof
by the proper city officials, this agreement shall be in full
force and efreet.
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Witness the City by the M~yor of said City and the City
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Clerk of said City, and the seal of said City, and also the
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hand and seal of the Contractor herein, this ~ day of
March, 1941,
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Form 256" 2M-2-40
SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY' ~IV~~~'.~~~,}
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HOME OFFICE: NEW YORK, N. Y. T:'D l<j'IO),. - "
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, The Ga:r:newell Company.
of Newton Upper Fall s, lIrassachusetts.
as Principal , and the SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY, a New York corporation, having its
principal office and place of business at City of New York, New York, as Surety, are held and firmly
bound unto City of Vernon. California
in the sum of Five Thousand One Hundred Four am 63/100 ($5,104,63) Dollars,
for which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, adminis-
trators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Sealed with our seals and dated this 24th
day of li!ar ch
,19 41.
WHEREAS, the above bounden The Gamewell Company
into a contract with City of Vernon, Calif omia
has
entered
for improving fire alarm systems
as is fully and at large set forth and described in the said contract aforesaid.
NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden
Principal shall well and truly and in good, sufficient and workmanlike manner, perform or cause
to be performed the said contract, and each and every of the covenants, promises, agreements
and provisions therein stipulated, and in each and every respect comply with the conditions there-
in contained, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
No claim, suit or action by reason of any default shall be brought against the Principal or
Surety after two years from date hereof. If this limitation is made void by any law controlling
the construction hereof, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to equal the minimum period
of limitation permitted by such law. The Principal shall be made a party to any such suit or ac-
tion, and be served with process commencing the same if the Principal can with reasonable dili-
gence be found. No judgment shall be rendered against the Surety i xcess of the penalty of this
instrument.
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SEAB ~RD S~E~MPANY.
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Certified Copy Power of Attorney-Individual.
No 0 1654
'nmer af 1\ttnrl1tlJ
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY. a corporation of
the State of N ew York, by_...._.............._..............~ ..G......!h.o1a..............._._..._._.._......_.......its...................._....__ Vice-
President. hath made constituted andyf.ppointed and br these presents does make. constitute and aJ2point.........._...._
_.._....Q.olli.us...{ir.fib..g...Qr....lQ!m..._..~...~~....or...HQbo.r.t.JU.....~j;t...Or.Jmr.1'OA..G.t....r#g~.Y.............._...
i;~.~;~~.~;;d..i~;f~i".A~~~-;~~;~i~:F~~~:..~~~~~~BQs~=.:.~~~~~=~=~~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~~:..i.~..ili;.s~~;..~f-=~]Vii~Qhliiit.ti~~~~~~
to make. execute and deliver on its behalf as Surety, bonds and undertakings, the penal sum of no one of which
is, in any event, to exceed.~ea.li'UIJLU::ad...F.i1'.~nw.wmnd..:::._'::...:::...::...'::...=:... 't$.3.5.Q..QQQR9.9.......) dollars
and to be given for the following purposes only, to wit:- guaranteeing the fidelity of persons
holding places of public or private trust; guaranteeing the performance of contracts
other than insurance policies J and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings
required or percdtted in all actions or proceedings or b,y law allowed.
Such bonds and undertakings for said purposes. when duly executed by the aforesaid Attorney-in.Fact, shall
be binding upon the said Company as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings were signed
by the President and Secretary of the Company and sealed with its corporate seal.
This appointment is made under and by authority of a certain By.Law duly adopted by the Board. of Directors
of the said Company at a regular meeting of that body duly called and held on the 8th day of December, 1927. a duly
certified copy of which By-Law is hereto attached, and is subject to revocation as therein provided.
In Witness Whereof, the SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its
Vice-President, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed duly attested by its.._..As.s.ia:tant.......Secretary, this
...........26.:t.b..........day of............a~t.9.1J1~r.................19.J2_, at....N~w...XQr.l<:...... N ..._4__...._.._.
Attest: SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY,
By
(Seal) ._.......A~....~~....~~~.~.~.As~S...i...S...taiiJ:.............S"ec'r"e'-ta"'r-y ... .. ..........~!~...~.~....~~?:~................._....._............
"{, ... ... ... . Vice.President
STATE OF NEW YORK }
COUNTY OF NEW YORK ss.:
On this.._........22:lih................day oL....................s.ii'.P.t.em~r......................_. 19...3.9.. before me personally appeared
._..............._.._.._..__._.._...._..._.Ji~_.~....1hQl~.........._......................Vice.President of the SEABOARD SURETY
COMPANY. lf~\1, Y8ilkI am personally acquain~ed. .who. b~ing by me duly sworn. said that he resides in the
State of..........................._...._............._._.._......; that he IS Vice-President of the SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY. the
corporation described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the corporate seal of the said
Company; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the
Board of Directors of said Company; and that he signed his name thereto as Vice.President of said Company by
like authority.
(Seal) LUlian Miller ,... ,. JA1..L:;A:'l' :,m'''R
B~ IT REMEMBERED That at the regular meeting of the Board of DireCt=~~~' y i~4 4.~ ~BTY
COMPANY. duly called and held in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. on . ~ ~
1927. a quorum being present. the following By-Laws were duly adopted andif~\'. ~eg; ~k 8 M1 ':
...JLLlL1;Lc' 0.469. Reg No 1 M-JU
ARTICLE XI.. Paragraph 6: \oU~GIl expires 12:arch 3D,' 1~1 b
"Attorneys-m.Fact. Departmental Managers. Branch Managers. Agents. Clerks, and other employees may ~
appointed or engaged by the President or a Vice-President. subject to the control of the Directors, upon such
terms and with such powers and duties as he may prescribe."
Article XVII. Paragraph I. "All policies. bonds, recognizances, stipulations and all underwriting undertakings
shall be valid:
(a) When signed by the President. or the First Vice.President. or a Vice-President, or a Resident Vice-Presi-
dent. or a Departmental Manager and the Secretary. or an Assistant Secretary, or a Resident Assistant
Secretary. or other duly authorized official or agent of the Company, and when sealed with the seal of
the Company where required by law; or
(b) When executed by an Attorney-in-Fact."
STATE OF NEW YORK }
COUNTY OF NEW YORK ss.:-
I. ..!.':....Q-.!....~.~.~~!~~l..........._..........._...._......................._....m..m....!~~!~.~~............Secretary of the SEABOARD
SURETY COMPANY. have compared the foregoing By-Laws with the originals thereof. as recorded in the Minute
Book of the said Company and do hereby certify that the same are correct and true transcripts therefrom.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF€, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed'the seal of the said Company. at
Ne!. Y~:rlt..l...~.~...Y .....this..............~....~...._....day of-.__._.._~~J?Jle~~J.:...._..._.._._19...12.
A. G. Podleeney
_....................._.._._......A8sIEj~t"-............_..S~;~tary
(Seal).
Form 147 Revised 12M-4-40
STATE OF NEW YORK }
COUNTY OF NEW YORK sS.:
I, .._...~.~.._Q-.~....?~.!!~~1.:........._......_._........._._.........._..............................................._..............._.Asst. Secretary of the
SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY. do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a
power of attorney executed by said SEABOARD SURETY COMPANY. which is still in full force and effect.
In Witness Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the id Company, at the City of
New York, thiS....24th..................__., of_........_Jlar..ch...._.........~. D. _ I.
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