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PACIFIC f H & PIPE COMPANY San Francisco, C a l., May 31st, 1912, San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.R.Co*, 539 P acific E lectric Building, Los Angeles, C aliforn ia, Gentlemen Complying with the request of our Los Angeles o ffic e , we take ^ pleasure in quoting you on approximately 9200 feet of our Machine Banded Redwood Pipe, banded fo r the maximum gravity pressures specified, delivered F,0.B, cars Las Vegas, Nevada, and la id by us, it being understood that you w ill unload the cars, haul and distribute the pipe conveniently along the lin e , dig necessary trench and b a c k -fill same a fte r we have la id the pipe, furnish any tre s tle work which might be required, and keep trench free from water and obstructions, as follows For maximum pressure of 25 f t . 50 f t . 76 f t , 100 f t . 18" Pipe per foot $2,02 #2.22 $2.91 $3.38 Appr. weight per foot 21.4# 22.3# 23.7# 25.1# 1 - 18 ”W x 18”?/ x 12” Flanged Leo with 1 - 12” Iron Body Brass Mounted Flanged Gate Valve, complete with bolts and gaskets For the sum of ................ ...............85,00 Phis pipe w ill be constructed of staves milled from #1 clear dry Redwood pipe lumber, which w ill dress to 1 1/4” in thickness. Pipe w ill be banded with #2 hard drawn copper wire, figured on a factor of safety of five and spaced according to the pressure for which the pipe is designed. We w ill furnish you th is pipe in random lengths up to 20 feet the average length being approximately 13 fe e t, and w ill provide a mortise and tenon join t of our standard design to connect these lengths. Phis mortise and tenon joint would be reinforced with one brass band and bronae shoe on the 25 f t , and 50 f t . head Pipe and two sim ilar bands and shoes on the 75 f t . and 100 f t . head Pipe, After banding, the entire outside surface of the pipe w ill receive a heavy protective coating of asphaltum and w ill then be rolled in sawdust.