THE USE OF POWER OR GASOLINE PUMPS FOR TRENCH WORK

William W. Brush: The gasoline pump is part of our regular yard equipment. Each repair company has one or more diaphragm pumps driven by gasoline engines. I saw in Philadelphia what impressed me as being a mighty good scheme. There they have taken a Ford chassis from a car that has served its time and was to go to the scrap heap, stripped it and then mounted a gasoline diaphragm pump on this chassis with a light steel frame, a canvas cover and a tool box. This outfit is used as a trailer, taken on the job and can readily be moved by hand. I was told that old pneumatic tires were put on the wheels so that this pumping outfit could be left out without any attendant over night. They are more honest in Philadelphia than in New York, because I do not think there would be any pump, tire, chassis or anything else left in the morning, if we left such an outfit out on the street.