CONNECTICUT LOOKOUTS
JOHN TOM HILL
Glastonbury
Hartford County
Hartford County
July 28, 1939: "The state forestry department will soon have two new steel lookout towers, one in Glastonbury and one in Meriden, to further its fire prevention activities in Connecticut, it was learned yesterday at the Capital.
Sealed bids on the towers, bringing the state total to nine, were received by Supervisor of Purchases Edward C. Geissler, and the apparent lower bidder on a 72-foot-nine-inch high structure was the International Derricks & Equipment Co., of Columbus, Ohio, which quoted a price of $1,034. The apparent low bidder on a smaller, 35-foot tower, was the Aermotor Co. Of Chicago, which entered a price of $521. For a different style tower the Aermotor Co. Was low on two specifications: $465 for a 35-foot and $895 for a 73-foot structure.
When finally purchased the smaller tower will be placed atop Meriden mountain in the town of that name, and the tall tower in Glastonbury on the ridge running from Glastonbury to Bolton.
'We've needed these towers to complete our lookout system, especially in view of the dangerous conditions caused by the hurricane." State Forester Austin F. Hawes said Thursday." (The Day)
Sealed bids on the towers, bringing the state total to nine, were received by Supervisor of Purchases Edward C. Geissler, and the apparent lower bidder on a 72-foot-nine-inch high structure was the International Derricks & Equipment Co., of Columbus, Ohio, which quoted a price of $1,034. The apparent low bidder on a smaller, 35-foot tower, was the Aermotor Co. Of Chicago, which entered a price of $521. For a different style tower the Aermotor Co. Was low on two specifications: $465 for a 35-foot and $895 for a 73-foot structure.
When finally purchased the smaller tower will be placed atop Meriden mountain in the town of that name, and the tall tower in Glastonbury on the ridge running from Glastonbury to Bolton.
'We've needed these towers to complete our lookout system, especially in view of the dangerous conditions caused by the hurricane." State Forester Austin F. Hawes said Thursday." (The Day)