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Long Beach OKs contract for new fire hydrants

Thursday July 19, 2012 1:12 PM By Patrick Whittle

Long Beach City Hall is on Park Avenue.

Photo credit: T.C. McCarthy

Long Beach will replace some of its aging fire hydrants.

The City Council Tuesday approved a contract to buy fire hydrants “on an as-needed basis” from Sigelock Spartan, an East Rockaway firm. The firm will charge $2,762 to $2,822 per hydrant, according to documents filed at City Hall.

The city has identified about 60 of its roughly 600 fire hydrants that could possibly fail because...

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