Daily Republican., 1882-11-22

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IIaHTINGTHEPUB BLlO L AMPS OFTHE
CITY OF WILMINGTON FUR A PEhl.
Oh OF IHREE Y EARS, COMMENCING
ON THE FIRST DAY " JANUAK1, i,
FIRST DAY or JANUARY, A. D., 1880.
Sealed proposals will be received In the
proDosal boz Ia the Council Chamber, In the
City Hall, vi to T.30 O'Clock, p N on Ihars'
dAy. November 80, A. d, ltS', for lighting
the public lamps OF the City OF whining
ton, Delaware, for a pertoa ol three yesIs,
commencing on the tirst day OF January, A.
D 1888, and ending on the first day OF Janu"
Senarate proposals Will be required TO be
made for lamps to be lighted with gas and
for lamps 10 be lighted with gasoline. Inc
proposals for gas lamps must include the iur'
nishlpg Of the gas, the lighting ana exuh'
Vuishng of the Sames also the cleaning and
keeninR OF the lamps In good order and re-
pair for the period of three years, at speci-
hed snm per annum for each and every pub
lie lamp In which aas ia used for liz htinG the
city. The contractor will be required TO pro-
vide all the gas lamps with good burners, az
all time curing his contract, OF the same KIND
and quality now IN uGe on the public lamps
Of hls city' He will be required at least
once in every two weeks to take the lamps
of a nd down from the lamp posts and wash
them thorOughly with Foap and water, rinse
them clean, and wipe them dry, He WIZ De
required to light and extinguish the light IN
accordance with the schedule Of hours now
observed In lighting the public lamps OF IBIS
CITY. Also to furnish all matcnes or other
lighting material needed or required Tor
lighting said lamps, and als1 sll soap or oth
ar m LterIal used in cleaning OF the same, also
ali glass or other material required to be
used at all times during the continuance OF
his contract to keep The said lamps IN good
L. ~ AHnAT
pay for all labor and material used Ia light
ing and keeping In good order ana repair
all OF the public gas lamps used Dy the CITY.
Tho PROPOSALS for gasoline lamps must In
clude the furnishing OF gasoline, the nliinE,
lighting and extingutsh1ny OF tne nRhts;
al so the cleaning and keeping OF the lamps
in good order and repair for the period OF =
wears Mt A speci ned sum per auc um for each
and every public lamp In which gasoline ls
used for lighting the city. Thecontractorfor
lighting the gasoline lamps Will pc required
at all q mes during his contract to use on all
the gasoline lamps re Iuired py tne clty tne
improved burner now used on the gatoline
lamps theron on the pnDhc streets equSl III
brilliancy to that of sixtP en- candle coal gas
light. He will be required at least once In
every two weeks to take the lamps OIL and
down from the posts and wash them tDor"
ouRhly with soap and water, and rinse them
clean and wipe them dry Also to lignt ana
eXtinRuieh the lights In aCGoTuhuco With tho
scnedule OF hours now observed In li9hting
the public lamps OF this city; also to furnish
all matches, soap or other materials used In
lighting, washing or keeping the said lamps
in good ord er and repair, ard at his own eI-
pense pay for all labor and for all material
used for lighting, exiting uishing, cleaning
and keeping in good order and repair al or
the public gasoline lamps used by the city.
A boDd in a penalty of one thousand dol
lars, with rood security, must accompany
each proposal for the lighting Of tho city,
either with gas or gasoline, for Il Q good
fai tn of the bidder or bidders, and the person
or persons to whom the contracts may be
awarded must give bond with fret hold secur'
ity (residing In this State) in the eum OF hVe
thousand dollars for the faithful erformance
Of the cor tract under the supervision oA the
Lamp Committee.
The committee reFerve the right TO reltot
any and all bids that they do not think will
be- to the interest OF the city. All bids must
be sipned, sealed and dOrsed Proposals
for Llsh hting the Public Lamps OF the Clty Of
for three years."
LEWIS T. 9RUBB,
EDWIN c. MOORE, Committee
JOSEPH G. FILE, on
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