Daily Republican., 1882-11-29
TOROPUSAL

l. FOR
LIGHTING GTHEPUBLIC l. AMPS OFTHE
OITY OF WILMINGTON FOR A Perl,
| OD OF 1HREEY EARS, S,CONMENOlN0
| ON THE FIRST DAY Or JANUARY
=. ID, 1888. AND ENDING ON THE
| FIRST DAY Of JANUARY, A. d., 1885
Sealed proposals win be received In the
proposal b Al, the Council Chamber, in the
City Hall, u to 80 O'Clock, p m on Thurs.
day, Novemb,r 30, A. d, 1881, fer lighting
the public lamps Of tho City Of Whining.
ton, Delaware, for o period ol three years,
commencing on the first day Of January, A.
U, 1888, and ending on the hrsG chy Oi 1Gnu.
ary, A. ID 1885.
| Separate proposals will be reQuired to DO
mt de Tor lamps TO be lighted with gas and
tor lamps to be lighted with Rosaline. The
proposals for gas lamps must include the fur
nishiDg Of the gas, the lighting q nd extin-
gushing OF the same; AlBe the cleaning aud
keeping Of the lamps in good order and re-
pair for the period Of three years, at q speci-
ned sun per annum for each and every pub
lie lamp IN which RRs Is used for lighting the
city. The contractor will be requred to DO
vide all the gas lamps with good burners, at
all time cnring his contract, Of the same kind
and quality now lu use on the public lamps
nj his cily. He will be required at least
once In every two weeks TO take the lamps
| Il and down from the lamp posts and wash
them thoroughly with soap and water, ripse
them clean, and wipe thom dry. He will be
required to light and extingulsh the light In
| IRccOrdaI CO with the schedule of hours now
observed in lighting the public lamps Of Il is
CITY. Aho 10 furnish all matcnes or other
lighting materiRl needed or required for
lighting said lamps, and also all soap or oh
or material used In cleaning Of the same also
all glass or other material required to be
used at ali times during the continuance OF
his contract to keep The said lamps In good
order aud repair. and At his own expense
pay for all labor and material used in light
ing and keeping in good order Lnd repair
all OF the public gas lamps used by the city.
The proposals for gasoline lamps Dlust IN
olHde the furnishing OF gasoline, the filling,
| lighting ard eXtinguisbiDg Of the lights;
also the cleaning and keeping of the lamps
in good order and repair for the period Of 8
years, at a specified sum per ana um for each
and every public lamp in which gasoline is
used for liz bting the city. The contractorfo
lighting the gasoline lamps Will be required
at all times during his contract to use on all
the gasoline lamps luirod by the city the
improved burner now used on the gasoline
lamps theraln on the pubic streets, equal in
brilllancy to that cfa sixtee candle coal gas
light. He will be required at least once in
every two weeks to take the lamps of and
down from the posts and wash Them thor.
oughly with soap and water, and rinse them
clean and wipe them dry Also TO light and
sxtipguiBh the lights In accordance with the
scnedule Of hours now observed in lighting
the public lamps Of this city; also to furnish
all matches, soap or other materials used in
lightiug, washing or keeping the said lamps
In good order and repair, and at his own ex-
pense pay for all labor and for all material
used for lighting, exiting Ruishing, cleaning
and keeping in good erder and repair al OF
the public gasoline lamps used by the city.
A bond In penalty OF one thoussn dol
lars, with good security, must accompany
each proposal for the lighting of the city,
either with gas or gasoline, for tie good
faith of the bidder or bidders, and the person
or persons to woom the contracts may be
awarded must give bond with freehold secur.
ity (residiDg In this State) in the sum of five
thousand dollars for the faithful performance
Of the contract under the supervision OF the
Lamp Committee.
The committee reserve the right to reject
any and all bids that they do not think will
be to the interest OF the city Ali bids must
be signed, sealed and endorsed Proposals
for Lighting the Public Lamps Of the City Of
Wilmington for three years."
LEWIS Il. GRUBB,
EDWIN G. MOORE, Committee
JOSEPH g. FILE, on
WILLIAM H. QUINN, Lamps.
GEORGE ABLE,
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