Daily Republican., 1882-11-27
DRoPuSAL

PROPOSAL 20.
LIGHTING GTHEPUBLICL LAMPS oFTHE
CTTY OF WILMINGTON FOR A PERL
CD OF 1HREE Y EARS, ,COM NENO1N9
ON THE FIRST Df Y or JANUARY,
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY. A. d., 1855.
Sealed proposals viii bS received in the
Gity Hall, nj to T.SO O'Clock, \ N on Thurs.
day. Novembsr so, A. D., 1852, for lighting
the public lamps Of the City OF Whining
ton, Delaware, for q period Ol three years,
commencing on the hrst day OF Janu !ry, A.
D 1883, and ending on the first day Of Janu'
~ys SyesnSrate a proposals will bo reQuired TO be
made for lamps to be lighted with gas and
for lamps to be lighted with gosaline. Tho
proposals for gas lamps must include the fur
nlshiDg Of the gas, the lighting nd extin:
gushing Of the same; also the cleaning and
Keeping Of the lamps In good order ana re-
paif for the periOd Of three years, at speci-
he'd sum per annum for each and every pub.
lie lamp in which gas is led for lighting the
aIty. The contractor will be FoQWired TO pro-
vide all the.gas lamps with good burners, at
all time enring his contract, Of the same KIND
and quality now In use on the public lamps
"f Ghis city. He will be required At least
of and down from tile lamp posts and wash
them thoroughly with toap and water, rinse
them clean, and wipe them dry. be Will pc
required to light and extingulsh the light In
accordance with the schedule OF hours now
observed in lighting the public lamps OF tnis
city. AleO TO furnish ell matcnes or other
I lighting material needed or required for
| lighting said lamps, ane also all soap or otA
| er material used in cleaning Of the same also
All glass or other material required 10 be
used at all times during the continuance OF
his contract to keep the said lamps In good
order and repair. and at MS OWL e1Pepse
ling and keeping in good order and repair
all Of the public gas lamps used by the city
The proposals for gasoline lamps must ln'
clude tho furnishing Of gasoline, the billing,
lighting and eItinguishing oi the lights
also the cleaning and keeping Of the lamps
in good order and repair lor toe period o. !;
years, at . specified sum per ans um lor eacn
and every public lamp In which gasoline IL
used for lighting the city. Thecontractorfol
lighting the gasoline lamps Will be required
at all times during his contract TO use on OIL
the gasoline lamps 10 Iuired by the city the
Improved burner now used on the gasoilnS
lamps therein on the pubic streets, equal II
IbrIIiiancy to that OF siXtSen-candle coal ga
light He will be required at least once IL
every two weeks to take the lamps of snC
down from the posts and wash Them thor
ouRhly with toap and water, and rinse then
clean and wipe them 0ry, AlsO 70 IlBnI an
extinguIsh the lights In accordance with th'
schedule Of hours now observed In lighting
the public lamps OF this city; also to furnish
all matches, soap or other materials USED II
lighting, washing or keeping the said lamp
in good ord or and repair, and at his own ex
pense nay for all labor and for all materia
used for lighting, eEtinguishinR, cleaninl
and keeping in good erder and repair al
the public gasoline lamps used by the city.
A bond in q penalty Of ono thousand dol
liars, with GOOD security, must ACCOMPANY
each proposal for the lighting Of the city
either with gas or gasoline, for u o RooI
faith of the bidder or bidders, and the persol
, or persons to whom the contracts may o.
awarded must give bond with feEhold secuE
lity (residIng In this StAte) in the sum OF nv
thousand dollars for the faithful Ierformanc
Of the contrast under the supervision Oh tn
Lamp Committee. .-.--,--
The committee r&ervo the rght 10 relec
, any and all bids that they do not think VII
I. be- 10 the interest Of the city. All bids mus
be slp ned, sealed and endorsed proposal
for Lighting the Public Lamps OF the City
, wilmington for three year,"
LEWIS T. GRUBB,
EDWIN @. MOORE, Committee
JOSEPH O. FILE, on
WILLIAM H. QUINN, Lamps.
GEORGE ABE1AE,
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