Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-23
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PROPOSALS
LIGHTING THE PUBLIC LAMPS OF
THE OlTY OF WILMINGTON, FOX A
PERIoD or THKkE YEARS, 90 NJ
MEHClnG ON TIE flkSr DAY OF
iNUARY. A. D., 1883. AND ENDl.'d
Oh The FIRST DAY OF JANUARY,
A. d., 1859.
Sealed proposals Will bo received in tho
proposai box in tho Council Chamber, in
the Clty Hall, up 10 T3J O'clock, ~ IN, on
THU kSDAI, November 70 A. d. 1883, TOT
Lighting the public lamIs ofthe city OF WI
mlngton, Delaware, for period OF three
years, Commencing on the FIRST day OF Jan.
| uary, A D., 1859, and ending on the nrst
day Of January, A. D., 1859.
| Separate proposals will ps required 70 bs
made for lsInps to TO lighted with gas, for
lamps to DO lighted with gasoline and for
electricity.
Tho PROPOSALS for gas lamps must include
tho fuf nianlng OF the zss, the lighting and
| exiting u shinx Of the lights; also the clohn'
| ing and keeping OF the lamps In goo1 erdoE
and repair for the period Of three years, u
tho acceptance of khe lamp committee 0i
| CITY Council At specified sum per annuu
| for each and overy public lamp In whlcI
zas Is used tor lixhurE the city.
| The contractor for lighting the gas lamp
| will pe required at all times during his con
tract TO provide all the gas lamps requires
| 10y the city with rve- tOot burners, and th'
| pss furnished shall be OF IS candle POSER
Also To light and eHtinsuish the lights II
| accordance Sith tho schedule Of hours nov
Observed in lighting the public lamps OF thi
| city.
10 keep the said lamps In good ordor an.
repair. aid at his own sxpeLse pay FOR 81
| labor ami oil IN sterisl ufed In lighting an
keeping In so0u order and repair ali Oi IN
pubic gas lamps used by the CITY.
Tho proposals for gasoline lamps must IL
cluie the furnishing OF gasoline, the hinht
tfighting aud extinsuishtnR oftho liahu; alt
| the cleaning and Eeeping II the lamps
| good order and repair Tor the period Of thrs
, cas- 10 tbatsSeptAace OF the iaAfu rGqr Y Y
aunum tor each and every pubic lamp 1
which gAs0iine Is used for lighting III
| city.
fhe contractor Tor lighting the gasoIin
lamps will he required II all times durin
his contract IN use on ali the xa@oiine lamI
required by the city The improved burner no
used on the g-soline lamps therein on IN
public .Nreeta eq AL In hriiliAncy 10 that Of
j. candle ooai xas light from iiye foot bur,
err AIS 70 EVht and eXtnHuEh the la /
in accordance with Tho seheNie 81 ho4l
no" observed In lighting the public lame
| this city.
TO keep tho said lamps In good order ar
| repair, and at his own expenses pay Tor q
lanor and all material used In lighting 81
| Keeping in good order and repair all Of u
pubic ga<.jltne lamps used by tho city.
/ bond in penalty of one thou- md do
lars, with good security, must SoooInpar
, eaon prupo.al FOR lighting Of the city vii
gas, gasoline or electricity for the good tsi
| ottho bidder or bidaers, blanks bonds al
bids fer which Will be furnished by the Cl~i
Of Council upon application to him at Il
city clerks othoe and the person or pers0
TO whom the contracts may be awarded mu
give bond with freehold security (residinR
this > ato) IN the eum OF hve thousand d,
lars TOR the faithful performance Of the CO
4 tract under tho supervision OF the Lar
- Com N tteo.
The committee reserve the right TO rej'
any and All bids that they do not think "
be TO the interest OF the city. All bids M
be signed, sealed and endorsed Prop0sI
fOr Lighting tho Public LAMPS Of the City
Wilmington tor three yesrs.h
WILLIAM q. BAU0B,
THOM AZ Il. BkISON,
GE IhdET. BAhnHl Ii.
Il EDWIN G.. MOORE,
FRANCIS hi BARNEY,
L n1l.l3t Committee on Public an. ps