Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-24
DROPoSaI.S

PROPOSALS
LIGHTING THE PUBLIC LAMPS OF
THE lITY OF WILMINGTON, FOX A |
PERIOD OY THREE YEARS, COM |
MEHClNG ON THE FIRST DAY OIL
JANUARY, A. d., 1858, AND ENDING
ON THE FIRsV DAY or JANUARY,
A. H.. 1889.
Sealed proposals Will be recoivet in tho
PROPOSAL box In the Council Chamber, mi
the City Hall, up to 81 O'CLOCK, p. M, on
TAU hSDAY, November 20: a: u. aoos' i9r
lighting the public lamps Of the city OF vii
| mington, Delaware, fora period OF three
| years, commencing on the nrst day OF Ian.
| uary. A. H., 1850, and ending on tho Erst-
| DAY OF January, A. d., 1859
| sepArate PROPOSALS will DO required to be
made for lam ps 10 10 lighted with gas, for
lamps to be lighted with gasoline and ior
electricity,
| Tho PROPOSALS for gss lamps must include
| the furnishing o: tho gas, the lighting and
| oXtinguishinR Of tho lights; also the clean
ing and Koel ing OF tho lamps in good erde1
| tho acceptance Of tho lamp committee OF
| CITY Council at h specified sum per aEnum
for each and every public lamp In which
gas Is used for lighting the city.
| The contractor for lighting the Bas lamps
| Will TO requir red At all times during Ms con.
trLct to provide all tho sas l>nps required
| by the city with hyo- loot burners, ana lne
yIs furnished shall be OF 10 candle power
| Also 70 livht and exiinguish the lights IL
| accordance rith the schedule OF hours no"
observed IN lignting the public lamps OF thl'
city.
| repair, and a. his own expense pay LOT al
! labor and all m atorial used in lighting ant
| Keeping In good order and repair ali Oh TN
| pubic gGs amps used by the CITY.
The proposals. for gasoline lamps must In
cluds the furnishing of gasoline, tho Milling
| lighting AMI exiting uishtnR Ofthe liEh us; ais
the cleaning and Keeping Of inc lamps II
| xood order and repair for the period OF thre
| Ssars TO the acceptance CT the lamp commit
| toe of Uity Couucil, ut speciaed sGm pc
| annum for each and every pubic lamp i
| which gasoline Is useu ior iiNhIihB III
, city. ....a.,,.,
2 laynps siii he required nj all times durlh
| hi9 contract 10 urC on ali tho %a+oiins lAal
re41iTed by the city the Improved burner ~
used IN the XlsYltne 10 up3 theroih On IN
| pubiIc strecta GQ1el IN br''liRn'y 70 lhttHt
| 10 candle coal Kas ItEht from p nve foot our.
= | or. Also 10 light and cNtinEuian the !atnl
| In aec9riAEc with me seine 10 Of nom
: | now observed IA liLGtln% the pgH.ic iaiups
! tbs city.
| reuair and .,t MS Own expenses pay Tor .
II li.po. a nj all material TIC! 10 lighting o.
keepirH IN ,so1d order and repair all oi u
" | ulhiic gasoline lamp used 10y the city.
A bond in a. penalty % ono thousand d'
o lars. with good security, must aocompal
ca III proposal FOR lighting OF the city wi
= gas. gasoline or electricity for the 9oo1 fai
Of the bidder or bidders, blanks, bonds a
o bids fer which will be furnished by tho Clr
Of Council upon application 10 MIN at
1t city clerks ONCE and tbs person or persc
| TO whom tho contracts may be awa7aod I'M
give bond with freehold security tTesiding
this ) ate) in the SUN Of tive Thousand d
nil Iars for tho faithful performance Of TIRE G.
tract un der the supervision OF tho La
| Committed.
inc COMMITTEES reserve tho right to rel
III anv and ali bids tina. they do not think v
II be TO the interest OF the city. All blts III
Vi be signed, sealed and endorsed Prop I
for Lighting the Public I.amps OF the CIT!
SO Wilmington for three years"
WILLIAM q. BAEuH,
vO THOMAS Is. BkIs0N,
i GE ,RHE T. BAhNHlLI
Oh EDWIN y. MOORE,
al FRANCIS NJ. BARELY
no nlll3t Committee on Public Lam y