The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-24
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks Office,


St Paul, Mimi, Nov. a. 1896.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posais will be received at this Office. Room
Number 40, Court House st. Paul, Mime
sofa, until O'Clock p. m. Dec. list, for a
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and public grounds of the City. of st.
after set forth
The portions Of the city to be lighted are
streets and public grounds which have been
lighted for the six months last past with
gasoline lamps and such other streets and
grounds as the Common Council Of the City
OF st. Paul may hereafter order to be lighted,
mentioned.
The contract to be made will be entered
INTO at the Court House as soon as the Com
mon Council Of the city acts upon the pro-
posals received pursuant to this notice and
1t viii be made between the City Of St. Paul
and the lowest responsible bidder for the
Will run from Jan. 1, 1897, until Jan. /, 1898.
The proposals for said contract will be
opened and considered by the said Common
Council at meeting of each body Of said
Common Council to be held in the Court
House, in the City of st. Paul. as follows,
60 wit; By the Board Of Aldermen of said
city, Dec. l, at 1880 o'clock p. m, and by
the Assembly Of said city, Dec. 8, at 7:30
o'clock p. m.
Proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the bidder will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, from sunset
uHllI udWn OF each and every night during
the term of said contract, including the light
ing or all said lamps, keeping them In good
repair. and furnishing the material therefor
ana Keeping them properly set and ready for
use, ana Keeping the glass clean and bright,
ana supplying the necessary burners ap-
pllances and fixtures of every kind therefor
M tEa burners shall remain the property Of
the contractor, but all other parts of said
ramps ana all other appliances and attach
ments shall become the property of the city
at the expiration Of said contract: and shall
he in thn
city supplies It's own burners by purchase or
by renting the same from the contractor as
hereinafter stated.
Proposals must state the nrice ner Iamn
per month at which the bidder viii furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to a conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, on the moon
scnedule, requiring approximately 2 900 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
schedules of lighting to be furnished in ad-
vance by the Commissioner of Public Works
curing the term of said contract including
the hghting of all said lamps keeping them
IN good repair and furnishing the material
therefor, and keeping them properlv SET and
ready Tor use, and keeping the glass clean and
brignt, and supplying the necessary burners
Tor, which burners shall remain the property
OIL the contractor, but all other parts of said
lamps and all other appliances and attach
ments shall become the property of the city
at the expiration of said contract: and shall
also state the price for the same in case the
city supplies its own burners by purchase or
tNA"-h6 SHO ocHlS lTOIn the contractor,
hereinafter stated
Proposals must also state the price per
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nish the necessary gasoline to sustain a Iigb+
equal to a H-cande power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
and every night also on the moon schedule
from Jan. L, 1897, to Dec. 81, 1897, inclusive,
including the lighting of all said lamps
keeping them in good repair and furnishing
the materials therefor and keeping them
properly set and ready for use, and keeping
nd hriC
ply It's own burners.
Proposals must also state the price each at
which the bidder will furnish, sell to the city.
and put in place the lamps herein mentioned
gasollne burners capable of producing a light
equal to H-candle power light, to be used
IN lamps from which burners may be re-
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Proposals will also state what charge will
be made for the use CT each gasoline hurner
which may be necessary to supply the Iamns
herein mentioned during the term of the con-
tract hereln mentioned, said burners to be
e capable OF producing light equal to a IA
candle power and to remain the property of
the person furnishing the same.
II is understood that the city upon the
coming In of the bids, reserves the right to
eitner purchase the burners which NAV ha
oHereo pursuant to this advertisement. or
to rent those which may be offered for rant
pursuant hereto -0"'
proposals must also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish. sell to fhe
city and put in place 1890 street Iamns or
sueh other number as the Common Council
tached, but otherwise complete. Of AZ GOOD
ana substantial quality ana appearance as
those now in use by the city on those streets
that are lighted by gasoline
Also the price each at which the bidder
Will furnish, sell to the city and put IN
place $50 substantial and properly turned
G ecu T 4S lamp posts, or such other num-
per as the Common Council may order. said
posts TO be ten feet long and from the hot
tom to a point six inches above the sur
race OF the SOIL to be tarred before setting,
ana the turned portion to be painted bIacF
SAID turned portion to be of the same styje
as those now in use. Said posts IamDs and
burners tc be furnished only to such num-
oeTs as may be necessary to supply the nIsca
or those now in use as they become broken
OF useless, or otherwise displaced and siIch
DINERS as may be ordered under the terms
CT the City of st. Paul, and the same ~ he
Gil. 0oun
Proposals must state the price each Of
which posts and lamps will be removed from
one point to another upon proper order: pro
Vldea. however, that no removal shall be
required during the months of Noyember
December. January and February.
Proposals will also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish separate
sheet iron street lamp signs as goad &c
those now in use, to be furnished and nlacad
on lamps stationed at corners Of sfreets
from which the signs may be for any reason
removed, anu on new lamp posts which NAV
be furnished to be stationed on street cor
ners. said signs to be furnished only upon
an order therefor by the Common Council
Proposals must state the price for paint
Ing posts, lamps and appliances thereto, in
service Jan. 1. 1897, and all such posts and
lamps that may have to be replaced; also
all additional lamps and posts to be put in
service during the life of the contract. with
two coats OF standard paint, posts to be
painted black, lamps and appliances thereto
dark green on the outside and white inside
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whole plant shall be finished by the 31st day
of May. 1897
Proposals must state the price for furnish
ing and putting in place all the necessary
gasoline lamp tanks which are or will be
rendered unserviceable during the term of
the contract.