The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-26
PROP FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.

az Do,,I AFirv Me-, 11 1904


sofa. until o'clock D. m. Dec. LIST. for a
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and public grounds Of the City Of st.
rsul according to the specifications herein
The portions Of the city to be lighted are
streets and public grounds which have been
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 the Com
| posals received pursuant to this notice, and
IL Will be made between the City Of st. Paul
and the lowest responsible bidder for the
WILL run from Jan. 1, 1897, until Jan. /, 1898
Iae proposals for said contract will be
opened and considered by the said Common
Oouncll at a meeting of each body Of said
common Council, to be held in the Court
House, in the City Of st. Paul, as follows
70 TO-, wit; By the Board Of Aldermen of said
| city, Dec. 1, at 7:30 o'clock D. M. and by
| the Assembly of said city, Dec. 8. at 1880
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 fourteen-eandle power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, from sunset
until dawn Of each and every night during
the term OF said contract, including the light
ing OF all said lamps, keeping them In good
repair, and furnishing the material therefor,
and keeping them properly set and ready for
use, and keeping the glass clean and bright,
ana supplying the necessary burners ap-
pnances and fixtures OF every kind therefor,
which burners shall remain the property of
the contractor. but all other parts Of said
lamps ana all other appliances and attach
menus snail 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
hereinafter stated.
Proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the bidder will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, on the moon
schedule, requiring approximately 1900 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
| schedules Of lighting to be furnished in ad-
/ vance by the Commissioner of Public Works
during the term of said contract including
the lighting Of all said lamps, keeping them
| In good repair and furnishing the material
therefor, and keeping them properly set and
ready for use, and keeping the glass clean and
| bright, and supplying the necessary burners.
| appliances and fixtures, Of every kind there
FOR, which burners shall remain the property
OF 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
by renting the same from the contractor as
hereinafter stated
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nish the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to 14-candle power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ana every night also the moon schedule
from Jan. l., 1897, to Dec. 81. 1897, inclusive,
including the lighting Of all said lamps,
the materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set and ready for USE and keeping
the glass clean and bright, the city to sup
ply its own burners.
| Proposals must also state the nriee eacb at
| which the bidder will furnish sell to the city
ana put IN place the lamps herein mentioned,
gaso1ne burners capable of producing a light
! equal to 14-candle power light, to be used
In lamps from which burners may be re-
moved for any reason, and to be furnished
when they may be ordered by the Common
Proposals will also state what charge will
De made for the use of each gasoline burner
when may be necessary to supply the lamps
nereln mentioned during the term of the con-
tract herein mentioned. said burners to be
capable OF producing light equal to IA
eanoIe power and to remain the property of
the person furnishing the same.
1t is understood that the city upon the
coming in of the bids, reserves the right In
either purchase the burners which may be
| offered pursuant to this advertisement or
| to rent those which may be offered for rent
! pursuant hereto. ~
! Proposals must also state the price each
! at which the bidder will furnish sell tn the
| city and put in place 1,500 street lamps on
4 such other number as the Common Councjl
! may order without the burners or posts at
/ tached, but otherwise complete Of AZ good
! ana substantial quality ana appearance al
those now in use by the city on those strse t.
! that are lighted by gasoline
| Also the price each at which ths h,dda-
/ will furnish. sell to the city, and nut in
place 100 substantial and properly turned
CEDAR wood lamp posts, or such other num-
Der as the Common Council NAV order said
| posts to be ten feet long and from the hot
tom to point six inches above the SUI
race OF the soil to be tarred before setting.
ana the turned portion to be painted hIacF
! Said turned portion to be of the sama stvIe
/ as those now in use. Said posts. Iamns and
burners tc be furnished only to such mum
| bers as may be necessary to supply tha nIaco
| of those now in use as they become hroTen
or useless, or otherwise displaced and snch
others as may be ordered under the terms
Of the City OF st. Paul, and the same ~ ha
placed where ordered by the Common Conn
| Proposals must state the price each a.
| which posts and lamps will be removed lfro a.
| one point to another upon proper order. nro-
| Vided. however, that no removal shall he
| required during the months of Novemher
| December, January and February,
proposals will also state the price zach
at which the bidder will furnish separate
s sh iron street lamp signs, as good as
! on lamps stationed at corners of strests
| from which the signs may be for any reason
removed, ana on new lamp posts which may
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 JAM l. 1897, and all such posts and
lamps that may have to be replaced; also
an aooltionaf 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.
1t is understood that the painting of the
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.
Proposals must also state the nricA for
cast iron lamp sockets to be furnished and
put In place as they may become unseryiee-
able during the life of the contract.
Inc contract will provide that the CITY
council may at any time, by itself, or through
any of its committees, select prorniscuouslv
from the lamps lighted under the contract,
20 thefeof from any portion Of the city and
TO cause the same to be tested and to ascer-
tain the exact candle power of such lamps
ana 70 average such candle power, and upon
the averaging Of such candle light power such;
average shall be taken as the basis OF the
candle power of every lamp to be lighted
under said contract and that if the said
ave candle power Of said lamps shall be
less than IA candle power then the City OF
ST. Paul shall pay for the work done under
SAD contract only such portion Of the price
bid for furnishing the necessary gasoline to
sustain light equal to 14-eandle power
light, as the said average candle power bea rs
to H-eandis power light
The contract will provide that If for any
reason any lamp falls to give a good and
| proper light during the whole, or any part of
any night when 1t should have been lighted as
provioed IN said contract, the contractor shall
receive no pay for said lamp for said night
ssid contract will provide that the centrae-
Tor shtH examine or cause to be examined
oa1iy the reports OF the police as to lamps that
are broken or unfit for use, and shall rspatr
the same within forty-eight hours from the
time he receives said notice, or any other
actual notice that said lamps need repairs,
without any expense to the city. in addition