The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks Office.

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. 81 1885.
posa will be eTse sTe at h n o sesd
Number AZ, Court House, St. Paul. Mime
sofa, until O'Clock p. m. Dec. LIST, for a
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
raul according to the specifications herein
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 soon as the Com
mon Council Of the city acts upon the pro-
posa!s received pursuant to this notice, and
1t viii be made between the City of st. Paul
and and, the lowest responsible bidder for the
Will run from Jan. 1, 1897, until Jan. 1, 1898.
Inc 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,
to wit: BY the Board of Aldermen of said
the Assembly Of said city, Dec. g. at 7:3O
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
untit udWn 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
ana Keeping them properly set and ready for
use, ana Keeping the glass clean and bright
ana supplying the necessary burners, ap-
pilances and fixtures of every kind therefor
which burners shall remain the property OF
the contractor but all other parts of said
lamps and all other appliances and attach
ments snail become the property of the CITY
at the expiration of said contract; and shall
hn in he
city supplies its own burners by purchase or
by renting the same from the contractor as
hereinafter stated
Proposals must state the price per lamn
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, on the moon
schedule, requiring approximately 1900 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
scneouies 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 IN good repair and furnishing the material
theTeior, and Keeping them properly set and
ready for USE and keeping the glass clean and
Orlgnt, and supplying the necessary burners
appliances and fixtures, Of every kind there
Tor, 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
Dy renting the same from the contractor as
hereinafter stated
Proposals must also state the price per
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nlsh the necessary gasoline to sustain light
equal to q 14-candle power light In each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ana every night, also on the moon schedule
from Jan. L, 1897 to Dec. 81, 1897, inclusive.
i,ncIuoing the lighting of all said lamps.
keeping them In good repair and furnishing
tne 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 price each at
Which the bidder will furnish sell to the city
and put In place the lamps herein mentioned
gasoilne burners capable of producing a light
equal to 14-candle power light to be used
In lamps from which burners NAV be re-
moved 1or any reason, and to be furnished
Council.
Proposals will also state what charge will
De made for the use Of each gasoline burner
p wnlcn may be necessary to supply the lamps
nerein mentioned during the term of the con-
tract herein mentioned, said burners to ha
capable OF producing light equal to a IA
candle power and to remain the property Of
the person furnishing the same
It Is understood that the citv unon +ba
coming In OF the bids, reserves the right to
either purchase the burners which may be
to rent those which NAV be Offered por ~
pursuant hereto. ~ i0n'
Proposals must also state the price each
- -WhiSA ti4c UIuueE Will furnish. sell fO tha
city and put in place 1,500 street Iamns or
such other number as the Common Council
may order, without the burners or posts at
eaenea, Due otnerwise complete, Of as 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 nut IN
place $50 substantial and properly turned
cedar wood lamp posts, or such other MN
Der as the Common Council may order. said
q for Ia,
tom to point six inches above tho sur-
face OF the soil to be tarred before setting
and the turned portion to be painted black
Said turned portion to be of the Same sfSje
as those now in USE Said pests janns snS
burners to be furnished only to such MN
GERS as may be necessary to supply the Mace
o o nose aSe now IN use as they become broken
others as may be ordered under the tarn.
or the sa1d contract by the Common Counrii
0, tns ClLy OF 81. Paul, and the same to be
Gil. Oou"
Proposals must state the price each ar
Wnlcn posts and lamps Will be removed from
one point to another upon proper order; nro
vided. however. that no removal shall be
required during the months of November
december; January and February.
Proposals will also state the price eaob
at which the bidder will furnish senarata
sheet iron street lamp signs as good as
those now in use. to be furnished and placed
on lamps stationed at corners Of sfraats
from which the signs may be for any reason
removed. and 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. !. 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 bs
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 a1st day
OF May, 1897
proposals must state the price for furnish
ing and putting in place ali the necassarv
gasoline lamp tanks which are or will be
rendered unsersiceabie during the term Of
the contract.
rfogo POS must also state the price for