St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-26

in service and to discontinue the lighting by
gas of the whole or any portion of any street
or particular number of streets any par
tieular section of the city. and from and
after the service by said city upon said con-
tractor OF written notice of the discontin-
tE OF any such lamp or lamps, said con-
| tractor shall not be entitled to any compen-
! sat,on for the further lighting of the lamp
\ or lamps so ordered discontinued
POSTS and lamps shall be Of the same gen
eral design as those now in use furnished
by the St. Paul Gaslght, company. The
burners shall be hye-fcot burners.
I'm, Inc globes of the lamps shall be of clear
glass ana uniform thickness. All globes that
shall become broken shall be replaced with
sound ones each day before lighting the
lamps; All dirt and smoke must be removed
from the globes and the globes shall always
outside.
The lights shall BE lighted continuously
each and every night during the continuance
OF the contract. The lights shall be started
not later than an hour after sunset and
except during the months of November De-
cember. January and February, when they
Will be started not later than sunset,
The right is reserved ito remove any lamp
from one location to another on written order
of the board of public works. the cost of
such removal to be paid by the city of St.
Paui at such compensation as the board of
puDllc works may determine equitable
and just.
I The contractor will be required to furnish
az MS own cost and expense, all labor ap-
paratus and material of any kind or descrip-
ton whatever. that may be necessary to fur
n1sh the gas lighting for the streets Of the
city OF st. Paul under these specifications
and he will be required to state in his bid
the price per lamp per month for which he
VIII do this, including such lighting. and he
Will receive no other compensation than the
price bid per lamp during the time such
lamp shall be so maintained under the terms
of this contract.
In addition to street lighting bids will also
be received for furnishing the city with gas
for use In all the public buildings using gas
at the present time, or where gas may be or.
dered by the proper city authorities during
the term of this gas contract. For furnish
ing gas for these buildings the contractor
Will bid price per thousand feet.
Quality OF Gas-The gas furnished by the
contractor shall be so manufactured that
such gas shall be merchantable illuminating
gas OF not less than eighteen candle power,
the candle power to be determined by the
photometric process in ordinary use.
Said gas shall have the Illuminating power
above specified as it leaves the holder of the
contractor at the works, and at least ninety
per cent of the said illuminating power in the
mains within radius of one and one-half
miles of its works.
Gas supplied by the contractor shall not con-
tain more than twenty grains of sulphur in
any form in one hundred cubic feet of gas,
nor more than five grains of ammonia in any
form in one hundred cubic feet of gas, and
shall be free from the impurity known as
sulphuretted hydrogen and fall other noxious
impurities, to be determined by the ordinary
tests.
The contractor shall so adjust and complete
Its system of mains that Sgas shall be dis
trihuted throughout the entire system of any
gas mains in the city at proper and reason
able pressure, subject to the inspection and
approval OF the authorized agent of the city
of st. Paul.
Any authorized agent of the city of ST. Paul
shall have. for the purpose of making the
tests and inspection herein stated, ali rea-
sonable access during the; proper hours to the
works of said contractor as may be necessary
for the purpose of making, the tests herein
provided for.
Penalties-For everyagasS light which shall
be reported OFT by the police or other agent
of the city OF st. Paul There shall be deducted
from the contract price the cost of light per
night. If the contractor shall fail to furnish
gas to the city of st: Paulsof the quality de-
scrihed herein as shall be shown by tests
made by the city of ST. Paul or its authorized
agent. as previously specified, then the city of
st. Paul shall deduct from the contract price
the sum of money equivalent to the de-
crease In value of the light, which amount
shall be determined by an expert appointed
by the city to make the proper. Investigation.
The contractor may have a representative
present at any and all tests made, and the en-
gineer shall also be present as representa-
tive of the city. s---
Payments-The contractor shall receive pay-
ments monthly on estimates approved by the
board of public works.
Time-The contract for gas lighting shall
be for the period of year, beginning
April l, 1896, and subject to the city charter
and all ordinances now in force.
Bids-Bids will be on form, which will be
"A
check for 10 per cent of the amount bid shall
accomAeny each bid.
These specifications shall be incorporated
into the contract awarded to the successful
bidder.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRIC.
The district to be covered by electric street
lighting includes all that territory now lighted
by gas, more definitely shown on Map No. l.
This general district is su5diyided into four
distinct districts, also shown on Plan No. l,
ana described as follows:
Subdistrict No. ALI that territory now
lighted by gas in Wards Nos. l and and
portions of 8, and S andf9 lying north of
Seventh street and easterlyt of Wabasha and
Rice street, including said streets. University
avenue and all NORTH of University avenue
including Como avenSe. ffpm Rice street to
Lake Como boulevards
Subdistrict No. 2-AlI that territory now
lighted by gas in Wards 3Sand ! lying south
of Seventh street, including Robert street and
Wabasha street bridges and Robert street
and Wabasha streets and the Intervening
streets, and On Concord street and Clinton
avenue. in the Sixth ward.
Snhdistr;ct Ne. 3-AiI that territory now
lighted by gas IN the Fifth ward. and so