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

much of the Ninth and Fourth wards lying
north Of Seventh street ard westerly of Wa
basha street, including Seventh street west of
Wabasha street, and Eagle street to the river
the High bridge and the streets in the Sixth
ward not already subd:stricted
Subdistrict No. All that territory now
lighted by gas in the Seventh ward and that
part of the Eighth ward lying south of and
including Carroll street
The lamps furnished are to be of 1000 nom
inal candle power, OF the kind or system
known the electric arc lamp. All lamps
shall be protected by a hood or other device
to Prevent the wind from destroying the are
All globes of the lamps shall be of clear
glass and uniform thickness and proper shape
To avoid causing rings or streaks of light and
shadow. All globes that may become broken
must be replaced with sound ones each day
before starting the light. The clear globes
must not obstruct or absorb more than 10 per
cent of the light of the lamp. Dirt and car
bon must be removed from the globes and the
globes cleaned inside and outside each day
before starting the lights.
The lamps shall be operated continuously
each and every night during the continuance
OF the contract. The lamps shall be started
an hour after sunset and be kept in operation
until an hour before sunrise. except during
the months OF November December January
and February, when they will be started at
sunset.
The number of lamps shall be about so and
as many additional lamps as shall be ordered
from time to time. the additional lamps or
dered not to exceed 10 per cent of the number
All lamps, unless otherwise ordered by tho
board OF public works, shall be located ct
street intersections, as shown on plans and
snail be suspended either from two poles on
oiaeonal street corners or from one pole with
an arm extending into the street The sus-
pension wire may be attached to the building
OIL the street corner, provided the written
consent can be obtained from the owner of
the building -
The right is reserved to remove any IamD
lroin one location to another. upon written
oroer OF the board of public works. such re-
mcVal TO be made by the contractor the ay
Pense OF such removal to be paid by the citv
OF st. Paul. at such compensation as the h.
OF public works may determine as equitable
and just
Electric Current-A continuous current only
Will he considered. The electric current tn he
furnished to each arc is never to be less than
20 amperes, and the pressure consumed in
eacn arc not less than AZ volts and giving an
electrical energy CT not less than 400 watts
IL more or less amperes are used then the
Voits snail be proportionately less or greater
so 50 that the energy consumed in the arc shall
be not less than 400 watts.
For the purpose of making tests Of curror+.
ana examining the lamps, wires poles an
paratus and appliances, with the view of
r'.;. liiins Whether the company is complying
Win the terms OF these specifications II is
further understood and agreed that AT au
proper times the city, by its authorized agent
shaii nave access to all of said lamps wires
Foies. apparatus and appliances in the city
and also to the plants of the comranv an5
Shall have the right at any time and ali fines
VI attaching IN any OF the circuits at such
pclnt or points as they may select one or
more meters or other measuring instrurents
and to maintain the same during its nIaasura'
and nave the further right to remove ar any
TIME one or more lamps for the purnose y,
testing the candle power of said Ia, VI
lamps. ip VI
In case the actual current supplied to anv
lamp snail be less than that called for herein.
paynent shaii only be made for such actual
r<os-
based pro rata upon the amount which 80
De PAID for the amount required herein nm
less said deficiency shall amount to over %
per cent OF the amount called for, in which
case no payment shall be made the lights
being considered useless o"
for each and every electric lamn which
snail De extinguished not lighted the whole
d,so VI any part OF the night, the city shall
ueuuct Twice the amount which the party
wouiu De entitled to receive If such IamD or
lamps had been lighted all the night.
CaIpohs-fhe carbons furnished shall be of
the best quality for the purpose Samples of
the carbons used must be furnished to tho
Doaro OF public works, or their authorized
inspectors, for approval. Whenever a low
CURED TO use cored type of carbon for
the positive or upper carbon of the proper
size to correspond to the amount of amDeres
used in the lamp
Poles-Line poles shall be from, * IN A.
1eet long and not less than seven inches in
diameter at the top. They shall he STRAIGHT
sLhoothiy shaved ana painted with two coats
OF paint of color approved by the board of
public works within thirty days after cree
ton, and placed not to exceed an average of
125 feet apart.
The poles from which the lamps are sus-
pended will be of sufficient length to extend
forty feet from the ground and shall be
seven inches in diameter at the top and
twelve inches in diameter at the bottom
smoothly shaved. straight, and painted with
two coats of black paint. All poles shall be
set inside the curb line under the direction
of the city engineer, and shall be branded
with the name OF the owner. Where lamps
by special permission are suspended from a
mast arm, such mast arm will be of design
approved by the board of public works, and /
of sufficient length to extend the lamp not
to exceed twenty feet from the pole which
supports the mast arm.
The contractor can have the privilege of
using the poles of other electric light com
panies within the district covered by his
lighting contract under the conditions of the
ordinance governing the same The location
of the different pole lines can be seen in the
Office OF the city engineer.
Bond-The contractor will be required to
give surety or trust company bond in the
following amounts: District No. l. $40, 600: