The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-27
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
CITY Clerks once.

Number Il, Court House. st. Paul Mime
sofa, until 6 O'Clock D. m. Dec 1st, for q
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and public grounds Of the City Of St.
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
nghted 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,
according to the terms Of the contract herein
mentioned.
The contract to be made will be entered
mon Council Of the city acts upon the pro-
posais received pursuant to this notice. and
II VIII be made between the City Of st. Paul
SnG the lowest responsible bidder for the
WILL run from Jan. l. 1897, until Jan. l, 1898.
me 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
city, Dec. ], at 7:3O o'clock p. M, and by
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
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 ard ready for
nse, and keeping the glass clean and bright,
ana supplying the necessary burners, ap-
pIances and fixtures of every kind therefor.
winch 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.
Proposals must state the urice ner lamp
per month at which the bidder will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain q light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, on the moon
scneduie, requiring approximately 1900 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
scheduies OF lighting to be furnished in ad-
vance Dy 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
tneTefor, and keeping them properly set and
ready for use, and keeping the glass clean and
or2gnt, 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
Proposals must also state the price Der
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nish the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to a l4-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.
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.
prOp0aals must aIr Stotn ~ -.
which the bidder will furnish, sell to the city.
and put in place the lamps herein mentioned
gasoline burners capable Of producing a light
equal to 14-candle power light to he used
in lamps from which burners NAV he re-
moved for any reason, and to be furnished
when they may be ordered by the Common
Council
Proposals will also state what charge will
be made for the use of each gasoline burner
which may be necessary to supply the Iamps
herein mentioned during the term of the con-
tract herein mentioned, said burners to be
capable OF producing light equal to a IA
canole power and to remain the property Of
the person furnishing the same
II Is understood that the city upon the
coihIns III OF the bids, reserves the right to
either purchase the burners which NAV he
offered pursuant to this advertisement or
pursuant hereto. "
Proposals must also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish. sell tn the
city and put in place 1900 street Iamps on
may order, without the burners or posts az
tached, but otherwise complete. of as good
and substantial quality ana appearance as
those now In use by the CITY on those stroet ts
that are lighted by gasoline. 81 o0'A
Also the price each at which the bidder
VIII furnish. sell to the city, and nut in
place 7oO substantial and properly turned
cedar wood lamp posts or such other MN
Der as the Common Council may order. said
posts to be ten feet long, and from the hot
tom to point six inches above the sur
lace or the soil to be tarred before setting
and the turned portion to be painted hianf5
SAID turned portion to be of the same styIe
as those now in use. Said posts lamns and
b burners &c De furnished only to such num-
peTs as may De necessary to supply the nJaoe
Oh tnoSe now IN use as they become broken
or useless, or otherwise displaced. and such
oe OF t1I as may be ordered under the terms
OF the said contract by the Common CounciI
Of the City of st. Paul, and the same To- he
placed where ordered by the Common Conn
Gil. Noun
Proposals must state the price each ~
which posts and lamps will be removed from
one point to another upon proper order. nro-
Nloea however that no removal shall he
required during the months Of Novambar
december. January and February
Proposals will also state the prica eaob
at which the bidder will furnish separate
sheet iron street lamp signs, as good as
those now in use, to be furnished and nIace5
on lamps stationed at corners of STRAITS
from which the signs may be for any reason
removed ana ON new lamp posts which NAV
ners, said signs to be furnished only unon
an order therefor by the Common Counci1
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 nut 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
ThO1 nj ont Ea1I ~
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 he
rendered unservfceable during the term Of
the contract.
Proposals must also state the price for
cast iron lamp sockets to be furnished and
put In place as they may become unservice-
able during the life Of the contract
The contract will provide that the City
Council may at any time, by itself. or through
any or its committees, select premiscuousiy
from the lamps lighted under the contract
70 tnereof from any portion of the city. and
10 cause the same to be tested and to ascer-
tain the exact candle power of such lamps,
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 sat5
average candle power of said lamps shall he
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 a light equal to a 14-candle power
nght, as the said average candle power bears
to H-candle power light.
The contract will provide that II for any
reason any lamp fails to give a good and
proper light during the whole, or any part of
any night when 1t should have been lighted as
provided in said contract, the contractor shall
receive no pay for said lamp for said night
Said contract will provide that the contrac-
Ior snall examine or cause to be examined
daily the reports Of the police as to lamps that
are broken or unfit for use, and shall repair
the same within forty-eight hours from the
tune he receives said notice, or any other
without any expense to the city in addition
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