The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks Omce

posals will be received at this Office. Room
Number 42, Court House. st. Paul, Mime
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and publia grounds of the City of st.
Faul according to the specifications herein
after set forth.
The portions Of the city to be lighted are
streets and public grounds which have been
Hgnted~ for the six months last past with
gasoline lamps, and such other streets and
GROUNDS as the Common Council of the City
or ST. Paul may hereafter order to be lighted
accordlng to the terms Of the contract herein
The contract to be made will be entered
into at the Court House as soon as the Com
mon Council Of the city acts upon the pro-
II VIII be made between the City of ST. Paul
ana tne lowest responsible bidder for the
, WORK and materials herein mentioned and
VIII run from JAM l, 1897, until Jan. /, 1898.
me proposals for said contract will be
opened and considered by the said Common
Council at meeting of each body of said
house, IN the City of St. Paul as follows,
to wit: BY the Board Of Aldermen of said
elty, Dec. at 7:S0 O'Clock p. M. and by
the Assembly Of said city, Dec 8, at 1880
Proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the bidder wifi furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, from sunset
until dawn OF each and every night during
tne term OF said contract including the light
ing or all said lamps, keeping them in good
repair, and furnishing the material therefor.
ana keeping them properly set and ready for
Use. and keeping the glass clean and bright
ana supplying the necessary burners ap-
p1ahees and fixtures of every kind therefor,
Whlcn burners shall remain the property OF
the contractor, but all other parts OF said
lamps and all other appliances and attach
mems 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
bS renting the same from the contractor, as
Proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the bidder will furnish
tne necessary gasoline to sustain light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street LAMP herein mentioned on the moor.
seneauie requiring approximately 1000 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
sehedates or lighting to be furnished in ad-
vance by the Commissioner of Public Works
during the term Of said contract including
the iigntng 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 fxtures 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
ment5 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 per
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nlsh the necessary gasoline to sustain q light
equal TO 14-eandIe power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ana every night, also on the moon schedule
from Jan. 1. 1897, to Dec. 81, 1897 inclusive
Including the lighting of all said lamps,
keeping them In good repair and furnishing
properly set and ready for use, and keeping
the glass clean and bright, the city 10 sun
ply It's own burners.
Proposals must also state the nrjee aach at
Wnlch the bidder will furnish, sell to the city
anu put In place the lamps herein mentioned
sasonne burners capable of producing a light
in lamps from which burners may be re-
moved for any reason, and to be furnished
when they may be ordered nv tha Conmon
Council
Proposals will also state what charge will
pc made Tor the use OF each gasoline burner
Wnieh may be necessary to supply the lamps
tract herein mentioned, said burners to be
capable or producing light equal to a IL
canale power and to remain the property of
the person furnishing the same
It Is understood that tne city unon tha
coming III OF the bids. reserves the right 10
either purchase the burners which may be
ohefe0 pursuant 20 this advertisement or
to rent those which may be offered for REM
pursuant hereto.
Proposals must also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish sell IN fha
city and put IN place 1,509 street la1sips or
such other number as the Common Council
may order, without the burners or posts at
and 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 put in
place 760 substantial and properly turned
cedar wood lamp posts, or such other num-
Der az the Common Council NAV order said
posts to be ten feet long and from the hot
tom to a point six inches ahova tha s,1r
faee OF the soil to. be tarred befoN setting.
and the turned portion to be painter black
Said turned portion to be of the same stvle
as those now in use. Said posts lan1ns and
burners tc be furnished only to such num-
bers as may be necessary to supply the ulace
OF those now in use IS they become broken
or useless, or otherwise Displaced and such
others as may be ordered under the term :.
OF the said contract by the Common Come.
Of the City or st. Paul, and The same to he
placed where ordered by the Common Conn
Gil.
Proposals must state the pr,ca aacb a.
which posts and lamps will be removed from,
one point To another upon proper order; pro-
required during the months of Noven1bar
December, January and February
Proposals will also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish separate
those now in use, to be furnished and nlaeef
on lamps stationed at corners OF streats
from which the signs may be fer any reason
removed, and On new lamp posts which NAV
be furnished to 6e 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
servics Jan. l, 1887. and all such posts and
Tampa that may have to be replaced: alss.
all additional Tampa and posts to be- put ir
service during the llfe OF tho contract with
two coats Of standard paint posts to b.
painted black. lamps and appliances thereto
dark green on the outside and white inside
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