The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-01
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks Office.

posdiS Will pc received at this office, Room
NUMBER ~, Court House. St. Paul. Mime
sofa, until O'Clock p. m. Dec. LIST, for
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and public grounds of the City Of st
after set forth
The portions Of the city to be lighted are
streets streets and public grounds which have beer
Ighted for the six months last past will
gasoline lamps, and such other streets anf
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 as soon as the Com
mon Council Of the city acts upon the pro
IL VIII De made between the CityNof st. Pau
ana the lowest responsible bidder for thu
WORK sM and materials herein mentioned, AMI
VII. run from Jan. /, 1897 until Jan. I, 1898.
me proposals for said contract will b.
opened and considered by the said Common
SGouncll at meeting of each body Of sait
House, in the City of st. Paul, as follows
to wit: By the Board Of Aldermen of salt
clty' Dec. ], at 7:30 o'clock p. m. and BIZ
me assembly OF said city, Dec. 8, at 7:S
Proposals must state the price per lamy
per month at which the bidder will furnish
equal to conference.-the power light in eaci
sreet lamp herein mentioned from suIise
uhtfi dawn OF each and every night during
the term OF said contract. including the light
1
repair, and furnishing the material therefor
and Keeping them properly set and ready 70
a ase' and Keeping the glass clean and bright
ana supplying the necessary burners ap
pLanees and fixtures of every kind therefor
which burners shall remain the property O
; ;a,s contractor but all other parts of salt
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 ths
city supplies its own burners by purchase Of
py renting the same from the contractor, az
hereinafter stated.
Proposals must state the price per lamr
per month at which the bidder will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equai TO conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned, on the moon
scneouie, requiring approximately 9 600 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
scheduleS or lighting to be furnished In ad-
vance by the Commissioner OF Public Works
curing the term OF said contract, including
the hgntins OF all said lamps, keeping them
IN gooo repair and furnishing the material
lnerefor. and keeping them properly set and
READY for use, and keeping the glass clean and
bright, 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 snail 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.
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
ni5h the necessary gasoline to sustain g light
equal to 14-candle power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn of each
and every night also on the moon schedule
from Jan. l, 1897, to Dec 81, 1897. Inclusive.
including the lighting of all said lamps,
keeping tnem IN good repair and furnishing
the materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set and ready for use and keeping
the glass clean and bright the CITY TO sum
ply its own burners
PrOD0SalS rnI1St also ctot, A. /.
when 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 be ,1sed
In lamps from which burners NAV he re-
moved for any reason, and to be furnished
Enen they may be ordered by the Common
Proposals will also state what CHARGE vii,
De made for. the use Of each gasoline burner
Rnlcn may be necessary to supply the Iamns
t herein mentioned during the term OF the con-
tract herein mentioned, said burners to be
capapie OF producing light equal to a IA
es power and to remain the property of
the person furnishing the same =
1t is understood that the citv unon +ba
coming In OF the bids, reserves the tight In
either purchase the burners which NAV Ia
offered pursuant to this advertisement. or
pursuant hereto - 1850
Proposals must also STAKE the price each
at which the bidder will furnish. sell to tIa
city and put In place 500 straat lawns 80
such other number as the Common Camncti
may order. without tho burners or nosfs a.
tacned, but otherwise complete of as good
4nu suDstantlal quality and appearance as
that are lighted by gasoline.
Also the price each at which the bidder
VIII Iurnisn. sell to the city, and put in
piaee I5V SUBSTANTIAL and properly turned
cedar wood lamp posts. or such other nun
Der as the common Council may order said
posts to De ten feet long, and from the bot
tom to point six inches above the SIR
face of the soil to be tarred before setting
ana the turned portion to be painted black
Said turned portion to be of the same styIe
as those now in use. Said posts lamps and
burners tc be furnished only to such MN
lers as may be necessary to. supply the DIana
OF those now la use as they become broken
or useless. or otherwise displaced and such
others as may be ordered under the terms
OF the said contract by the Common Camel
OF the City of st. Paul, and the same To he
placed where ordered by the Common CouDe
Gil.
Proposals must state the price each ~
which posts and lamps will be removed from
one point to another upon proper ordar. Nc
vided. however. that no removal shall = ba
required during the months of November
December, January and February.
Proposals viii also stare the price each
at which the bidder will furnish separata
sheet iron street lamp signs, as good as
those now in use, to be furnished and nIaead
on lamps stationed at corners of streets.
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. 1. 1887, and all such posts and
lamps that may have to be replaced: also
all additional lamps and posts to be pat In
servtce during the life OF the contract with
two coats of standard paint, posts to be
painted black, lamps and appliances thereto.
dark green on ths outside and white inside
II is understood that the painting Of the
whole plant shall be finished by the s1st day
OF May. 1897 -
Proposals must state the prics for furnish.
ing ana putting In place All the necessary