The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks once,

City Clerks Office,
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 81, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received at this Office Room
Number A., Court House. St Paul Mime
sofa, until D O'Clock p. m. Dec. list, for a
contract for lighting with gasoline certain
streets and public grounds Of the City of st.
Paul according to the specifications herein
after set forth.
The portions of the city to be lighted are
streets and public grounds which have been
lighted 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
into at the Court House as soon as the Com
mon council of the city acts upon the pro-
posa!s received pursuant to this notice, and
II viii be made between the City of St. Paul
ana the lowest responsible bidder for the
work and materials herein mentioned, and
Will run from Jan. l. 1897. until Jan. /, 1898.
Inc 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
CITY, Dec. ], at 7:30 o'clock p. m, and by
the Assembly of said city, Dec. 3, at 7:30
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
equai 10 fourteen-candle power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned from sunset
until Dawn or each and every night during
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 and ready for
use and keeping the glass clean and bright.
ana supplying the necessary burners ap-
planes and fixtures of every kind therefor,
which burners shall remain the property OF
the contractor. but all other parts Of said
lanlps ana AL 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
Dy renting the same from the contra ctor, as
hereinafter stated.
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 iafnp herein mentioned, on the moon
schedule, requiring approximately 1000 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
schedules of lighting to be furnished in ad-
vance by the Commissioner of Public Works
curing the term of said contract including
the lighting 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
Drignt, ana supplying the necessary burners,
appliances and fixtures, of every kind there
for, which burners shall remain the property
OF tne contractor but all other parts Of said
lamps and all other appliances and attach
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 OF
by renting the same from the contractor. as
hereinafter stated.
Proposals must also state the price pe1
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
hlsn the necessary gasoline to sustain q light
equal to q 14-candle power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ann ana every night also on the moon schedule
from Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 81, 1897, inclusive
including the lighting of all said lamns
keeping them In good repair and furnishing
the materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set ana ready for use, and keeping
the glass clean and bright, the CITY to sun
ply its own burners.
proposals must also state the price each at
whicn the bidder will furnish, sell to the city,
ana put IN place the lamps herein mentioned
gasoline burners capable Of producing a light
equai TO 14-eandle power light to be lIsed
IN lamps from which burners may be re-
moved for any reason and to be furnished
when they may be ordered by the Common
Council. NV common
Proposals will also state what charge will
De mace Ior the use Of each gasoline burner
Whlch may be necessary to supply the lamps
nefein mentioned during the term of the CON
eIacJ hereln mentioned. said burners to be
c c51 OF producing light equal to a IA
cahole power and to remain the property of
the person furnishing the same
1t Is understood that the CITY unon tho
coming IN OF the bids, reserves the right to
either purchase the burners which NAV ne
offered pursuant to this advertisement ar
TO rent those which may be offered for rent
pursuant hereto. -0D'
at which the bidder will furnish. sell 10 ~
city and put in place 1500 street LAMPS or
sueh otner number as the Common Council
may order, without the burners or posts at
tacneo, Dut otherwise complete, OF as good
ana substantial quality and 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 mt IN
place 750 substantial and properly turned
CEDAR WOOD lamp posts, or such other num-
posts to be ten feet long and from the hot hot
tom to point six inches above the sur
race OF the soil to be tarred before setting
ana the turned portion to be painted black.
SAID turned portion to be of the same stvJe
as those now in use. Said posts lamDs and
burners tc be furnished only to such nuDo
Ders as may De necessary to supply the place
OF those now In use as they become broken
or useless, or otherwise displaced and sueh
others as may be ordered under the terms
OF the said contract by the Common Council
OF the City OF st. Paul, and the same IN he
ell. common ooun-
Proposals must state the price each at
wnlen Posts ana lamps will be removed from
one point TO another upon proper order: Dro-
Vlaea, however, that no removal shall be
required during the months of November
December. January and February
Proposals will also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish separate
sheet iron street lamp signs. as road nc
those now IN use. to be furnished and placed
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 onIv NO.,
an order therefor by the Common Cannot
proposals must state the price for paint
ing posts, lamps and appliances thereto in
service Jan. l, 1897, and all gucn 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
whole plant shall be finished by the 31st day
Proposals must state the price for furnish
ing and putting in place all the necessary
gasoline lamp tanks which are or will be
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 OF its committees, select pronliscuously
from the lamps lighted under the contract
20 thereof from any portion Of the civ and
to 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 II the said
average candle power of said lamps shall be
less than "A candle power, then the City of
ST. Paul shall pay for the work done under
said contract only such portion Of the price
DID lor furnishing the necessary gasoline to
sustain a light equal to a 14-eandle power
light, as the said average candle power bears
to 14-cand1e power light
me contract will provide that If 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