The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23

painted black. lamps and appliances thereto.
dark green on the outside and white inside,
II Is understood that the painting of tha
W w 9I plant shall be finished by the 31st day
proposals must state the price for furnish
ING ana putting In place all the necessary
gasoline lamp tanks which are or will he
the contract !" VI
proposals must also state the price FIR
cast IRON lamp. sockets to be furnished and
put put IN place as they may become unservice
aDIe during the life of the contract
The contract will provide that +ba civ
council may at any time, by itself, or through
any OF It's committees, select promiscuousIv
IRON II m tne lamps lighted under the contract
20 thereof from any portion of the city and
10 cause the same to be tested and to ascer
tain the exact candle power Of such lamns
t ana 10 average such candle power, and upon
the averaging Of such candle light power sfch
average shall be taken as the basis of tha
candle power of every lamp to be lighted
unoer said contract and that if the said
average candle power of said lamps shall ha
less than IA candle power then the civ oS
st: Paul shall pay for the work done under
SAID contract only such portion of the nrice
DIG Ior furnishing the necessary gasoline to
sustain light equal to a 14-candle power
Ignt, as the said average candle power heara
to 14-candle power light
The contract will provide that If for any
reason any lamp fails to give a good and
proper light during the whole or any mart NJ
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-
tor shall examine or cause to be examined
daily the reports of the police as to Iamps thot
are broken or unnt for use, and shall repair
the same within forty-eight hours from the
time he receives said notice or any other
actual notice that said lamps need repairs
without any expense to the city in addition
10 what is expressly provided to be paid for
the other work and material specific herein
The number of lamps to be lighted and
Kept burning, as above stated, and furnished
with gasoline, shall not at any time be less
than 1000 nor more than Z, 500, but the Com
mon Council may reserve the right to fix
or change the number at any time between
said limits The number of lamps and the
other terms of the contract shall be subject
to and according to the Laws of the State of
Minnesota, and the charter Of the City Of St.
Paul.
The contract will also provide that the
lamps in use at the time the contract shall
begin, and those that shall be put in use I'M
der It's terms thereafter, shall upon the ex-
piration of said contract be delivered to the
City of St. Paul, by the contractor in as good
condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear
occurring by reason Of the proper use thereof
excepted), as they shall be in when the con-
tract commences.
A bond will be required to be executed and
delivered at the time of the execution Of the
contract, complying with the requirements Of
the Laws Of the State of Minnesota, and a
bond will be required, with two sureties in
the sum of $4,000, conditioned for the full
anu 1oANnAuA pen VI ZIG COAt4 dGI ny
the contractor. Said sureties to be such
the Common Council shall approve.
Bids must be accompanied by certified
check, or cashiers check, on some st. Paul
bank in the sum Of 81, 500 payable TO the
der of the City Clerk Of the City of ST. Paul,
security for the making and executing OF
said contract On behalf of said bidder, and
the furnishing of said bonds If his bid shall
be accepted.
The right is reserved by the Common Coun-
Gil to reject any and all bids.
Payments upon the contract shall be made
by the city during the calendar month
ceeding the month In which they earned,
or within thirty days after the expiration Of
said month.
Said proposals shall be securely sealed and
marked, Proposals for City Lighting"
Blank forms for bids may be procured at
this office.
MATT JENSEN, City Clerk.
Nov. q (dly) Dec. l.