The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-23
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks Office

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov 81, 1896.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro-
Number AZ, Court House. st. Paul, Mime
sota until o'clock p. m. Dec. LIST, for
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-
posals received pursuant to this notice, and
1t Will be made between the City of st. Paul
and the lowest responsible bidder for the
will run from Jan. 1, 1897, until Jan. /, 1898.
The 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. l, at 1880 o'clock D. m, and by
the Assembly of said city, Dec. 8, at 1880
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
untii dawn of each and every night during
the term of said contract including the light
ing or 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,
ana supplying the necessary burners ap-
pilances and fixtures Of every kind therefor,
Whlch 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 also state the price for the same in case the
city supplies its own burners by purchase or
Dy renting the same from the contractor, 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 lamp 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
tne hgntlng OF all said lamps, keeping them
IN good repair and furnishing the material
tnerefor, 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
Ior Whlch 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 per
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
nlsn the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equal to 14-candle power light In each
street lamp from sunset until dawn CT each
ana every night, also on the moon schedule
from Jan. /, 1897, to Dec. 81, 1897 inclusive
including the lighting of all said lamps
keeping them III good repair and furnishing
the materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set and ready for USE and keeninp
the glass clean and bright, the city to sup
ply its own burners
-, Proposals a o must also state the price each at
which the bidder will furnish, sell to the city.
ana put IN place the lamps herein mentioned
gaso!lne burners capable of producing a light
equal 10 14-candle power light, to be used
IA lamps from which burners may be 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
De made for the use Of each gasoline burner
which may be necessary to supply the Iamns
herein mentioned during the term of the con-
tract nerein mentioned, said burners to be
capable OF producing a light equal to a a.
candle power and to remain the property of
the e person ;s furnishing the same,
oo NJ rs u. uhaerstood that rne city upon the
coming IN OF the bids, reserves the right to
either purchase the burners which NAV he
oHered pursuant to this advertisement. or
pursuant hereto. AVA 40A'
proposals must also state the price each
at which the bidder will furnish. sell m tbs
cry cry ana put In place 1.500 street lamps or
sucn otner number as the Common Council
may order, without the burners or posts al
taehed, but otherwise complete, of as GOOD
tho.a substantial quality ana appearance as
that are lighted by gasoline. oo''
Also the price each at which the bidder
VIII furnish. sell to the city, and put in
pace pace Ioo substantial and properly turned
Der as the Common Council NAV Sordar said
posts to be ten feet long and from ths bnt-
tom 10 a point six inches above the snr-
ne and 81 the sou to be tarred before setting.
ana the turned portion to be painted hIacE
oalu turned portion to be of the same stvIe
as tnose now In use. Said posts lamns and
burners tc be furnished only to such MN
DSfs Us may De necessary to supply the nlaca
OF those now in use as they become br 49,
or useless. or otherwise displaced and ench
others as may be ordered under the terms
OF me SAD contract by the Common Council
OF ehe City or st. Paul, and the same To no
Gil. Ai'ioh |oun-
Proposals must state the price each 81
which posts and lamps will be removed 9r3on,
one point to another upon proper ordeT. nrol
vldeo. however, that no removal shall he
TpequiTeu curing the months OF November,
December January and February
proposals will also state the priee aacb
az which the bidder will furnish separate
sheet Iron street lamp signs, as good as
those now in use to be furnished and placed
from which the signs may be for any reason,
removed, ana on new lamp posts which NAV
be furnished to be stationed on street cor
ners, said signs to be furnished only upon
an oroer therefor by the Common Council.
Proposals must state the price for paint
ing posts, lamps and appliances thereto. in
service Jan. l. 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