The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
CITY Clerks once
ar Paul MINI Nov d 1909


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-
posaiS 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. l. 1898.
Inc proposals for said contract will be
opened and considered by the said Common
Council at meeting Of each body of said
Common Council, to be held in the Court
to wit: By the Board Of Aldermen of said
city, Dec l. at 80 o'clock p. 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
tne 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
the term OF said contract, including the light
ing or all sad 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
and supplying the necessary burners an
pllances and fixtures of every kind therefor
Wnlch burners shall rema n the property Of
the contractor, but all other parts of said
lamps and all other appliances and attach
nents 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
Guy supplies its own burners by purchase or
hereinafter stated.
proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the bidder will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain light
equal to conference.-the power light in each
street lamp herein mentioned on the moon
scnea9ule, requiring approximately 600 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
schedules of lighting to be furnished in adj
vance by the Comm ssoner of Public Works
curing the term of said contract including
the Hghtlng of all said lamps keeping them
In good repair and furnishing the material
tnerefor, and keep ng them properly set and
ready Tor use, and keeping the glass clean and
VI gnu, ana supplying the necessary burners,
appllances ana hXtures, of every kind there
LOT, winch burners shall remain the property
OF the contractor, but all other parts of said
lamps ana all other appliances and attach
Inents 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 rent ng the same from the contractor as
hereinafter stated
Proposals must also state the price per
lamp per month at which the bidder will fur
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equal to a 14-candle power light in each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ana ana every night. also on the moon schedule
including the lighting of ali said Iamns
Keeping them in good repair and furnishing
the materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set and ready for use, and keeping
tne glass clean and bright, the city to SUP.
ply its own burners
Proposals must also state the price each at
s %mc MT the nldder will furnish sell to the city,
ana put IN place the lamps herein mentioned
gasoline burners capable of producing a light
equal 10 l4-candle power light, to be used
IN lamps from which burners may be re-
moved for any reason, and to be furnished
Council. ~ '10 0oAllion
Proposals will also state what charge will
D9 n1doe Tor the use of each gasoline burner
which may be necessary to supply the lamps
nereln mentioned during the term of the con-
eidct nereIn mentioned, said burners to be
oapapIe OF producing light equal to a IA
candle power and to remain the pronertv of
the person furnishing the same
1t is understood that Ine civ unon +ba
coming ID or the. bids, reserves the right TO
eiIher purchase the burners which NAV he
onered pursuant to this advertisement ~
10 rent those which may be offered for rent
pursuant hereto.
Z Proposals must also srara ~ 49,
at which the bidder will furnish Sell to tbo
cIly and put in place $500 street Iamns nr
sum other number as the Common Council
may order, without the burners or nosts Of
tached, but otherwise complete If as 800
ana substantial quality ana appearance as
t tiose now IN use by the city on those streets
that are lighted by gasoline
Also the price each at which the biddor
VIII urn sh, sell to the city and nut in
padce aoU substantial and properly turned
beu"a "qou lamp posts or such other num-
per as the Common Council NAV order sajd
posts 10 De ten feet long, and from the hot
TOM 10 point six inches above tha sur
aace OF the SOIL to be tarred before setting
ana the turned portion to be Dainted bIonS
oalo turned portion to be of the same stvIe
as those now in use. Said posts Iamns and
p &c be furnished only 10 such MN
oers as may be necessary to supply the Mace
OF those now in use as thew hecome broIor
or useless, or otherwise displaced and snch
o % as may be ordered under the terms
OF the said contract by the Common Connn
or the City of st. Paul and he sap,e ~
Gil. INC Oolhnoh Coun-
wb b[Jpo n@ef must state the price each at
wien posts and lamps will be removed from
one point to another upon proper order. mo
rai noweVer' mat no removal shall he
required during the mon his of NoTan1b De
December; January and February.
proposals will also state the nrica o.h
a. ~ when the bidder will furnish SEPARATE
f fheee n iron street lamp signs as good as
nose now in use, to be furnished and nGaoed
on lamps at'oned at corners of st p.aeeu
rom Wnlch the signs may be for anv reason
he t', Gu, ana on new lamp posts which NAV
De Iurulsneo 10 be stationed on street cor
ners, said signs to be furnished onG1 -
an order therefor by the Common Connc.I Ign
,n PROPOSALS must state the price for paint
ing posts, lamps and appliances tbnret Pan =,
service Jan. 1, 1897, and all snch ncsts ~ ~
lamps mat may have to be reDIacad. sIso
an additional lamps and posts to he mt IN
fwo 'lI noa tuilng me fe of the con ract with
vas OF standard paint, posts To he
panied black lamps and appliances tbero+o
uoIh green on the outside and white inside
Is unoerS GOD that the painting of tba
of May. 1897 ny the 0lst day
FropoSais must state the price for furnish
ing ana putting in place all the necessary
S SorGnnoa lamp tanks which are or will be
the contract. INC telH oI
Proposals must also state the price for
oas' j., IRON lamp sockets to be furnished and
able during the life of the contract
The contract will provide that the ci+,,
CouhcIi may at any time by itself or througb
s ny VI us committees, select promiscuousIv
IRON the lamps lighted under the contranff
20 thereof from any portion Of the citv ana
70 cause the same to be tested and To asc 80
IAN the exact candle power of such lamns
anu TO average such candle power and unon
the averaging of such candle light noTlo epoh
average shall be taken as the basis Of 49,
canole power of every lamp to he Iiebtnd
uluer SAID contract, and that If the said
less than IA candle power, then fhe Citv os
81: raul shall pay for the work done u1der
sald contract only such portion of the nr;ca
bid for furnishing the necessary pascI;nea - -
sustain a light equal to a 14cand1e n ~
light, as the said average candle mower Haas
TO 14-candle power light
me contract will provide that If for any
reason any lamp fails to give good ana
proper light during the whole or any mart of
any night when it should have been lighted &c
provided In said contract. the contractor shall
receive no pay for said lamp for said night
Said contract will provide that the coptroo
Tor snail examine or cause to be examined
daily the reports of the police as to Ianns that
are broken or unfit for use and shall renaGr
Orfy