The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-30
PROPOSALS FOR CITY LIGHT
ING WANTED.
City Clerks once


posals will be received at this office, Room
Number 42, Court House. st. Paul. Mime
sofa, until o'clock p. m. Dec. 1st. for a
contract 1oF 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 erder TO be lighted
according to the terms OF the contract herein
mentioned.
The contract to be made will be entered
INTO az the Court House as soon as the Com
mon council OF the city acts upon the pro-
RoSEs /. ssS, received pursuant to this notice and
II WA De made between the City of st. Paul
ana me lowest responsible bidder for the
work and materials herein mentioned, and
Will run from Jan. l. 1887, until Jan. l. 1898.
me 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
ens @ assembly OF said city, Dec. 8, at 1880
| Proposals must state the price per lamp
per month at which the btdde: will furnish
the necessary gasoline to sustain a light
equai to conference.-the power light in each
i street lamp herein mentioned from sunset
| unth 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,
ana Keeping them properly set and ready for
Ase, ahd keeping the glass clean and bright,
ana supplying the necessary burners, ap-
piiances and fixtures of every kind therefor
w!iicn burners SHAH remain the property Of
tne contractor, but all other parts of said
lAmps and all other appliances and attach
menLs 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
ciey supplies It's own burners by purchase or
py fenling 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 a conference.-the power light in each
street faIaD herein mentioned on the moon
seneGule. requiring approximately 2000 hours
per lamp per year, according to the monthly
scneouies or lighting to be furnished in ad-
rance by the Commissioner of Public Works
during the term OF said contract including
"a tne nentlng OF all said lamps, keeping them
IN good repair and furnishing the material
therefor, and keeping them properly set ana
ready Tor use and keeping the glass clean and
bright, and supplying the necessary burners,
appliances and fixtures of every kind there,
for. which 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
nisn tho necessary gasoline to sustain q light
equal to 4 14-candie power light In each
street lamp from sunset until dawn Of each
ana every night. also on the moon schedule
from Jan. 1, 1897, to Dec. 81, 1897, inclusive
including the lighting of all said lamus
Aeeping them In good repair and furnishing
tne materials therefor, and keeping them
properly set and ready for use and kesrina
the glass clean and bright, the city to- sl1p-
ply Its own burners.
Proposals must also state the prire .aach a.
#hich the bidder win furnish, sell to the city
ana put In place the lamps herein mentioned.
s.oI sssonne burners capable of producing Hight
seuai 20 lA-eaadie power Hight, to be used
IN lamps fr1m which burners may be re-
moved Tor any reason, and to be furnished
Council. ooAAhoA
proposals will also state wha. charge will
Ds Maoe for the use or each gasoline burner
sens; s,.Sa stay necessary TO supply the lamps
uefeiu mentioned during the term of the con-
tract herein mentioned, said burners to h.
capable or producing light equal to IA
candle peWer and to remain the -Broner1v ~
the person furnishing the same
1t Is understood that the city upop the
coming IN OF the bids. reserves the right tn
essaer s parcnese tbs burners which may be
ohered pursuant to this advertisement or
to rent those which may be offeTed foT. raoi ~
pursuant hereto. e
at which the bidder win furnish sail ~ ~
city and put In place 1,500 street la1ans or
sueh other number as the Common CounciI
n.ay oroer, without the burners or posts at
tacnea. Dut otherwise complete Of as good
ana substantial quality ana appearance AZ
those now in use by the city On these streets
that are lighted by gasoline.
Also the price each at which the aIaao-
VIII furnish, sell to the city, and put in
piace 100 substantial and properly turned
cesar #ooa lamp posts. or such -otfasr rnt.Yn-
Der as the Common Council may order. said
posts to be ten feet long, ana from the bT,t
soEn to point six inches above the sur
lace OF the soil to be tarred before se4tfrsr,
ana the turned portion to be painted hIaes
Saia turned portion TO be OF the same styIe
as those now In use. Said posts ian,ns 81
burners tG be furnished only to sunh n,,,,, ~
beTs as may be necessary to supply the nIaca
or tnoSe now IL use as they become hrolren
or useless, or otherwise displaced and such
others may be ordered under tho tarr.
OF the said contract by the Common fyon,eiI
CT the City OF st. Paul, and the same to he
placed where ordered by the Common Cam
ell. A
Proposals must state the price eaeb q,
which posts and lamps win be removed from
one point to another upon proper order. nro
Eioen. however. that no removal shall he
required during the months of November
December. January and February
Proposals will also state the price each
AZ which the bidder will furnish separate
Sheet iron street lamp signs. as good as
those now in use, to be furnished and placed
lamps stationed at corners Of s+ros-s
from which the signs may be for any rassor
removed, and on new lamp posts which may
be furnished to be stationed On street cor
ners. said signs to be furnished only uuon
an order therefor by the Common Council
Proposals must state the price for paint;
ing posts, lamps ana appliances thereto II,
service Jan. l. 1897, and all sach posts and
iaInps that may have TO be repIsesi: alsc
al sddfsionai lamp. and posts TO be put n
two coats Dr. standard paint, posts TO b.
pa4HfAd AaEnk. fasarss and appliances thereto
dark green On tina outside and white inslae4s
u ~ understood that the painting OF the