The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14
PROPOSALS.


 office Board of Supervisors San Francisco, July F, 1898. In accordance with Resolution No 1867 (Fourth Seres) of the Board of Su- pervisors sealed proposals will be received in open session of the Board on Monday after noon, July 1s 1898, to light with gas and electricity the public streets and outlying portions of the city and county in districts or the entire city and county for a period of two CO years, from August l. 1898, as provided and hereinafter described.
 The gas lamps to be erected and maintained not to exceed 4S00 and the electric lights not to exceed 1000. for which and for the conse- Quent expense provision will be made therefor In the amount to be levied in the street light fund.
 to be placed and maintained on Market street from the ferries to Valencia street, will az Ness avenue, from Market street to Broad way to be located alternately on each side of said street and avenue, on ornamental iron poles not exceeding 25 feet in height, the exact location of said electric lights to be reported to the board and the same approved prior to their erection.
 The electric lights to be placed and main- tained on Golden Gate avenue. from Market to Devisadero street; Folsom street. from Third to Twenty street; Kearny and Montgomery streets, from Market to Broad and Dupont. from Broadway to C;reenwicb street. Stockton street from Market to Sutter street, and from Pacific to Union street: nut street; Third and Fourth streets from Market to Townsend; Fifth street from Mar
 
 from Market to Grammar street are to be arc lights of 2000 candle power each. to be pended from span wires over the center of each crossing and Wherever poles are re- Quired the location must first be reported and approved by this board prior to their erection The arc electric lights new erected on loca- tons in the outlying districts masts poles forty feet in height of 2000 candle power each, numbering 63S, to be maintained erected in the locations unless changes or location are ordered by this board, are to be considered a portion of the 1000 electric IlEhtS herein DrOTt6Pd
 The districts within which the streets are 10 be lighted with gas and electricity are District No. 1-Beginning at the intersec- tion of Market and East streets. along and Including Market to Ridley; along and includ- ing Ridley to Mission; along and including thirteenth to Division; along and including Division to Channel; along and including Channel to the bay; along the bay line to the point of beginning at East and Market District No. 2-Beginning at the intersection including Market to Ridley; along and in- cluding Ridley westerly to Devisadero; along and including Devisadero to the bay; along the bay line to the point of beginning at East and Market.
 District No. 3-Beginning at the northerl, cluding Devisadero to Ridley; along and in cudng Ridley to Buena Vista avenue; along and including Buena Vista avenue south of Buena Vista Park to Frederick street; along and including Frederick to Stanyan; along hcludlns futon to the ocean; along the ocean and bay line to the point of begin
 
 District No 4-Begnnlng at the easterly 'terrnination of Channel street along but not including Channel to Division; along but not including Division to Thirteenth: along but not including Thirteenth to Ridley: along but not including Ridley to Buena Vista avenue; along but not including Buena Vista avenue to Frederick; along but not including Fred erlck to street; along and including H street to the ocean: along the ocean line to the San Mateo County line; along the San Mateo County line to the bay; along the bay line to point of beginning.
 Tba yn ha frT-r rfcI7- ed to be of standard quality and illumin- ating power of not less than seventeen can mined bv tests made by :he gas inspector In his office who will use for said tests such burners will obtain from the gas the greatest amount of light, and practicable for use by the consumer. and consuming at the rate of five cubic feet of gas per hour.
 Lamp posts and lamps-The lamp posts to be used to be of the same material and not to be less in height than the lamp posts in use, and to be erected and lighted at such locations may be designated by the board. The number of lamp posts to be erected and maintained during the continuance Of the contract shall not exceed 4S00 in all and to to the present locations of street lamps erected throughout the city and county ex- cept the locations wherein the streets or DOT tricity. and at such location may be des- ignated by the board the board to have the right to change the location of the same from cost of labor and material in making said changes or removals. When lamps are or
 
 city where no mains are laid then the mains shall be extended or arrangements made by which the lighting of said sections of the city shall be effected, but in no event shall more lights be erected than be paid for out of the fund provided for street lighting during the fiscal year.
 Lamps-The lamps to be similar to those now in use or such as may be approved by the board. and the burner to be used In the lamps in lighting the public streets to con- sist of a single burner of the same size now used in the main thoroughfares. The burners lamps a consumption of not less than five cubic feet The lamp posts. lamps. service pipes mains and all appurtenances incidental and neces, sary to complete and equip the lamps ready bidders who shall erect, maintain and keep the same in proper condition and repair. Lighting lamps-The last lamp on each lamp lighters beat to be lighted hour afte, sunset and to be extinguished one-haIf hour before sunrise, except that during the night of full moon. the night preceding and the night following no lamps shall be lighted.
 speclhcations: Electric lights-The poles wires conductors lamps, carbon electrodes and each and every appliance, article or ap- paratus which may be necessary for electric lighting to be furnished and erected and kept in good order and condition by the cessful bidder
 The wires and conductors to be thoroughly insulated and placed in such locations and in such manner as will prevent them from be- ing tempered with or handled by any unau- thorized person or persons; 1t being distinct ly understood that the city and county shall not be responsible. but must be held harm
 
 injury accident which may be occasioned by the wires or conductors. and against any claim for damages by reason of any in fringement of any patent right in the use of the lamps, machinery or appliances con- nected with the said electric light.
 The said masts to be erected and maintain ed at or contiguous to the present locations of the masts erected throughout the city and county with the distinct understanding that the board reserves the right to change the locations of and designate the character and power of the electric lights and the height of the mast to be used at any particular To- cation during the continuance of the con- tract upon the payment of the actual cost of labor and materials in making said changes removals.
 The electric lights to be provided are as follows:
 Six hundred and thrty-eght masts not exceeding 40 feet high, 2000 candle power arc lights; 50 poles not exceeding 9 feet in height on Market street from the ferries to Valencia street; 22 poles not exceeding 25 feet street to Broadway: 263 lights suspended over the center of streets herein designated. to be hereafter apportioned or erected at such other locations as may be designated by this board Tn case any additional lights are needed the same to be erected at such locations as may be determined by the Committee on Street Lights under the direction of the Board and shall be furnished when required during the continuance of the contract but in no event shall more lights be erected than can be paid for out of the fund provided for street lighting during the fiscal year
 The lamps to be lighted during the entire night from one hour after sunset until one half hour before sunrise; except that during the night of full moon, the night preceding