The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
PROPOSALS.

office Board of Supervisors. San Francisco
July Il, 1898. In accordance with Resolution
pervisors, sealed proposals will be received
in open session of the Board on Monday after
eIectricity the public streets and outlying
portions of the city and county In districts
or the entire city and county for a ,oJ period
provided and hereinafter described.
The gas lamps to be erected and maintained
not to exceed $500 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.
The electric arc lights OF 1000 candle power
to be placed and maintained on Market street
from the ferries to Valencia street. will ag
gregate fifty (5G in number and % on Van
Ness avenue, from Market street to broad
of said street and avenue, on ornamental
iron poles not exceeding 25 feet in height, the
reported to the board and the same approved
prior to their erection.
The electric lights to be placed and main
to Devisadero street: Folsom street, from
Montgomery streets, from Market TO Broad
way; Grant avenue, from Market to Bush,
and Dupont, from Broadway to Greenwich
street; Stockton street from Market to Suffer
street, and from Pacific to Union street;
Montgomery avenue. from Pacific TO Chest
nut street; Third and Fourth streets from
Market to Townsend; Fifth street from Mar
het to Bryant street. and on Sixth street
from Market to Brannan street are to be arc
lights of 1000 candle power each, to be sus-
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 now erected on loca-
tons in the outlying districts masts
poles forty feet in height of 1000 candle power
each. numbering 63S. to be maintained or
OF location are ordered by this board, are to
be considered q portion of the 1000 electric
lights herein provided for.
The districts within which the streets are
to be lighted with gas and electricity are
hereby described. follows:
District No. beginning al the intersec-
ton of Market and East streets along and
including Market to Ridley; along and includ-
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
of Market and East streets. along but not
GLIDING Ridley westerly to Devisadero; along
and including Deyisadero to the bay; along
District No: 3-Begnnlng at the northerl,
termination of Devisadero, along but not in
Guiding Devisadero to Ridley; along and in
Guiding Ridley to Buena Vista avenue; along
Buena Vista Park to Frederick street; along
and including Frederick to Stanyan; along
and including Stanyan to Fulton; along and
including Fulton to the ocean; along the
ocean and bay line to the point of begin
ming.
District No 4-Begnning at the easterly
termination 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
erick to II 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.
Specifications: Gas-The gas to be furnish
ed 10 be Of a standard quality and illumin
ating power of not less than seventeen can
mined by tests made by :he gas inspector
in his office. who will use for said tests such
burners as will obtain from the gas the
greatest amount of light, and practicable for
use by the consumer, and consuming at the
rate 0 h n8 eu6 nd feet OF ESs ReT hG @s 70
be used to be of the same material and not to
be less in height than the lamp posts now in
use. and 10 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 $500 in all and to
10 the present locations of street iamDs
erected throughout the city and county eN.
cept the locations wherein the streets por-
tons Of streets are TO be lighted by cleo
tricitv. and at such location as may be des-
ignated by the board the board to have III.
right to change the location Of the same from
time to time upon payment of the actual
cost Of labor and material in making said
changes or removals. When lamps
dered to be erected in certain sections of the
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
Lamps-fhe lamps TO be similar to those
in use, such may be approved by
the board. and the burner to be used in the
lamps in lighting the public streets TO con-
sist OF single burner of the same size
now used in the main thoroughfares. The
burners Of the various lamps TO average a
consumption of not less than five cubic feet
per hour.
The lamp posts. lamps, service pipes mains
and all appurtenances incidental and neces,
sary 70 GonPle{e ana eguP the lamps ready
bidders who shall erect, maintain and keep
the same in proper condition and repair.
Lighting lamps-The last lamp each lamp
lighters beat to he lighted hour after
sunset and to be eNtinguished one-half hour
before sunrise. except that during the night
of full moon, the night preceding and the
night following no lamps shall be lighted.
Specifications: Electric lights-The poles
wires. conductors lamps, carbon electrodes
and each and every appliance. article ap-
paratus which may be necessary for electric
lighting to be furnished and erected and
kept in good order and condition by the sue
ccssful bidder.
The wires and conductors to be thoroughly
insulated and placed in such locations and in
such manner as viii prevent them from be-
ing tempered with or handled by any unau-
thorized person persons 1t being distinct
ly understood that the city and county shall
less against any claim for damages for any
injury or accident which may be occasoned
by the wires or conductors and against any
fringement of any patent right in the use
of the lamps, machinery 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
or removals.
The electric lights to be provided are as
follows:
six hundred and thirty-eight masts not
exceeding 40 feet high, 1000 candle power arc
lights; 30 poles not exceeding % feet in
height on Market street from the ferries to
in height on Van Ness avenue. from Market
street to Broadway; 1853 lights suspended over
the center Of streets herein designated to be
hereafter apportoned erected at such other
locations as may be designated by this board
In case any additional lights are needed
the same 10 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
he paid for out of the fund provided for
street lighting during the fiscal year
The lamps to be lighted during the entire
night from hour after sunset until one
half hour before sunrise; except that during
the night Of full moon. the night preceding
and the night following. no lamps shall be
lighted.