The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16

BID No 18515-
Whereas, On the second day of Deem
Der, 1902, the Common Council of the
City of ST. Paul, pursuant to advertise
ment therefor. did receive and open pro-
posals for lighting certain of it's streets
and public grounds by means Of mean
descent gasoline lamps during the year
1908, and having considered the same, did
thereafter and on the ninth day of De-
cember, 1902, determine that the Cleve-
land Vapor Light Company was the low
est responsible bidder therefor under the
specifications for said lighting, and there
upon by a motion duly adopted in each
body of said Common Council, acting in
separate session and entered upon the
minutes of each of said bodies did accept
the bid or proposal Of said Cleveland
Vapor Light Company for said street
lighting, at the rate of twenty-three dol
lars and ninety-siX cents per lamp per an
mum; and, whereas, thereafter and on the
sixteenth day of December, 1902, said
Board of Aldermen at a regular meeting
thereof, and on the nineteenth day of
December 1902, said assembly, at a reg
ular meeting thereof, by motion duly
adopted by each of said respective bodies
and entered upon the minutes thereof,
did approve the form of a written con-
tract between the City of ST Paul and
said Cleveland Vapor Light Company, as
the same was prepared and submitted to
said Common Council by the Corporation
Attorney of said city, providing for the
furnishing of the necessary lamps and
appliances therefor and lighting said
streets and public grounds during the
year 1908, in accordance with its said
proposal and in accordance with
prepared by the Board of Pub
lie. Works of said city, approved by
said Common Council and filed in the Of
fee of the City Clerk which said con-
tract was on said sixteenth day of De-
cember, 1902 duly signed by the Presi-
dent of said Board of Aldermen, and on
said nineteenth day Of December, 1902,
was duly signed by the President of said
Assembly, and thereupon was duly sign
ed by said Cleveland Vapor Light Com
pany and by said City by its Mayor and
City Clerk, the corporate seal of said
city thereto affixed and was thereafter
and on the thirty-frst day of December,
1902, duly countersigned by the Comp
troller of said city and filed in his Office,
and a copy thereof, duly certified by said
Comptroller, was thereupon delivered to
said Cleveland Vapor Light Company,
and
Whereas, Upon the execution and deliv-
cry of said contract, said Cleveland Va
por Light company entered upon the per-
Torrance thereof, furnished and supplied
the necessary lamps and appliances there
for and has ever since lighted and main
tanned all of the incandescent gasoline
street lamps provided for in said con-
tract located upon various streets and
public grounds of the city within the So
called gasoline lighting district Heretofore
duly established, and has in all respects
complied with the requirements and pro-
visions of said contract upon It's part 10
be kept and performed, and
whereas. The Supreme Court of the
State of Minnesota in certain SUIT pend
ing in said court in which the validity OF
said contract and the proceedings, leading
I'm to the execution thereof was In queS-
tion has held that the action of said
council in accepting the proposal OF SAID