Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-22
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

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Notice Inviting Proposals for Furnish
Ing Electric Current md tncnndes-
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
of Hili street, from Second street to
Pico street, and Around Central Park,
nnd for Renewing and Maintaining
the Lamps, Globes and Posts for said
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance of the resolution OF the City Council
OF the City of Los Angeles, adopted at
its meeting Of March 26, 1906, authorizing
contract for and work and service mere
matter mentioned, the Board Of Public
Works will receive, un to the hour or
o'clock D. m. Of Friday. the 18th day OF
June, 1906, sealed bids for furnishing tne
electric current and incandescent electric
lamps for the lighting of, or for lighting
any or all of the following sections OF
Hill street, from Second street to Pico
street, and around Central Park and for
renewing and maintaining the lamps and
globes and posts for said lighting.
said sections above mentioned are de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Section l. All that part Of Hill street
lying between the south line Of Second
street and the north line of Fifth street,
containing 36 posts as shown by plan No.
25,505, on file In the office of the City Clerk
of the CITY of Los Angeles.
Section 2. All that portion Of Hill street
lying between the south line OF Firth
street and the north line of Eighth street; +;
a point 30 feet west of the west line of
Hill street and the west line Of Olive
street; all that portion of Olive street be-
tween So the north lns OF Fill street an and
portion of Sixth street lying between the
westerly line Of Olive street and the west
line of Hill street,
The total number of posts contained in
this section 2 being so posts, as shown
by plan No 25,505 on file in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Section 9. All that portion of Hill street
IL In 1pt yon hn nf
street and the north line of Pico street,
containing bS posts, as shown by plan
No. 25,505 on file in the office Of the City
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Said electric current shall be furnished
for the lighting of incandescent electric
lamps to be placed on the said ornamental
cast iron lighting posts on or for
sections of Hill street, from Second street
to Pico street, and around Central Park,
each of said posts Oeing surmounted by
four twelve-inch glass globes, and each
of said globes to contain three 16-candle
power incandescent electric lamps, and by
one sixteen-inch glass globe to contain
three thirty-two candle power incandes-
cent electric lamps, said posts and lamps
being as indicated on plan No. 25,5Oi on
file in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of Los Angeles. Said lamps shall
be lighted by means of an electric cur ro
rent having a voltage equal to at least 9S
per cent Of the voltage for which said
lamps are designated. Said lamps and
electric current shall be furnished. and
said posts, lamps and globes shall be
maintained and renewed for the period of
one year beginning November /. 1906. and
ending November l, 1907. Said lamps
shall be kept lighted every night during
said period from one-half hour after sun
set until midnight
Bids must be made on the basis of the
price per kilowatt hour for the electric
lamps, and said price shall include the
maintenance and renewal of said posts
and globes and the furnishing, mainte-
nance and renewal of said lamps. The City
of Los Angeles reserves the right to re-
duce the number or candle power of said
incandescent lamps, or any of them, and
the right to change, reduce or increase
the time during which said lamps or any
of them shall be lighted or remain lighted
each night
The work of installing the wires and
all necessary appurtenances incident to
the furnishing Of the electric current and
mentioned shall be commenced within
thirty days from the execution of the
contract therefor, and shall be completed
on or before November l, 1906, thereafter,
and said electric current shall be fur
nished for said lighting, and said
lamps, globes and posts shall be main
tanned and renewed for the period of one
year, commencing November 1, 1906 and
Each bid must be accompanied. by a
check certified by a responsible bank, and
pdSdDIe W tHe uIuSI VI JdHleS A. AuueT-
son, President of the Board of Public
Works of the City of Los Angeles, for an
amount not less than five per cent of the
aggregate sum of the bid. or by n ats
factory bond for the said amount. and
so payable as a guarantee that the bidder
will enter into the proposed contract II
the same be awarded to him.
The amount of the bond to be given for
the faithful performance of the contract
for said work shall be twenty-five per
cent of the contract price therefor. and
to fifty per cent of the contract price of
said work shall be given to secure the
payment of the work contracted to be
done by the contractor, or for any work
or labor of any kind done thereon
Reference is hereby made to the plans
drawings and specifications for said work
and service. filed in the office of the
Board of Public Works of said city, for
full details and descriptions of said work
Each bid must be filed with the Board
OF Public Works before the hour of :
June, 1906, and must be submitted in a
sealed envelope addressed Board of Pub
lie Works, Los Angeles, California and
indorsed: bids for furnishing electric
current and lamps for the lighting OF
Hill street, from Second street to Pico
street. and around Central Park and for
the maintenance of the posts, globes and
lamps therefor"
The Board of Public Works hereby re-
BY order Of the Board of Public Works
of the City of Los Angeles
HORACE B. FERRIS.
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
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