Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-07
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

NOttce Inviting Proposals for Furnish
tnR Electric Current and Incandes-
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
OF Mnin street, from Marchessault
street 20 Fico street. and for Renew-
ssIobes and Posts Tor ss,d IIabtina
Notice Is hereby given that in pursu-
ance Of the resolution of the City Council
of the City OF Los Angeies, adopted at its
contract for and WORK and service
hereinafter mentioned the Board OF Pub
lie Works will receive, up to the hour OF z
o'clock p. m. Of Friday, the 18th day of
electric. current anu incandescent cleo
tic lamps for the lighting OF, or for
lighting any or all of the Following see
tons of Main street, from Marchessault
street to Plco street, and for renewing
and maintaining the lamps, globes ana
posts for said lighting.
Said sections above mentioned are de-
scrlbed AS follows, TO wit:
1st. For the lighting of that part OF
Main street to be designated as section l,
and more particularly described as fol-
lows:
All that part Of Main street lying be
tween sthe nortL line of Marcnessa 1t
street and the north lie Of Second street
containing fifty-nve (5o) posts as shown
by plan No. 1870, on fne in the office of
the city Clerk of the city of Los Angeles
ID + or ngnting tnat part of Main street
to be desighateu as section 2, and more
particularly described as follows.
All that part of Main street lying be-
tween the south nne of Second street and
the point 24O feet south of the south line
Of Sixth street, containing utty-nVe Go)
posts as snown by plan NO. 2o54O, on file
IN the office of the city CIerk of the city
of Los Angeles.
3D. For lighting that par of Main street
to be designated as section g. and more
particularly described as follows:
; All that part of Main street lying be
tween a point $40 feet south of the south
line Of Sixth street and the north line OF
Af al "a 4 =
tifty-three (53J posts. as shown by plan
No. % ,o2U, 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
amps to lie paced on the said orna-
mental cast iron lighting posts on, or Tor
ugnting any or ali Uf the above descripeu
sections of Main stleet. from Marches
sault street to Pico street, each of said
posts being surmouted by four twelve
inch glass globes, and each of said globes
10 contain three lb-cande power mean
descent electric lamps. ana by one sixteen
inch glass globe to contain three thirty
two candle power incdndesCent electric
lamps. said posts and lamps being as In
dica ted on plan No %. i61, 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 current having q
voltage equal to at least 9S per cent of
the voltage for whio said lamps are de-
signed Said lamps and electric current
shall be furni-ned, and said posts lamps
and globes shall be maintained and re-
newed for the period of one year begin
ming November /. 1906, and ending No
vember l. 1907. Said lamps shall be kept
lighted every night during said period
from one-half hour after sunset until
midnight.
Bids must be made on the basis of the
price per kllowatt hour for the electric
current actually used for lighting said
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
reduce 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
all materials required herein and herein
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
tained and renewed for the period of one
year. commencing Noyember /. 1906 and
Each bid must be accompanied, by a
check certified y responsible bank, and
payable to the order of James A. Ander-
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 a salts
factory bond for the said amount, and
sc payable, as guarantee that the bidder
will enter into the proposed contract If
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
an additional bond in an amount equal
to fifty per cent Of the contract price of
said work shall be given to secure the
payment of the claims for any ma
terials CT supplies furnished for the per-
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, fled 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 2
O'Clock p. m. of Friday. the 18th day of
July, 1906 and must be submitted In a
sealed envelope addressed Board of Pub
lie Works Los Angeles. California" and
Endorsed Bids for furnishing electric
current and lamps for the lighting of
Main street from Marchessault street to
the globes, lamps and posts therefor
The Board of Public Works hereby re-
serves the right to reject any and ali bids
BY order of the Board of Public Works
of the City Of Los Angeles 81.
HORACE B. FERRIS.
Secretary Of the Board of Public Works
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