Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23
pusLlc ADVERTISING

Notice Inviting Proposals for Furrish-
ing Electric Current and lncnudcs-
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
Of Main street, from Marchessnult
street 10 Ffco street. and for Renew
ina and Mafntnfnfne the Lamps,
Globes and Posts for said Liehtine
Notice is hereby given that In Dursu-
ance Of the resolution Of the City Council
Of the City Of Los Angeles, adopted at its
meeting Of March 2b 1905, authorizing
a contract for and work and service
hereinafter mentioned, the Board Of Pub
lie Works VIII receive, up TO the hour or
o clock D. m, of Friday, the 18th day Of
June, 1906 sealed bids for furnishing the
electric current and incandescent cleo
lighting any or ali Of the following sec
tions Of Main street, from Marchessault
street to Plco street, and for renewing
and maintaining the lamps, globes and
Said sections above mentioned are de-
scribed as follows, to wit.
Section !. All that part of Main street
lying between the north line OF Marches
saut street md the north line OF Second
street, and containing 55 lighting posts
a s shown by plan No. 25,52O on file IN the
9fflce OF the city Clerk OF the CITY OK
Section Z. All that portion Of Main
street lying between the south line
feet soathery irees Of the south line Of
Sixth street, and containing bb light
ing posts as shown by plan no; no;
. 25.52O on file ,, IN the office Of. Of the CITY
Section g. All that part of Main street ly-
Ing between a point 235.T feet southerly
from the south line of Sixth street and
the southerly line Of Pico street, and con-
tanning SO lighting posts as shown by
plan No 25,52O 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 orna-
mental cast iron lighting posts on, or for
Lighting any or all Of the Sboye ssCV aescrineo Ne
sault street to Pico street, each of said
posts being surmounted by four twelve
inch glass globes, and each Of said globes
to contain three 16-candle power incan-
descent electric lamps, and by one sixteen
inch glass globe to contain three thirty
two candle power incandescent electric
lamps. said posts and lamps being as in
office of the City Clerk Of the City of Los
Angeles Said lamps shall be lighted by
voltage equal to at least 9S per cent of
the voltage for which said lamps are de-
signed. Said lamps and electric current
shall be. furnished, and said posts, lamps
and globes shall be maintained and re-
newed for the period of one year begin
ming November 1, 1905, 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 KllOWaIC nOur Iort the eleCtrlC
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
mentioned shall be commenced within
thirty days from the execution of the
contract therefor and shall be completed
on or before November /, 1906, thereafter
and said electric current shall be fur
lamps globes and posts shall be main
tained and renewed for the period of one
year. commencing November /, 1906 and
ending November !, 1907
Each bid must be accompanied by
check certified by a responsible bank. and
payable to the order of James A. Ander-
son, Preside 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 satis-
factory bond for the said amount, and
SO 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
tlle Ol the CO4lTdCL
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 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 2
o'clock p. m. of Friday, the 29th day 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
Main street from Marchessault street to
Pico street, and for the maintenance of
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
HORACE b. FERRIS
Secretary of the Board of Public Works.
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