Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-11
Notice Inviting Bids for Furnishing
Crude OIL for the Gnrhage Incinerafnr.

Gruue ol Tor the Garbage 1ncinerator-
In pursuance of the resolution of tha
City Council of the City of Los Ange-
les authorizing contract for the
material hereinafter specified. mo-
Public Works Of the city of Los Ange-
les will receive sealed bids UP to the
hour of IL o'clock a. m. of Friday, April
13, 1906. for furnishing and delivering
more or less. of crude oil for use in the
Los Angeles Garbage Moderator;
said oil to be delivered at the said gar
bage incinerator on Mcpherson avenue.
east of Santa Fe avenue, in said city, at
such times and in such quantities as
the said Board of Public Works may di
rect. Each bid must be accompanied
by check certified by a responsible
bank and payable to the order of James
A. Anderson, President of the Board of
Public Works of the City of Los Ange-
les, for an amount not less than hye per
cent of the aggregate sum of the bid, or
by a satisfactory bond for the said
amount and so payable, as a guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the pro-
posed contract If the same is awarded
said oil must comply with the follow
ing specifications: All crude oil shall
be of a specific gravity not less than
1876 degrees Beaume or higher than 1870
degrees Beaume
Correction for expansion by heat will
be made by deducting four-tenths OF
one per cent for every ten degrees over
and above sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
The "Gasoline Test" will be used to
determine the water, and sediment and
shall consist of equal parts of crude oil
ard sixty-eight degrees Beaume gaso-
line thoroughly mixed in glass stop
pered graduated cylinder and left to
stand twenty-four hours. when deduc-
tions will be made for water and sedi-
ment in exact proportion to the. per-
centages of such water and sediment
found therein over and above Two per
cent.
All crude oil having over and above
ten per cent of water and sediment will
be rejected and vouchers for the pay
ment for same will not be issued
All crude oil shall be tested by the
Oil Inspector in all particulars herein
specified.
The contractor shall commence the
delivery of said oil Immediately upon
the execution of contract therefor.
and shall continue the same as directed
by the Board of Public Works until
5000 barrels of said oil. more or less,
Is delivered
The amount of the bond to be given
for the faithful performance of the con-
tract for said work shall be twenty-five
per cent of the contract price therefor,
and an additional bond in an amount
price for said work shall be given to
secure the payment of any materials or
supplies furnished for the performance
of the work contracted to be done by
the contractor or any work or labor OF
any kind done thereon.
Each bid must be filed with the Board
of Public Works before the hour or II
o'clock a. m. of Friday, April ~. isOO'
and must be submitted in a sealed en-
velops addressed Board of PUBLIC
Works. Los Angeles; California" and
endorsed IBID for the furnishing OF
Crude Oil for the Garbage Incinerator.
The Board of Public Works reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Public
Works Of the City of Los Angeles.
HORACE B. FERRIS,
4-7-11 st Secretary.