Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
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JAMES a. ANDERSON,
s-1S-23 Ct President.

6-1S-2S Ct President
Notice Inviting Proposals for Furnish
ing Electric Current and Incnndes-
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
of Hill street. from Second Street to
PicO street, and Around Central Park.
and for Renewing and Maintaining
the Lamps. Globes and Posts for Snid
Lighting
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, w to the hour of 2
o clock p. m. of Friday, the 18th day of
June, 1906 sealed bids for furnishing the
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 1. All that part of Hill street
lying between the south line of Second
street and the north line of Fifth street,
25,5O5, on file in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of Los Angeles
Section q All that portion of Hill street
lying between the south line of Fifth
street and the north line of Eighth street;
all that part of Fifth street lying between
point so feet west of the west line of
Hill street and the west line of Olive
street. all that portion of Olive street be-
tween the north line of Fifth street and
the south line of Sixth street; all that
portion of Sixth street lying between the
westerly line of Olive street and the west
The total number of posts contained in
this section being 60 posts, as shown
by plan No 25,5O5 on file in the office of
the City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Section 8. All that portion of Hill street
lying between the south line of Eighth
street and the north line of Pico street,
containing 5S posts, as shown by plan
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 ornaments
cast iron lighting posts on or for
lighting any or all of the above described
sections of Hill street, from Second street
to Pico street, and around Central Park,
each of said posts being 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. 25,5O4 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
rent having a voltage equal to at least 9S
per cent of the voltage for which said
electric current shall be furnished, and
said posts, lamps and globes shall be
maintained and renewed for the period of
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
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 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
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
tanned and renewed for the period of one
year, commencing November l. 1906, and
ending November l, 1907.
| Each bid must he accompanied by a
| check certified by a 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 sa ts-
| factory bond for the said amount. and
| so payable as a guarantee that the bidder
! will enter into the proposed contract IL
| the same be awarded TO him.
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 equal
| to fifty per cent of the contract price of
| said work shall be given to secure the
| payment of the work contracted to he
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 I'm a
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-
serves 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.
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
6-2i-22-2S st
Notice for Bid for school building
Notice is hereby given that the Board
OF Education Of the city of Los Angeles