Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-22
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Notice inviting Proposals for Furnish
ing Electric Current and incnndc--
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
OF Main street. from Mnrchessnu,t
street to ficO street. and Tor Heucw-
ing and MaIntnintne the Lamps,
Globes and Posts Tor said bightine
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 70, 1906, authorizing
contract for and work and service
hereinafter mentioned, the Board OF PUB
lie Works will receive, UP to the hour or
O o'Clock p. m. of Friday the 18th day OF
June, 1915, sealed bids for furnishing the
electric current and incandescent cleo
tfic lamps for the lighting Of, or for
lighting any or all of the following sec
tions of Main street, from Marchessault
street to Pico street, and for renewing
and maintaining the lamps globes and
posts for said lighting.
Said sections above mentioned are de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
lying between the north line OF Marches
sault street md the north line of Second
street, and containing 55 lighting posts,
as shown by plan No. 2552O. on file IN the
office of the City Clerk OF the CITY OF
Los Angeles
Section 2 All that portion Of Main
OF Second street and point 2S5. 3.
feet southerly of the south Line Of
Sixth street, and containing 30 light
$3.50 on file in the office Of the city
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Section 9. All that part Of Main street. street ly-
from the south lire of Sixth street and
the southerly line of Pico street, and con-
tanning SO lighting posts, as shown by
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 q all of the above described
sections of Main street. from Marches
sault street to Pico street, each OF said
posts being surmomted 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 fbe lighted by
means of an electric current having a
voltage equal to at least 98 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, 1906, and ending Mo-
vember 1, 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 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
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 annllrtenanCeS 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.
lamps, globes and posts shall be main
| tanned and renewed for the period of one
year. commencing Noyember l, 1906, and
Each bid must be accompanied by
check certified hy a responsible bank, and
| payable to the order of James A. Ander-
son, Preside1. 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 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 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 ana 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
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 Marchessaut 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
A HORACE B. FERRIS.
Secretary of the Board of Public Works.
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