Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-09
Notice Inviting Bids for Furnishinn
Crude Oil for the Gnrhnrc Incine neratnr

crude OIL for the Garbage IncineratOr.
In pursuance of the resolution of the
City Council of the City of Los Ange-
les authorizing contract for the
material hereinafter specified no
tice is hereby given that the Board of
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
to the City of Los Angeles 5000 barrels,
more or less, of crude oil for use in the
Los Angeles Garbage Incinerator";
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 a check certified by 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 five per
cent of the aggregate sum or the pld, or
by satisfactory bond for the sald
amount and so payable, as guarantee
that the bidder will enter into the pro,
posed contract if the same is awarded
to him.
Said oil must comply with the follow,
ing specifications: All crude oil shall
be of specific gravity not less than
1876 degrees Beaume or higher than 1919
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
shall consist of equal parts of crude oil
and ixty-eight degrees Beaume gaso-
line thoroughly mixed in glass stop
pered graduated cylinder and left TO
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
ment for same will not be issued.
All crude oil shall be tested by the
Oil Inspector in all particulars herein
specified.
Tho contractor shall commence the
delivery of said oil Immediately upon
the execution of a 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
equal to fifty per cent of the contract
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 of II
O'clock n. M of Friday, April 1S. 1906,
and must be submitted in a sealed en-
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