Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
PusLIc ADVERTISING

Notice TnxIftoe PROPOSALS for Furnish
Ina Electric Current and Incandcs-
cent Electric Lamps for the Lighting
of Main street. from Marchcssault
street 70 Pfco street, nnd for Renew
ing ana Maintaining the Lamps,
Globes nnd Posts for said Lighting
Notice is hereby given that in pursu.
ance of the resolution Of the City Council
Of the City of Los Angeles, adopted at It's
meeting Of March 26, 1905, authorizing
contract for ana Work Sbs Roapd ana o seTS,Se PnS
lie Works will receive, up to the hour OF .
o'clock d. m. Of Friday, the 18th day or
June, 1906, sealed bids for furnishing the
electric current and incandescent elec-
trio 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 Tor renewtng
and maintaining the lamps, GLOBES ana
posts for said lighting. =,
Said sections above mentioned are de-
scrlbed as follows, to wit:
Section I, All that part OF m Main matnhes stree
sault street and the north line of Second
street, and containing 55 lighting posts
as shown by plan No. 2o,52O on file IN the
office of the City Clerk Of the City OF
Section 2. All that portion of Main
street lying between the south line
of Second street and a point go ~
Sixth street and containing 30 light
ing posts, as shown by plan NO
2b,520 on file In the office of the CITY
Clerk of the City of Los Angeles:
Section 3. All that part of Main street ly-
ing between a point 235.@ feet southerly
from the south line of Sixth street ana
the southerly line Of Pico street, and con-
tanning SO lighting. posts, as SHOWN 10y py
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, OF. for
lighting any or all Of the above described
sections of Main street, from Marches,
sault street to Pco street, each oil sald
posts being surmounted by four Twelve
inch glass globes, and each of said globes
to contain three 16-candle power mean
descent electric lamps, and by, one sixteen
inch glass globe to contain three tL tnlrty.
lamps, said posts and lamps being as IN
dicated on plan No 25,461, on file In the
office of the City Clerk OF the City or Los
Angeles. Said lamps shall be Lighted oy
voltage equal to at least 98 per cent OF
the voltage for whicn 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 NO
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
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. Ine
City of Los Angeles reserves the right TO
reduce the number or candle power OF sald
incandescent lamps, or any of them, and
the right to change, reduce or increase
the time during which said lamps or any
of ba1 ho 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 1, 1905, 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 i, 1906, and
ending November |, 1907.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
check certified by responsible bank, and
payable to the order G of Ins James A. Ander n,,Io
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 salts
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
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 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 Goth 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 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.
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