Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
Notice Inviting Bids for Furnishing
Crude OIL for the Garhnge Incinerator.

In pursuance of the resolution of the
City Council of the City of Los Ange-i
les authorizing a 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. IN. of Friday, April
1S, 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 F'e 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 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 hlgher thah 1o.o
degrees Beaume.
Correction for expansion by heat will
be made by deducting fourteenth of
one per cent for every ten degrees over
The Gasoline Test" will be used to
determine the water and sediment ana
shall consist of equal parts OF crude OIL
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 VIII
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.
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 iesS'
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 tnereIor,
and an additional bond in an amount
equal to fifty per cent of the contract
price for said work shall be given 10
secure the payment OF any materlaIS OF
supplies furnished for the performance
of the work contracted to be done py
the contractor or any work or labor Oh
any kind done thereon.
Each hid must be filed with the Board
of Public Works before the hour Of II
o'clock a. m. of Friday april la IL. 1sTS, en.
1n1ops addressed Board of Public
Works works. Los Angeles, California" and
endorsed bid for the furnishing Of
Crude Oil for the Garbage Inclnerasotrt, H.
The Board of Public Works reserves the
rigbt to reject any and all bids. ,-,,.
Nv order of the Board of Pubic
works OF the City of Los Angeles.
% HORACE B. FERRIS,
A744 st Secretary.