Approving a Contract Between the City of South Bend & Indiana Michigan Electric Co.

Home Browse Search

If any lamp remains "out" twelve hours after the giving of notice, as hereinafter provided, all subsequent hours such lamp remains out (during the hours in which it should be lighted) shall be doubled for the purpose of computing the amount of deduction to be made from the VLonthly bill. Said notice may be given orally but shall be followed by written notice from the Police Department or City Engineer and de- livered to the contractor within Six (6) hours thereafter, in which event such notice shall be effective from the time it is given orally. 6. The.City may at its option at any time during the term of this contract, upon order of its Board of Public Works, request the Contractor to install in any or all overhead or underground street lighting units then in service any number of lamps of larger size and /or greater illuminating power, in which event from the date of such changed installation the City shall pay as compensation therefor in accordance with rates for such changed lamps and classification of units set forth in Paragraph Nine (9) hereof. In like manner the city may request the contractor to replace not to exceed ten (10) per cent of the existing overhead lamps with lamps of smaller size and /or less illuminating power, in which event, from the date of any such replacement, the sub- stituted lamp shall carry the rate of its respective classifica- tion set forth in Paragraph Hine (9) hereof. 7. Additional overhead street lighting units shall be added from time to time on written notice from the City and payment therefor shall be at the rate provided in this contract, commencing on the day on which the lamps are put in service, provided that one additional 4000, 6000 or 10000 lumen incan- descent lamp shall be installed for each extension of 700 feet and that one additional 2500 lumen incandescent lamp shall be installed for each extension of 700 feet and that one additional -4-