HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/1917 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesBoard met in special session at 12 30 P. M. Mr. A. H Rice absent.
Bids on street lighting in River Park, this City was discussed by the
the Boardaand . aLfte due c oxns ideration of all bids received, the .Board renewed contract
with the Welsbach Street- Light ing Company.ofAmerica fora period of Five (5) years
on ten year prices. Type of lamp to be. No. 62 Boulevard lamp ffs -Der bids submitted
April 17th.,1917 at 10:00 A.M.. ::'The City Attorney ,.being present: at-stiid meetirig-,wads
requested by the Board to draw up proper contract for same and submit same to the
Board . at meeting, -to be held at 5:00 P.M. Monday. _April 23rd.1917.
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President.
Monday April 23rd.1917..
Board met in special session at 5: 00 O.U. Mr. A. H. Rice absent.
The contract for ,lighting River ,Park, this, ,City was approved by
the Board and referred to the Common Council their ratification: -
A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREELONT, Made this 23rd. day of April .1917 by and between
the City of South Bend, Indiana, by and thourhg its Bayard of Public Works, party df the
first part, and the Welsbaeh Street Lighting Company . of America, aa, corporation, party
of the second part, - WITNESSETH: --
That the parties hereto, for and in consideration of their mutual
;promises and agremenents hereinafter contained, do, for themselves, their successors and
assigns, agree and bind themselves, as follows:
That the party of the second part agrees to furnish to the party of
the firs-t part improved We°lsbaeh Street Lights along the mains of gas company as they
now exist, or may be extended during the term of this agreement, in that part of the
City of South Bend, Indiana known as River Park , and the party of the second part
agrees to maintain the same in accordance with the agreements herein.contained for the
period of five yeare commencing May 1,1918, and ending at Midnight on April 30,,1923.
EQUIP&ENT AND SERVICE.
The party of the second part further agrees to furnish and erect,
at its own cost and expense, and at such points and places as may designated by the
Board. of Public Works of said City, first-class iron lamp pasts and boulevard lights,
equipped` with the improved attachments for the Welsbi6eh System of Street lighting.. The
lights to be furnished for and used upon Mishawaka Avenue, and furnished by the party or--
the second part shall be No. 62 Boulevard lamp with the round Alba Globe. And the party
of the second part further ' agrees to furnish, at its awn cost and expense, all Kluminant
mantles and material necessary for properly lighting, extinguishing, cleaning and
repairing said lamps and equipement.
It is understood and agteed than, all posts, lanterns and equipment
furnished by the said Party of the second part under and a_ursuant to the terms of this
agreement shall; at.all times, be and remain the property of the party of the second
part, and may be reinoved br- it at the termination of this contract.
The party 6f' the second part agrees to furnish name signs for all
corner lamps,' Excepting the new number sixty--twe boulevard lamps.
L IGHT ING SCHEDULES.,
The lamps shall be ',lighted every.night in each month, and shall burn
from dusk to twelve o clock midnight; but the Board of Public Works reserves the right
to require said lights, or any of them, to burn until one O'clock A.M., or during the
entire night time, under the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
COMPENSATION.
In cord iderat ion of the furnishing of said lights and equipment, and for
the faithful oerfornance f and compliance with all the terms and conditions of this
contract by the party of the second part, the party of the first part agrees and binds
itself to pay fei all lights furnished by the party of the second part at the fallowing
rates:
Uidn ight service
per annum.
60 candle power single upright mantle
burner, per lamp................................14.64
150 candle power double inverted mantle
burner, each....................................23.04
One O'elock service
per annum.
60 candle power single upright mantle
burner, each.....................................0 15.64
150 candle power double inverted mantle
burner, each ............. *so ... ...............$ 24.79
All night service per ae,nnum.
60 candle power, single upright mantle
burner, each....... .......................... 20.04
150 candle power double inverted mantle
burner, each ..................... ...............32.04
The party of the first part further binds itself to pay for all iiaars
furnished and used at the above rates, and at the pro ran:-t:a part thereff at the end
of each month for which service has been rendered.
The party of the first pa rtb binds itself to take and use at least
sixty in number of the 60 candle power laamps as above described; and said party ofh
the first part may order and place any of the additional lamps as above described
andwill pay for the same at the prices as above stated; and;the party of the second
part hereby -agrees properly to place and equip any and all of such lights within a
reasonable time after receiving an order so to do from said City, it being understood.
that all lamps so installed shall remain in service until the termination of this
agreement-.
Said party of the first part shall furnish and pay a man to light,
extinguish, clean and care for all sai4 lamps, said man ahall be under the supervision
of the party of the second part.
This agreement shall not be binding until ratified by ordinance of the
Comma>ri Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Executed .in duplicate on the date first above hamed.
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