The morning call., 1891-05-12
PROPOSALS
For Supplies of Coal and Wood

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF BOARD OF sU-
" pervisors of the City and County or San Fran
cisco, May II, 1891.
IN accordance with Resolution No. 50l7 Third
Series) of the Board OF Supervisors, SEALED PRO-
POSALS will be received In open session of the
Board on MONDAY EVENING, May lS. 1891, from
1870 o'clock. for furnishing screened coal; also,
wood for the Courts ublic Oniees, Hall OF Records,
Steam Fire Engines, and Engine, HOOK ana Lauder
and Hose Houses OF the Paid Fire Department rom
July /, 1891. TO June 30. 1882
For the Fire Department-The coal to be or the
best quality of weil-Screened WaIlsend, Sydney and
Anthracite (Pennsylvania), ana Ahthraclte tCoio-
radO), egg SIZE Tree from slack or Shale.
For tho Public Oices and Courts-Ihe coal TO be
OF the best quaity OF Wellington (eItner New wei
liDgton, East Wellington, SOuthfeld Wellington or
DunsmuIr wellington aud Anthracite (fennSyl-
vania) egg Size to be well screened aud free from
slack Shale.
The wood TO be of good dry redwood and Mon
terey pine measure l2S cubic feet TO the cord;
be sawed three times, properly split and TO be de-
Hyered free of charge in quantities to suit.
The descriptions of coal selected from time to
time be delivered free of charge in sacks of 100
pounds each, in the different offices and rooms Of
the public buildings aud houses OF the FIRE Depart
menT the wood to be also delivered in sacks as re-
CURED aud ali sacks to be left at the risk of the con-
tractor, aforesaid, uat the coal or wood deIiy-
NOTICE-Bidders viii state a specific sum per
of 224O pounds for which they viii furnish the
foregoing description Of Coal as required, giving
separate price for each description, aud a speehc
sum per cord for WOOD. giving separate price for
each desert ption with the understanding that the
board will awtrd the contract 10 furnish each kind
o. Coal and Wood separately TO the lowest bidder,
and In all eases the Coal furnished must De Inspected
and weighed at such times and places as may be
designated by the Committee Oh Fire Department
and Public Buildings
The party to whom a contract is awarded will be
required prior to at the time of the execution OF
ac0HtTact to pay the cost or proportion OF the
cost of advertising this notice in three daily news
papers, with the understanding that the party to
whom the contract to furnish Wood is awarded Will
be required to pay only oHefourth tue total cost OF
advertising this notice.
In order TO preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the Board has resolved to receive no bids
unieSs made upon blank forms prepared by the
committee, and certified check for the sum of
$500. drawn during the month OF May, 1891, in
fayer OF aud made payable TO the Clerk of the Board
must be deposited BY the bidder conditioned If the
proposal rs accepted aud the contract awarded; and
if the bidder shall faii neglect 10 execute q
written agreement and give the bond required
within four days after the award is made, then and
in that the said shall be paid into the G. ty
and County Treasury by said Clerk. as lquidated
damages for such failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished toy the Clerk.
The board reserves the right to reject all bids II
the pnblic good SO require.
myl2 st JOHN A RUSSELL, Clerk