The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-15
PROPOSALS
For Supplies of Coal aud Wo,

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF BOARD or ST.
" peryisors Of the City and County OF Slu Fran
cisco, May u, 1891.
in accordance with Resolution No. 5Ol7 Third
S-TieS) Of the Board OF Supervisors, SEALED PRO
PUSALS viii be received IN open session OF the
Board MONDAY EVENING, May IS. 1891, from
80 O'Clock. for furnishing screened Coal; also
wood for The Courts, Fuoic OmeeS, Hall OF Records
Steam Fire Engines, and Engine, Hook and La tdtr
and Hose Houses OF the Paid Fire Department, srOm
july !, 1891, to June 80. 1892.
For the Ere Department-The coal to be of the
best quality OF weilscreeHed Wallsend, Sydney and
Anthracite lPeHnsylvana1, and Anthracite Colo
RADIO, egg size, tree from slack or sh1e.
For the Pubic Offices and COurts-The coal to b.
of the best quality of Wellington (either New Wei
lington, East Wellington, SOuthfeld Wellington or
DunSIHufr NeilnEton) and Anthracite (lennSyl-
van.a). egg sze to be Well screened and free from
The wood to be OF good dry redwood and Mon
terey pe, to measure l2S cubic feet TO the cord u
be sawed three times properly split and 10 be de
Hvered free of charge, ~ Quantities tic suit.
The descriptions of coal selected from time T.
time be delivered free of charge. In sacks OF los
pounds each, in the different on ceS and rooms oi
the public buildings aud houses of the Fire DepaIt l.
ment: the wood 10 be also delivered in sacks
CURED and all sacks 10 be left az the risk OF the con
tractor, aforesaid until the coal or WOOD deliY
cred in the said sacks is used.
SOTICE-Bidders viii state specific sum per
ton of 2z40 pounds for which they viii faTnIsh the
foregoing description of Coal, required, giving
separate price Tor each description, aud spec n
sum per cord for Wood, giving separate price for
each description, with the understanding that the
board will award the contract to furnish each kina
OF Coal and Wood separately to the lowest bidder.
and in ala cases the Coal furnished inspected
and weighed at such times and places may b.
designated by the Committee on Fire Department
and Public Buildings.
The party to whom a contract is awarded will be
required prior to at time OF the execution O.
a contract, TO pay the cost or proportion OF the
cost of advertising this notice in three daily new
papers with the understanding that the party 10
whom the contract to furnish God is awarded VIII
be required 10 pay only onefourth the total cost
advertising this notice.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the Board mas resolved to receive no BIDS
unless made upon blank forms prepared by the
committee and a certified check for the Of
5000. drawn during the month of May, 1891. iu
favor of and made payable to the CLERK of the Board
must be deposited by the bidder conditioned ii the
proposal is accepted and the contract awarded AMI
If the bidder shall fail or neglect TO execute a
written agreement and give the bond required
within four days after the award is made, then and
in that case the sad sum shall be paid INTO the g T.
and County Treasury 10y said Clerk, As !iqudatel
damages for such failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the Clerk
he board reserves the right to reject all bids II
the public good so require
myI2 st JOHN a. RUSSELL. Clerk.