The morning call., 1893-05-10
PROPOSALS
For Supplies of Coal and Wood.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
" supervisors OF the City and County OF san
In accordance with resolution No S574 (Thlrd
Serlesl Of the Hoard of Supervisors, SEALED
the board on MONDAY EYENING, May 10, 1913.
from 7 80 TO ) o'clock, Tor furnishing screened
Hall OF Records, Steam Fire Engines and Engine,
Hook and Ladder and Hose Houses of the PAID
Fire Department, from July !, 1898, TO June 80,
1894.
For the Fire Department-The coal TO be OF the
best quality OF well-screened West Hartley.
aud Anthracite (Pennsylyania), and AnthrS-
cite tWelshl, egg size, tree from slack OF shale.
For the PutlIc Otfices and COurus-The coal to
be of the best quality of either New WeIhnEton
sylyaniaJ and Anthracite (WelShl. egg size, to be
wen screened and free from slack or silale
The wood 10 be OF good dry redwood and Mon
terey pine to measure I2S cubic feet TO the cord;
TO be sawed three times, properly split and 10 be
The Monterey pine for Fire Department to be cut
fine, lS inches long.
time to be delivered free OF charge. in sacks of
100 pounds each, in the different Offices and
rooms OF the public buildings and houses Of the
Fire Department, also In the basement Of the
New City Hall. ad1 Joining the eugiIe-rOpm. and
on the hrst toor OF the Old City Hall in the
space allotted for tue purpose; the wood to be
also delivered in sacks rs required aud all sacks
10 be left at the risS OF the contractor. a;Gre
said, until the coal or wood delivered in tle said
sacks Is used.
NoTICE-Bidders viii state specific sum psc
ton OF 224O pounds for which they Will furni sn
the foregoing descriptions Of coal required.
giving separate price for each description. and
a specific sum per cord for wood giving a separate
price for each description with the understanding
that the Board will award the contract TO furnish
each kind of Goa! and wood separately TO the low
est bidder, and in all cases the coal furnished
must be Inspected and weighed at such
times and places rs may be designated by
the Committee on Fire Department and Public
Buildings.
The party to whom contract is awarded will
be required, prior To or ut the time of the execu-
tiOn OF contract, 10 DAY the cost or proportion
of the cost OF advertising this NOTICE In three
daily papers, with the understanding that the
party to whom the contract to furnish wood is
awarded Will be required to pay only One-fOurth
the total cost OF advertising this notice.
In order to preserve uniformity and TO facili-
IA te award the Board has resolved TO receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee, aud a certified check for the sum
OF $500. drawn during the month OF May. 1898,
in favor .; and made payable to the Clerk OF The
Board, must be deposited by the bidder. coIdi-
toned II the proposal Is accepted and the CON
tract awarded and If the bidder shall fail or neg
lect TO execute written agreement and give the
bond required within four days after the award
is mad, then, and in that case. the said sum
shalt be paid into the city and country treasury
by said Clerk, as lquidated damages for such
failure and neglect
Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
The Board reserves the right reject all bids II
tie public good SO require.
my9 st JNo. A. RUSSELL. Clerk.