The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
PROPOSALS.

| PROPOSALS FOR BURIAL OF INDECENT
i Dead-Ofhce of the Clerk of the Board of Super
| April 9, 1895
In accordance with resolution No. 12,O4C
CThlrd Seresl OF the Board OF Supervisors
| SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in oper
session Of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON
April To- 1895, from to $3.50 O'Clock, for the in
| torment OF such INDECENT dead in the City Gene
terry as are required to be buried at the charge Of
| the City and County of San Francisco including
I the City and County Smallpox Hospital, for the
term OF one year, beginning July l, 1895, and end
! ing June 80, 1895.
| NOTICE-The collins to be made OF three-quar-
ter-inch surface redwood clear Der, TO be lined
with muslin and piIlowed inside and to bes shell
lacked and vanished outside, and the tops TO be
| fastened down with not less than six screws. In
all smallpox cases the coffin shall be lined with
No. 10 zinc instead of with muslin, and hermeti-
cally sealed, and all collins used must be subject tc
the inspection and approval Of the officer in charge
Of the institution from which the body of the de
| cedent is to be buried and must in all cases be
taken to such institution for the purpose OF having
| the deceased placed therein.
No bid will be considered from any party who
has not been engaged in the undertaking BUSINESS
| in this city and county and conducted said bus-
ness in a reputable manner for period of at least
six months Immediately preceding the date hereof
The grave to be excavated to depth of at least
No body to be removed from the institution
where it lies awaiting burial within a period OF
tweny-four hours after death, except by express
order Of the Superintendent or officer in charge OF
said institution
The contractor will be required in all cases on
the death of the INDECENT person from infectious
disease TO inter the body Of said decedent within
such time as may be designated by notice from
the Superintendent or officer in charge of the in
stitution where the death may have occurred, and
in all other cases within thrtysx hours after noti-
hcation by the proper officer
The contractor will further be required to con-
Yey the bodies Of decedents committed to his
charge for iDterment direct from the institution
from which he receives the same to the cemetery,
and then and there bury the same. And will not
such bodies to any Intermediate resting-place or
TO keep the same in his custody for longer period
than that required for their transit to the GENE,
terry.
should the friends Of any decedent apply at the
institution where such deeedent may be lying
awaiting burial for permission to bury the same
and prove TO the superintendent or officer in charge
of said institution that their purpose is to provide
decent burial, and that they have no intention
and will not allow the body to be used for the pur-
pose of dissection, then and in that case the body
of said deceased shall be delivered to said friends
who shall take charge thereof and make the neces.
sary arrangements for the funeral with any under
taker they may think fit, but in such event the
contractor aforesaid shall have no claim against
the city for the burial of said decedent.
The party to whom the contract may be awarded
superintendent OF the City Cemetery certificate
of the proper burial Of each person under the pro-
visions of his contract and of these specifications
and such certificates must in all cases be attached
to the demand of said contractor when presented
TO the Board OF Supervisors for approval and must
state the names of the decedents and the institu-
tons from which the body was procured.
In case Of the violation of any of the above con-
ditions the contract shall be terminated by said city
and county.
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required prior to or at the time Of the execution
of said contract to pay the cost Of advertising this
notice in three daily newspapers.
All interments of INDECENT persons the ex-
penseS of which must be borne by the city and
county (other than those from any of the public
institutions) must be authorized by the Health
Officer issuing permit therefor, and all bills for
such interments to be approved by the Health
Officer prior to being presented to this Board.
All demands for the burial of INDECENT persons
from any OF the public institutions to be ap-
proved by the superintendent of the institution
at which the death occurs prior to being pre-
scented to this Board.
Bidders will estimate and state q specific
amount for each interment.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the Board has resolved to receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee and certified check for the sum
of $500, drawn during the month of April, 1895,
Board, must be deposited by the bidder, cond-
toned that IL the proposal is accepted and the
tract Is awarded, and If the bidder shall fail or
neglect TO pay the printing charges, execute the
contract and give bond of $4,000 within six days
after the award is made then and in that case the
said sum shall be collected and paid into the City
and County Treasury by said Clerk as liquidated
damages for such failure and neglect
Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids IL
the public good so require.
JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Board of Directors of the Escondido Irrigation
District will receive sealed proposals for the pur-
chase of 600 of the bonds Of said district and bids
VIII be received therefor at the Office Of the said
board in Escondido Cal, until 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on
the 18th day of April 1895.
A. J. WERDEN,
Secretary of the Esconddo Irrigation District.
Dated March IL, 1896.