The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-11
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR BURIAL OF INDECENT
i Dead-Office OF the Clerk of the Board of Super
visors of the City and County OF San FRANCISCO,
April 8, 1895.
In accordance with resolution No. 12,040
(Third Series) OF the Board of Supervisors,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open
session of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON,
April Is, 1895, from to $3.50 O'Clock for the in
terment of such INDECENT dead in the City Gene
terry required to be buried at the charge Of
the City and County of San Francisco, including
the City and County Smallpox Hospital, for the
term of one year, beginning July /, 1895, and end
ing June 80, 1896.
NOTICE-The collins to be made of three-uuar
terinch surface redwood clear lumber, to be lined
with muslin and pllowed inside and to be 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-
cay sealed, and all collins used must be subject to
the inspection and approval of the officer in charge
or the institution from which the body of the de-
cedent is TO be buried, and must in all cases be
taken 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 usiness
in this city and county and conducted said bust
ness in reputable manner for period OF at least
six months Immediately preceding the date hereof.
The grave to be excavated to d 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
| The contractor will be required in all cases on
the death of the INDECENT person from infectious
| such time as may be designated by notice from
the Superintendent officer in charge of the in
stitution where the death may have occurred, and
in all other cases within thirtysx hours after not
fcation by the proper officer.
| The contractor will further be required to con-
| vey the bodies Of decedents committed to his
charge for interment direct from the institution
from which he receives the same to the cemetery,
| and then and there bury the same. And will not
| be permitted uuon any consideration To convey
such bodies to any intermediate resting-place, or
to keep the same in his custody for longer period
1 han hot IrnH hai QTloit
! terry.
Should the friends of any decedent apply at the
! institution where such decedent may be lying
awaiting burial for permission to bury the same,
and prove to the superintendent officer in charge
OF said institution that their purpose is to provide
a decent burial, and that they have no intention
and will allow the body to be used for the pur-
pose of dissection, then and in that 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
shall be required in all to procure from the
| 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 ali 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-
| tions from which the body was procured.
In case Of the violation OF any of the above con.
dtons the contract shall be terminated by said city
| and county.
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required prior to 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 fol-
| 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
scented to this Board.
Bidders will estimate and state a specific
amount for each interment.
| In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the Board has resolved TO receive nc
| bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
| the committee, and certified check for the sum
of $780, drawn during the month of April, 1895
| in favor OF and made payable to the Clerk OF the
Board, must be deposited by the bidder, cond
toned that il the proposal is accepted and the
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 the
said sum shall be collected and paid into the City
and County Treasury by said Clerk as iQuida tee
| damages for such failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids i
the public good so require.
JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
| NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THF
| IN Board of Directors of the Escondido Irrigation
| District will receive sealed proposals for the pur
will be received therefor at the Office Of the sale
board in Escondido, Cal, until 10 o'clock A. II. or
the 18th day of April, 1895.
| Secretary of the Escondido Irrigation District.
Dated March 16, 1895.