The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
PKOPOSALs.

PROPOSALS FOR THE PLACING OF A
clock in the Hall OF JUS Office of the
Clerk the Board OF Supervisors OF tn e Civ
and County Of San Francisco December 8. 1895.
in Accordance with Resolution No. 10 475
(Third Serle,) of the Board of Supervisors sealed
Pr oposa Will BE- received in open session o. the
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10 furnish cock for the .Hall of Justice" build
ing, in conformity with the following specifca-
For the furnishing Of all labor and materials
necessary for the manufacture and complete set
ting OF clock in the lantern of The tower of tn e
"Hau OF Jestce,1 erec,ed upon a lot or ground
situate on the southeast corner of Washington
and Kearny streets, in this City and County, all
as shown on tbe plans and elevations OF the said
tower accompanying these. specifications The
cost thereof not 10 exceed the sum of three
thousand dollars
The said clock TO have dial face eight feet
a. one-half in diameter. made OF the heaviest
French plate glass ia the market; well and per-
fec5ly ground on both Sides
There shall be four dals, one on each side OF the
said tower, facing north. south, east and west
Each dial glass, above, to be set securely in
strong iron frames, with the outside of said
fra mes or namented with q copper molding OF g.
The frame OF the dials to be of such weight of
me; al may be demanded by The detail here
after furnished by the architects.
The face of all he I'll ais TO bs ornama nted with
numerals in black, OF size as demanded, and The
han DIS 10 be also in black iron.
The clock in its entirety to be of the finest
work manship and mechanism. and TO be fur
nished with Graham s escapement, guarant eed 10
maintain variation of not more than 80 seconds
per month when regulated IL shall be eight-day,
one half and one hour striking clock, and be pro-
vided with bell 10 weigh at least 2OG0 pounds,
and be M ade of The purest bell-metal CON po-
sition, free from all flaws and of the very best
tone.
The machinery Of the clock proper TO be set
immedia ely back of dlals equidistant TO each,
in center of the tower and set on strong iron
frames connected with the frame proper Of the
tower and the bell to be placed in the open por-
ton of the tower, Immediately beow. as shown
herewith.
Everything appertaining to the clock diais ma.
chinery bells, ETC., TO be supplied by The
tractor anu an tne WORK necessary 10 set the same,
complete, in place 10 be done by The same coa-
tractor, and the clock turned over TO the Board OF
Supervisors In perfect running order properly
reg ulated 10 the stipulated variations.
Ali the above TO be guaranteed and KEEP, in order
by the contractor for he period Of five years.
The above clock to be of the Seth Thomas manu-
facture. or of make equally as good in the opinion
of the Board OF supervisors
The above CLOCK, complete, to be set in place
within thirty days after the completion of the
building under Contract No. /, dated -.
The payment for said clock. complete, 10 be
made IN full in United States coin Thirty five days
after the acceptance by the architect OF all work
herein described.
The work of construction TO be done in strict ac-
cordance with The drawings, plans and specfca-
tons. under the supervision and direction of
Messrs. Shea d shea, architects.
Builders will estimate and state price for which
the eatre work will be performed in accordance
wi Ia the specifications, drawings and plans, TO be
seen at the office OF Shea Shea architects No. 26
Montgomery street.
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 deposited by the bidder with and made
payable TO the clerk of the board, con ditioned IL
the proposal be accepted and the contract awarded
and If the bidder sh all fail neglect TO execute
the contract and give the required bond within
six DAYS after the said sum shall be paid into the
City and County Treasury by said clerk as hqui-
dated damages for sucn 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.
DROPOsALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR VETER-
i ans Home Association.-N Notice is hereby
gwen that sealed proposals will be received by the
board of directors OF he Veterans Home Associa-
ton a. it's office room H. 500 Sansome street,
San Francisco, California, up to 10 O'Clock A. NJ
diately thereafter in the presence of bidders for
furnishing and delivering quartermaster and COM
missary supplies for the Veterans Home Napa
County, California (railroad station, Yountville),
for the six months commencing January !, 1897.
and ending June &c. 1897. Schedules with infor-
nation and Instructions for submitting b ds will
be furnished upon application by the undersigned.
Bidders will carefully follow the conditions of
these schedules, snd no bid win be cons dered un-
less il is IN accordance with such sch dulles Each
bidder must accompany his bid with certified
Gu OK upon some weiknown and Responsible
bankiDg-nouse for at least 10 per cent of the
amount OF his bid payable TO ]. G. Currer treas
urer, conditioned that the bidder will enter into
good and valid contract upon notice of acceptance.
as required by law. he board reserves the righ5
reject any or all bids and to order any quantity
under the anouns specified.
Address J. J. SCUVILLE. Secretary Veterans
Home Association. room g. 30 Sansome ST.
San Francisco, California By order OF the board
OF directors. J. J. -sCoVILLE, Secretary.