The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
PROPoS AIS.


PROPOSALS FOR THE PLACING OF
i clock in the Hall OF Jus, &c. Office of the
Clerk or the Board of Supervisors of tn e City
and County OF San Francisco December g. 1896
N accord ance with Resolution No Is ATS
(Third Serie3) of the Board of Supervisors sealed
pr oposals will BE- received in open session o! the
Board OF Supervisors MONDAY AFTER
NOON, Dece nber Ia, 1895, from 80 TO o'clock
TO furnish clock TOR the HAL of Justice" build
ing, in conformity with the following specifiea-
;ioas:
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 the
Hall of Justice" ereced upon a lot of ground
situate on the southeast corner of Washington
and Kearny streets, in this City ami County, and
as shown on The 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
an one-half in diameter, made of the heaviest
French plate glass in the market; well and per-
fec. ly ground on both sides.
There shall be four dIals, one each side of the
said tower, facing north south, and west.
Each dial glass as above to be set securely in
strong iron frames, with the outside of said
ounce copper
The frame of the dials to be OF such weight of
metal may be demanded by the detail here
after furnished by the architects.
The face OF al he d. ais to be orname nted with
numerals in black, OF size as demanded and the
han dS TO be also in black iron.
The clock in its entirety to be of the finest
workmanship and mechanism, and to be fur
n1shed Win Graham escape ment, guaranteed to
maintain variation OF not more than 80 seconds
per month when regulated 1t shall be an eght-day
one half and one hour striking clock, and be pro-
vided with bell to weigh at least 1000 pounds
and be III ade of the purest bell metal com no.
sit ion, free from all flaws and OF the very best
tone.
The machinery of the clock proper TO be set
immedia ely back of dials 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-
herewith.
Everything appertalning to the clock, diais, ma
chinery, bells, ETC., to be supplied by ihe con-
tractor, and al the work necessary set the same,
complete, in place, 10 be done by the same con-
tractor, and The clock turned to the Board of
Supervisors In perfect running ORDER properly
reg ulaied 10 the stipulated variations.
All 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 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 \ O. /, dated -.
The payment for said clock. complete to be
made In full in United States coin thirty Eve days
after the acceptance by the architect OF ali work
The work of construction to be done in strict ac-
cordance with the drawings, plans and speciica-
tons, under the supervision and direction of
Messrs. Shea q Shea, architects.
Builders will estimate and state price for which
the entire work viii be performed in accordance
with the spec ifications, drawings and Plans TO be
seen at the office of Shea 81 Shea, architects 90
Montgomery street.
j n order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the board has resolved TO receive no
bids un,ess made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee, and certified check for the sum
OF $500 deposited by the bidder with and made
payable 10 the clerk of the board, conditioned IL
the proposal be accepted and the ract awarded
and If the bidder sh all fail neglect to execute
the contract and give the required bond within
six DAYS after, the said shall be paid into the
City and County Treasury by said clerk as luui-
dated damages for sucn failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the clerk.
Tie board reserves the right TO reject all bids ~
the public good so require
JNo. A. RUSSELL CLERK.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR VETER-
J. ans Home Association.-Notice is hereby
that sealed proposals will be received by the
board of directors of the Veterans Home Associa-
ton a. It's Office room 49, 800 Sansonie street,
san Francisco, California, up to 10 ociock A. NJ
saturday, December 10, 1895, and opened imme-
diately there fter in the presence Of bidders for
furnishing and delivering quartermaster and COM
mlssary supplies for the Veterans Home Napa
for The six months commencing January !, 1897.
and ending June 3d. 1897. Schedules. with nfor-
nation and Instructions for submitting b ds will
be furnished upon application by the undersigned
Bidders will carefully follow the conditions of
these schedules, and no bid Will be considered un-
less IL Is in accordance with such sch dulles. Each
bidder must accompany his bid with a certified
CHI OK upon some well-known and responsible
banking mouse Tor at least 10 per cent Of the
amount OF his bid payable to j. G.. Currier treas
urer, conditioned that the bidder Will enter into
good ana valid contract upon notice of acceptance
as required by law I he board reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids and to order any quantity
over or under the amount specified.
Address j. j. .SCONILLE. Secretary Veterans
Home Association. room Is, 80 Sansome ST..
San Francisco, California BY order of the board
OF directors. ]. }. SCoVILLE, Secretary.