The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR THE PLACING OF A
J. clock In the Hall of Justice. Office of the
Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors of tn e CITY
and County of San Francisco Dece mber 8. 1896.
in a, cord ance with Resolution No. Is ATS
pr oposa will be received in open session of the
Board OF Supervisors on MONDAY AFTER
NOON. Dece mber 81, 1896, from 2:30to O'CLOCK.
to furnish clock for the "Hail of Justice" build
Ing, in conformity with the following specifica-
tions:
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
situate on the south tast corner of Washington
and Kearny streets, in this City and County, all
rs shown on he plans and elevations OF the said
lower accompanying In ese specihcatlons. The
cost thereon not 10 exceed the sum Of three
thousand dollars
al one-half in diameter, made of the heaviest
French plate glass In the market; well and per-
fectly ground on both sides.
There shall be four dials, one each side of the
said tower facing north, south, east and west
Each dial glass, as above, to be set securely in
l,strong iron frames, with the outside Of said
fra mes OF ornamented with copper molding of 1S-
ounce copper.
The frame OF The dials to be OF such weight Of
metal as may be demanded by The detail here
after furnished by the architects.
The face of all he d ais to be orname nted with
numerals in black, OF size as demanded, and the
hands be ais in black iron.
The clock in its entirety to be of the finest
workmanship and mechaniem. and to be fur
nished with Graham escape ment, guaranteed to
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 TO weigh at least 1000 pounds,
and be m ade Of the purest bel-metal compo-
sition free from all flaws and Of the very best
tone.
Immediately back of dIals, equidistant to each,
In center of the tower, and strong iron
frames, connected with the frame proper of the
tower, and the bell to be placed in the open por-
tion of the tower, Immediately below. as shown
herewith
Everything appertalning to the clock diais, ma
chinery, bells, etc. TO be supplied by The con-
tractor and al the work necessary to set the same,
complete. in place, TO be done by the same con-
tractor and The clock turned over to the Board Of
Supervisors In perfect running order, properly
reg ulated 10 the stipulated variations
All the above to be guaranteed and kept in order
by the contractor for The 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
building under Contract No. l. dated -
The payment for said clock. complete, TO be
made in full in United States coin thirty i've 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 specifica-
tions, under the supervision and direction Of
Messrs Shea & Shea, architects
Builders will estimate ana state price for which
the entire work will be performed In accordance
with the specifications, drawings and plans, to be
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
DlQS unless maze upon Olank 1OrmS prepared Dy
the committee, and certified check for the sum
of $500 deposited by the bidder with and made
payable to the clerk of the board, onditioned if
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 shall be paid into the
City and County Treasury by said clerk lQui-
dated damages for such failure and neglect
Blanks furnished by the clerk
The board reserves the right reject all bids II
the public good so require.
1No. A. RUSSELL Clerk
DROPOSALS FOR THE ERECTION OF A
l. brick schoolhouse Office Board of Educal ion,
San Francisco. Decem ber IL. 1896 In accordance
with a resolution adopted by the Board of Educa-
ton of the City and County of San Francisco,
tendent of Common Schools, in open session of
the Boar of ducattou, on Monday, December
%, 1895, at $3.50 O'clock P N, for the erection
and completion of brick school building on a lot
streets. in said City and County, In accordance
with plans and specih cations which may be seen
the Office of Charl es !. Havens, architect of said
board, room 55, Flood building, southwest corner
Fourth and Market streets. Separate bids will be
received for ~ the building. exclusive OF the
work for which special bids are required; for (2)
heating anG venti!ating and fer (3) plum bing and
gasfitting. Each bid must be accompanied bv a
certified check as required by the specifications.
The party or parties TO whom contracts may be
awarded will be required prior to time of the
execution of the contracts to nay their proporti
of he cost of advertising this notice in three daily
newspapers. Blank proposals furnished by the
secretary. The board reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids, or any portion of any bid as the
public good NAV REQUIRE.
GEORGE BEANSTON. Secretary.
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