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


.. PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR THE PLACING OF A
L clock in the Hall of Justice. Office Of the
Clerk or the Board of Supervisors of tn e City
and County OF San Francisco. December 8, 1896
In accordance with Resolution No. 15,475
(Third Series) of the Board of Supervisors, sealed
pr oposa will be received in open session of the
Board of Supervisors on MONDAY AFTER
NOON Dece mber 81, 1896, from 80 o O'clock
furnish clock for the .sHall of Justice" build
ing. in conformity with the following specitica-
iions:
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
"Hal of Justice" erecied upon a lot of ground
situate on the southeast corner of Washington
and Kearny streets, in this City and County, all
as shown on lbe plans and elevations of the said
tower accompanying these specifications. The
cost thereof not to 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-
c,ly ground on both sides.
There shall be four dials 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 49,
ounce copper
TIE frame of the dials to be OF such weight OF
met al may be demanded by he detail here
after furnished by the architects.
The face of all he di ais 10 be orname nted with
numerals in black, Of size as demanded, and the
hands 10 be also in black iron.
The clock in its entirety to be of the finest
workmanship and mechanism, and TO be fur
nished with Graham s escapement guarante eed to
maintain variation of more than 80 seconds
per month when regulated 1t shall be an eight-day,
one half and one hour striking clock, and be pro-
yided with q bell TO weigh at least 2nOO pounds,
and be m ade of the purest bell-metai compo-
st ion free from all flaws and OF the very best
tone
The machinery of the clock proper 10 be set
immedia ely back of dials equidlslant to each.
frames connected with the frame proper Of the
tower and the bell to be placed in the open ror-
ton Of the tower Immediately below. as shown
herewith.
Everything appertaining to the clock, dias, ma
chinery bells, ETC., 10 be supplied by Ire
tractor and all the work necessary to set the same,
complete. In place TO be done by the same
tractor, and The clock turned over to the board of
Supervi isOrs in perfect running order, properly
reg uaed 70 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, com plete, to be set in place
within thirty days after the completion of the
building under Contract No !, dated -.
The payment for said clock. com plete, TO 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 specifica-
tions, under the supervision and direction of
Messrs. Shea d Shea, architects.
Builders will estimate and state price for which
the entire work will be performed in accordance
wi h 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, conditioned if
the proposal be accepted and the awarded,
and ii 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 such failure and neglect
Blanks furnished by the clerk.
The board reserves the right to reject all bids If
JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
DROPosALs FOR SUPPLIES FOR THE
i Navy-yard, Mare Island, Ca-November 20,
1S96.-Sealed proposals, indorsed proposals for
Supplies Tor the Navy-yard Mare Island, Cal, to
be opened Decem ber 29, 1896" will be received at
the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy De-
partment, Washington, D. G., until 12 O'Clock,
noon. December 90. 896, and publicly opened i'm
mediately thereafter, to furnish at the navyyard,
Mare Island, CAL, quantity of burrs, washers,
rivrts, dry goods, hardware leather, metals iron.
angle steel, rvet steel, sheet STEEL iron pipe brass
pipe. copper Pipe, pipe fittings, steel tubing oars,
tools, sugar, tomatoes, ingot copper, SaD zinc,
brick brick, sand, sewer pipe Portland cement and
paints. The articles must conform to the navy
standard and pass ass, the usual i naval inspection.
tion the Navy Pay Office. San Francisco, Cal,
or the navy-yard, Mare Island, Cal. Tie bids, all
other things being equal, decided by lot. The de-
pRrtment reserves the right to waive defects to
reject any or al bids not deemed adyani iaseous TO
the Government EDWIN STEWART, Pay
master General, q. s. N.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR VETER-
i ans Home Association Notice is hereby
given that sealed proposals will be received by the
board of directors of the Veterans Home Associa-
tion It's office, room 49, 500 Sansome street.
San Francisco California, up to 10 O'clock A. NJ.
Saturday, December l9, 1896, and opened imme
diatey thereafter in the presence of bidders. for
furnishing and delivering quartermaster and COM
missary supplies for the Veterans Home, Napa
County, California (raiiroad station, Yountville),
for The six months commencing January ]. 1897.
and ending June 80, 1897. Schedules, with infor-
nation and instructions for submitting BIDS, will
be furnished upon application by the undersigned.
Bidders will carefully follow the conditions of
these schedules, and no bid will be considered I'M
less il is In accordance with such sch dulles. Each
bidder must accompany his bid with a certified
ch OK upon some weknown and responsible
clearinghouse ror At least 10 per cent Of the
amount OF his bid PAYABLE to ]. G. Currier, treas
urer, conditioned that the bidder will enter into
good and valid contract upon notice Of acceptance,
as required by law. 4 he board reserves the right
TO reject any or all bids and 10 order any quantity
over under the amount specified.
Address j. j. SCUVILLE. Secretary Veterans
Home Association room g. 80 Sansome ST.,
San Francisco, California By order of the board
Qf directors. j. j. sSlDVJLLE. Secref