The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19


 Office of the Clerk of the Board of Super
 visors of the City and County of San Fran
 cisco. April 19, 1898.
 CFourth Series) of the Board of Supervisors, SEALED PROPOSALS W I ha received In open pAY fessR0n AFTERNooN F fh % April a5 isss m from 2so to 8 O clock, for the interment of the indigent dead are required to be buried at the charge of the City and County of San Francisco, in- cluding the City and County Smallpox Hospi- tai. for the term of one year, beginning July 1 1s9S and ending June 30. 1899, in such ceme- tery or cemeteries in this other counties wherein burials may be allowed.
 NoTICE--The eof ms to be made of three be lined with muslin and pilIowed inside and to be shellacked 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 hermetcalIy sealed. and all coffns used must be subject to the inspection and ap- proYal of the officer in charge of the institu- tion from which the body of the decedent is to be buried, and must in all cases be taken to 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 business in this city and county and conducted said business in a reputable manner for a per- iod of at least six months immediately preced- ing the date hereof.
 The grave to be excavated to a depth of at least six feet.
 No body to be removed from the institution where it lies awaiting burial within a period of twenty-four hours after death. except by ex-
 
 charge of said institution.
 The contractor will be required in all cases on the death of the indigent person from in fectious disease to inter the body of said de- cedent within such time may be designated by notice from the Superintendent officer In charge of the institution where the death may have occurred. and in all other cases within thirty-six hours after notification by the proper officer.
 convey the bodies of decedents committed to his charge for interment direct from the in stitution from which he receives the same to the cemetery, and then and there bury the same. And will not be permitted upon any consideration to convey such bodies to any in- termediate resting place, or to keep the same In his custody for longer period than that required for their transit to the cemetery.
 Should the friends of any decedent apply at the institution where such decedent may he lv same and prove to inc sunerintendent or off cer in charge of said institution that their pur- pose is to provide decent burial and -ha. they have no intention and will not allow the then and in that case the body of said decesse l shall be delivered to said friends. who shall take charge thereof and make the necessa ry 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 de- cedent.
 The party to whom the contract may be awarded shall be required, in all cases, to pro- cure from the superintendent of the cemetery wherein the burals have been made ceriit- cate of the proper burial of each person under the provisions of his contract and of these specifications: and such certificate must, all cases, be attached to the demand of said con tractor when presented to the Board of su- pervisors for approval, and must state the names of the decedents and the institutions from which the body was procured.
 In of the violation of any of the above conditions the contract shall be terminated by said city and county
 The party to whom the contract Is awarded will be required prior to or at tLe time of the execution of said contract, to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily news papers, amounting to three hundred and forty five dollars and two cents (s345 02).
 All interments of indigent persons the ex- penses of which must be borne by the city and lie institutional must be authorized by the Health Officer issuing permit therefor, and all bills for such nterments to be approved by the Health Officer prior to being presented to dlgent persons from any of the public insti- tutIons to be approved by the superintendent of the institution at which the death occurs, prior to being presented to this board
 Bidders will estimate ana state a specinc amount for each interment.
 In order to preserve the uniformity and to facilitate the award, the Board has resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms check for the sum of five hundred (S500) dollars. in favor of and made payable to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, must be depos- tied bv the bidder, conditioned that If the pro- and If the bidder shall fail or neglect to pay the printing charges, execute the contract and give a bond of five thousand S5000) dollars, required within six days after the award is made, then. and in that case, the said sum shall be collected and paid into the City and County Treasury by said Clerk. as nquidated damages for such failure and neglect
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
 The Board reserves the right to reject all bids if the public good so require.
 JNO. A. RUSSELL. Clerk