The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06

From the Date of the Award of the Con-
 tract to January 1, 1902.
 OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD of Supervisors of the. City and County of San Francisco, December 6, 1898
 In accordance with Resolution No 164s (Fourth Series) of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session of the Board of Supervisors on MON DAY AFTERNOON. December F, 1S9S from 2:SO to o'clock. for sweeping. cleaning and keeping clean the paved streets and alleys of San Francisco and those streets that may hereafter be paved, from the date of the award of the contract to January l, 1902, in strict ac- cordance with the specifications prepared by the Merchants Association and filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on October 20th, 1898, and adopted and ap- proved by the Board of Supervisors on De- eember 5th, 1898, by Resolution No. 2o2l (Fourth Series), copies of which can be had application at this office.
 NOTICE.-Bidders will submit alternative bids based upon the conditions imposed in the
 Under Form "A.'
 First-Bidders will estimate and state price per 1000 square yards for all @ york to be done Bidders will estimate and state a price per 1000 square yards for all work to be done on streets, alleys, etc., of all other classes than the first class.
 Under Form "B"
 Second-For the performance of the work with the understanding that the sweepngs from the special district beginning at Fulton street and First avenue; then along First ave to Washington, along Washington to Lar kin. along Larkin to Market, along Market to Valencia along Valencia 10 Twenty-flrst, along Twenty-first to Castro, along Castro to Ridley, along Ridley to Buena Vista avenue, along Twenty first to Castro, along Castro to Haight to Masonic avenue, along Masonic avenue to Frederick. along Frederick to Stan van, along Stanyan to Fulton. along Fulton to point of beginning, to be known as Golden Gate Park Dumping District are to be conveyed to and delivered to Golden Gate Park at point opposite the entrance at Fifth avenue. ,od Bidders will estimate and state price per 1000 square yards for all work to be done on streets
 Bidders will estimate and state a price per 1000 square yards for all work to be done on the first class.
 The lowest bid will be ascertained by mul- tiplying the figure proposed for streets of the first class by the figure l, and by multiplying the figure proposed for all other streets by the figure 2. addng the results together and divid- ing their sum by the figure B. The lowest re- suit will be considered the lowest average bid And it is to be distinctly understood that nc bid will be entertained which does not con form to all the requirements set forth in ders
 Also. 1t is to be distinctly understood that eight hours shall constitute days work for persons employed on the above work. and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall be two tY dollars per day
 The party parties to whom this contract Is awarded will be required. prior to at the time of the execution of the contract, to pay the cost Of advertising this notice in three daily newspapers.
 In order to preserve uniformity and to fa- ciiitdte tHe dWaru the BoarQ or supervisors mas resolved to receive bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee. and each bidder will be required to deposit with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (with his bidl a certified check, drawn to the order ot said clerk, upon some bank in the City and County of San Francisco. in the sum of ter thousand ts10,o00 dollars United States gold coin, conditioned if the proposal be accepted and the contract awarded. and if the bidde, shall fall or neglect to pay the printing charges execute written contract therefor and give the bond required: which is hereby fixed in the sum of twenty-five thousand (s25 C00) dollars within six (6) days after the award Is made, or fail to commence the work on the execution of the contract, when directed by the Superintendent of Streets, then and in that case the said sum shall be paid into the City and County Treasury by said clerk as lidui. dated damages for such failure and neglect
 The Board reserves the right to award q contract for the above work either unde, Form ''A'' or Form ''B.' or reject all bids Ii the public good so require. The Board alsc reserves the right to terminate the contract al any time If the party or parties to whom the same shall be awarded shall not perform tho work in strict accordance with the specified. tions.
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk
 A