The San Francisco call., 1898-06-15
PROPOSALS.


 PRoPosALs-Fo the repair of bituminous
 rock pavements-Office Of the Clerk of the
 Board of Supervisors of the City and County
 of San Francisco, June s. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 Qourth series) of the Board of Supervisors SEALED of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20, 1898, from 230 to o'clock, for repair ing and keeping in good order and condition. to the entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets and of the Board of Supervisors, all streets or portions of streets, including street crossings and intersections, which are now or may be hereafter paved with bituminous rock. for a term of two @ years from July l, 1898, to and including June 30 1900.
 The repairs are to be made in strict accord ance with specifications file and open for inspection in this officA
 A list oi streets and street crossings etc, now paved with bituminous rock, and which will require to be kept in repair. above stated is also on file and open for inspection in this office, and all streets portions of streets paved with bituminous rock and accept ed by the city and county, included and must be put in good condition and kept in thorough repair, whether they are recited in said list or not All streets and street cross ings enumerated in said list must be put in good repair and condition within period of three months from award of contract, and must be kept in good repair until the expira- tion of the contract; in addition to all streets or portions of streets paved with bituminous ing the continuance of the contract, except only such streets or portions of streets where bond has been given and is in force for keep ing the same in repair; also. those portions of streets required by law to be kept in repair by the street railway companies having tracks thereon.
 NOTICE-Bidders must state a specific sum for which the entire work will be performed with the understanding that monthly payments will be made therefor to the extent of one twenty-fourth of the bid. on a certificate from the Superintendent of Streets approved by the Board of Supervisors, that the work Is being satisfactorily performed.
 Bidders will also be required to file with their bid description of and the character of the plant owned by them with a chemical an- alyss and a sample of the bituminous rock to ha eaA in rar riff !, work under this contract.
 And 1t is to be distinctly understood that eight hours shall constitute 8 days work for persons employed on the above work and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall be two (S2) dollars per day; also that the amount of the bond to be given will not be less than one-half the amount bid for the per- formance of this work.
 No bid will be received or entertained from any person, firm or corporation who does moi own a fully equipped plant sufficient for the performance of this work.
 The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required prior to or at the time of tba execution of said contract, to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily news papers.
 itate the award, the board has resolved to re- ceive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committed, and certified check for the of five thousand (s5OO0) dol lars in favor of and made payable to the Clerk of the board must be deposited by the hid der. conditioned if the proposal is accepted and the contract awarded, and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute a written agreement and give the bond required within six (6) days after the award is made, then, and in that case, the said sum shall be paid into the cifv and county treasury by said Clerk as lioui dated damages for such failure and neglect.
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk
 The board reserves the right to reject al, bids if the public good so require.
 JNO. A. RUSSELL. Clerk