The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS-For Burial of Indigent Dead
 Office of the Clerk of the Board of Super
 vtsors of the City and County or San fran-
 cisco, May 10. 1898. ,,,, (Fourth Series) of the Board Of super N Ylsoi f ?, SEALED PROPOSALS will be received III ,2s, otSH session of the Board of Supervisors on nOto a DAY AFTERNOON, May 16, 1898, rom ,.,.>,. a,ot to o'clock. for the interment or thg I terae dead are required to be buried at the chai se ot the City and County of San francisoo1 f,I . a.t cluding the City and County Snal4pMoA M IfoS Ioi pital, for the term of one year, beg ihIlns 1u1S l, 1S9S and ending June 30. 1899, in soeu ce.ii ne! tery or cemeteries in this or other couheies wherein burfals may be allowed -
 NOTICE-The collins to be made or tIree- quarter-inch surface redwood clear Jumper, to be lined with muslin and piilowed insioe ana s eo be shellacked and vanished outside, anu tie tops to be fastened down with not less than SIX 1 screws. In all smallpox cases the coLin 9hAli be lined with No 10 zinc instead of with mus lin, and dramatically sealed and all collins used must be subject to the inspectlon anu approval of the officer in charge Of the lnsu- tuition from which the body of the deceoeht IS to be buried. and must in all cases De tahen to such institution for the purpose or having the deceased placed therein.
 No bid will be considered from any party who has not been engaged in the undertaking busi- ness in this city and county and conducted said business in a reputable manner for period of at least six months immediately preceding the date hereof.
 The grave to be excavated to a depth of at
 No body to be removed from the institution where IL lies awaiting burial within period of twenty-four hours after death, except by ex- press order Of the superintendent or officer in 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 as may be designated by notice from the superintendent or officer in charge or the institution where the death may have occurred, and in all other cases within thirty-six hours after notification by the pro- per officer.
 The contractor will further be required to convey the bodies of decedents committed to his charge for interment direct from the in- stitution from which he receives the 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, to keep the same In his custody for longer period than that re- quired for their transit to the cemetery
 the institution where such decedent may be lying awaiting burial for o-r,1lssion to bury the same and prove to the superintendent or oincer Tn charge of said institution that their purpose Is to provide a decent burial and that they have no intention and will not allow the then and in that case the body said de- ceased shall be delivered to said friends, who shall take charge thereof and make the neces- sary arrangements for the funeral with any undertaken they may think fit; but in such event the contractor aforesaid shall have no cfalrn against the city for the burial of said decedent.
 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 burials have been made certifi- CdIe or the proper Dur1dl or each person unQer the provisions of his contract and of these specifications; and such certificate must, in all cases be attached to the demand of said tractor when presented to the Board of Super visors for approval and must state the names of the decedents and the institutions from which the body was procured.
 In case 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 the time of the advertising this notice (and fossner notice) i'll three daily newspapers. amounting in all to six hundred and ffty-fve dollars and eighty two cents (s655 62).
 All inJerments of indigent persons the ex- penses of which must be borne by the city and county tother than those from any of the public officer issuing a permit therefor. and all bills for such interments to be approved by the health officer prior to being presented to this board. All demands for the burial of indigent be approved by the superintendent of the insti- tuition at which the death occurs prior to being presented to this board.
 Bidders will estimate and state a specific amount for each interment.
 Tn order to preserve the uniformity and to facilitate the award, the board has resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the. committee, and q certified check for the of five hundred (s5G0) dol lars in favor of and made payable to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors, must be deposited bv the bidder, conditioned that if the proposal Ia accepted and the contract awarded and if the bidder shall fail neglect to pay the print inp charges, execute the contract and give a hond of five thousand (s5000) dollars required within six days after the award is made then and In that case. the said sum shall be col iected and paid Into the city and county treas ,r,s Inv said clerk, liquidated damages for sIch failure and neglect,
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 Tbe hoard reserves the right to reject all bids if the public good SC require
 = JNO. A. RUSSELL Clerk