The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16

ment, U. $. army, with 19, more, or less 12- inch disappearing gun carriages L. F., model 1897. Bids will be received for all or for part of foregoing Information furnished upon W. FLAGLER, Chief of Ordnance. PRoPoSALS-For the repair of bituminous rock pavements-Office or the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, June g. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 Qourth series) Of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session 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 may be hereafter paved with bituminous rock for term of two (2) years from July l, 1893. 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 office.
 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, are included and must be put in good condition and kept in thorough repair, whether they 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 a 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 bitunlnous
 
 ing the continuance Of the contract, except only such streets or portions of streets where a 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 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 sum 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 a description of and the character of the plant owned by them, with a chemical an alyss and a sample of the btuminous rock to be used in carrying out and performing the work under this contract.
 And it Is to be distinctly understood that persons employed on the above work and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall amount of the bond to be given will not be less than one-half the amount bid for the per- fornance of this work.
 No bid will be received or entertained from any person. firm or corporation who does not own fully equipped ti plant sufficient for the The party to whom the contract is awarded will be required prior to or at the time of the execution of said contract to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily news papers.
 In order to preserve uniformity and to fac,1 itate the award, the board has resolved to re ceive bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee and cerfiind check for the sum of five thousand 1s5o0ol d, lars In favor of and made payable to the Clerk of the board, must be deposited by the bid der, conditioned. If the proposal is accepted and the contract awarded and if the bidder shall fail 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 city and county treasury by said Clerk liqui- Blanks furnished by the Clerk
 The board reserves the right to reject all bids if the public good require
 JNO. A. RUSSELL Clerk