The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21

PRoPosALs-Fo Burial of Indigent Dead
 Office of the Clerk of the Board of Super
 visors of the City and County of San Fran
 In accordance with Resolution No. s64 Fourth Seriesl of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS , na received in ,Gs4 9Psn DAY AFTERNOON. April 25, 1898. from 2:30 to O clock. for the interment of the indigent of the City and County of San Francisco. in- cluding the City and County Smallpox Hospi- l. 1898, and ending June 30. 1899, in such ceme- tery or cemeteries in this or other counties wherein burials may be allowed.
 NOTICE-The cof to be made of three quarter-ipch surface redwood clear lumber. to be lined with muslin and pillowed 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 muslin must % and M hermeticaily sealed. and all C coffns used must be subject to the inspection and ap- proval of the officer in charge of the institu- 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 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 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 of the institution where the death may have occurred. and in all other cases within thirty six hours after notification by the proper officer.
 The contractor will further be required to convey the bodies of decedents Committed to int diraR froY fr 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 a 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 be ly- ing awaiting burial, for permission to bury the same. and prove to the superintendent 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 body to De used for the purpose of dissectic n then and in that case the body of said deceasei shall be delivered to said friends. who shall take charge. thereof and make the necessary arrangements for the funeral with any under the contractor aforesaid shall have no clalm 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 pr"- cure from the superintendent of the cemetery wherein the burials have been made cel.it- cate of the proper burial of each person under the provisions of his contract and of these specifications; and such certificate must, n all cases, be attached to the demand of said con- tractor when presented to the Board of S;,- pervisors 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 at tl.e time of the execution of said contract, to pay the of advertising this notice in three daily news papers amounting to three hundred and forty five dollars and two cents HS45 O2).
 All interments of indigent persons the penses of which must be borne by the city and county (other than those from any of Che pub lie institutional must be authorized by the Health Officer issuing 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 iri- digent persons from any Of the public insti- of the institution at which the death occurs prior to being presented to this board.
 Bidders will estimate and state a specific amount for each interment.
 facilitate the award the Board has resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms nrena red by the committee, and a certified check for the sum of five hundred (s5oo) dollars the Roard of Supervisors, must be depos- tied by the bidder, conditioned that if the pro- posal is accepted and the contract awarded ; and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to pay give a bond of five thousand ($5000) 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 lquidated 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.
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