The San Francisco call., 1898-06-12
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS-For the repair of bituminous Tock payernents-oftice of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Fra ancisco June s. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 (fourth series Se5ieS3 ol the Board or supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session Of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20. 1898, from 2:S0 to clock, for repair ing and keeping in good order and condition, 10 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 or may be hereafter paved with bituminous rock, for term of two t2) years from July l. 1898 to and including June 30, 1900.
 The repairs to be made In strict accord ance with specifications on 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 Tor inspection in this office, and all streets or 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 repalr' 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 a period of three months from award Of contract. and must be kept in good repair until the expira- ton Of the contract; in addition to all streets portions Of streets paved with bituminous rock and accepted by the city and county dur ing the continuance of the contract. except only such streets or portions of streets where e 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
 
 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 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 chemical an alyss and a sample of the bituminous rock to be used in carrying out and performing the work under this contract.
 And it is to be distinctly understood that eight hours shall constitute a days work for persons employed the above work and that the minimum rate of wages to be pai5 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 iron, any person. firm or corporation who does not 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 the time of tha execution Of said contract, to pay the cost of advertising this notice in three daily news papers.
 In order to preserve uniformity and to facil itate the award the board has resolved to re- CeiVe bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee, and certihed check for the sum of five thousand (s5O0O dol 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 or neglect to execute written agreement and give the bond required within six (6) days case, the said sum shall be paid into the citv and county treasury by said Clerk as Iioui- dated damages for such failure and neglect
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk
 The board reserves the right to reiect o1I bids if the public good require
 JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk