The San Francisco call., 1898-12-07

tract to January 1, 1902.
 OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. December S. 1sss
 drs @ With s hesoiutien s Mo SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session of the Board of Supervisors on MON DAY AFTERNOON, December 12. 1898, from 2:30 to o'clock. for sweeping. cleaning and keeping clean the paved streets and alleys of San Francisco, and those streets that may hereafter be paved, from the date of the award of the contract to January 1, 1902, in strict ac- cordance with the specifications prepared by the Merchants Association and filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on October 2Oth. 1898. and adopted and ap- cember 9th. 1898, by Resolution No. 2O2l (Fourth Series), copies of which be had on I application 71i.sa n, at this office
 NOTICE.-Bidders will submit alternative bids based upon the conditions imposed in the specifications.
 Under Form GA"
 First-Bidders will estimate and state price per 1000 square yards for all work to be done on streets. alleys, etc, of the first class. 1900 square yards for all work to be done on streets, alleys, etc, of all other classes than
 Under Form a.
 Second-F'or the performance of the work with the understanding that the sweepings from the special district beginning at Fulton street and First avenue; then along First ave- nue to Washington. along Washington to Lar along Twenty-firs to Castro along Castro to Ridley along Ridley to Buena Vista avenue. along Twenty first to Castro, along Castro to Haight to Masonic avenue, along Masonic avenue to Frederick. along Frederick to Stan van, along Stanyan to Fulton, along Fulton to point of beginning to be known as Golden Gate Park Dumping District are to be conveyed to and delivered to Golden Gate Park at point opposite the entrance at Fifth avenue.
 Bidders will estimate and state a price per 1000 square yards for. all work to be done on streets, alleys, etc, of the first class.
 Bidders will estimate and state price per 1000 square yards for all work to be done on streets. alleys, etc. of all other classes than the first class.
 The lowest bid will be ascertained by null tiplying the figure proposed for streets of the the figure proposed for all other streets by the figure 2. aading the results together and divid- suit will be considered the lowest average bid.
 And it is to be distinctly understood that no bid will be entertained which does not con form to all the requirements set forth in ders.
 Also 1t is to be distinctly understood that eight hours shall constitute a days work for persons employed on the above work, and that the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall be two t2) dollars per day.
 The party or parties to whom this contract is awarded will be required. prior to at the the cost of advertising this notice in three daily newspapers.
 In order to preserve uniformity and to fa- cflitate the award the Board of Supervisors has resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee, and each bidder will be required to deposit with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (with his bidl a certified check, drawn to the order of | said clerk. upon some bank in the City. and County of San Francisco, in the sum of ten thousand fs10,00M dollars United States gold coin, conditioned if the proposal be accepted and the contract awarded. and If the bidder shall fail or neglect to pay the printing charges, execute written contract therefor and give the bond required which is hereby fixed in the sum of twenty-five thousand (s25.- GOOD dollars within six (6) days after the award is made. or fail to commence the work on the execution of the contract. when directed by the Superintendent of Streets. then and in that case the said sum shall be paid into the City and County Treasury by said clerk as 1iqui- | dated damages for such failure and neglect The Board reserves the right to award a contract for the above work either under Form "A" or Form "B,' or reject all bids if the public good so require. The Board also reserves the right to terminate the contract al any time if the party parties to whom the same shall be awarded shall not perform the | work in strict accordance with the specified l tions.
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk