The San Francisco call., 1898-06-11
PROPOSALS.

BIDS Wanted-Notice Is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Directors of the Veterans Home Associa- tion at its office, room l3. 320 Sansome st., San Francisco. Cal, up to 10 clock a. m., Saturday. June 25 1898. and opened imme- diatey thereafter in the presence of bidders, for furnishing and delivering quartermaster and commssary supplies for the Veterans Home. Napa. County. Cal. Gailroad station Yountyille), for the six months commencing July l, 1898, and ending December 31, 1898. Schedules with information and instructions application by the undersigned. Bidders will carefully follow the conditions of the less it is in accordance with such schedules. Each bidder must accompany his bid with a certified check upon some we'll known and re- sponsible banking house for at least 10 per cent of the amount of his bid, payable to J. c. Currier treasurer. conditioned that the bidder will enter into a good and valid con tract upon notice of acceptance required by law. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to order any quan- tity over or under the amount specified
 Address J. J. SCOVILLE, Secretary Veter- ans Home Association. room 13. S20 Sansome st, San Francisco. Cal. By order of the
 J. j. scovILLE. Secretary PRoPOSALS-For the repair of bituminous rock pavements-Ofice or the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, June s. 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 fourth series) of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20, 1898, from 2:3O to o'clock, for repair ing and keeping in good order and condition, 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, 1898, to and including June 30. 1900.
 The repairs are to be made in strict accord ance with specifications on file and open for inspection in this office.
 4 list oi streets and street crossings etc. paved DitnminotlS will require to be kept in repair, above stated. is also or file and open Tor inspection in this office, and all streets portions of streets paved with bituminous rock and accept ed by the city and county, included and thorough repair. 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 sand condition within period of three months from award of contract, and must be kept in good repair until the expira- uon Of the contract; in addition to all streets or 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 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.
 for which the entire work will be performed, with the understanding that monthly payments twenty-fou of the sum bid. 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 description of and the character of the plant owned by them, with chemical an alysis and 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 paid 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 from any person. firm corporation who does not own fully equipped plant sufficient for the performance of this work.
 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 faciI- itate the award, the board has resolved to re- ceive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committed, and a certified check for the sum of five thousand ($5000) 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 a written agreement and give the bond required within six (6) days after the award Is made, then and in that and county treasury by said Clerk as liouI- dated damages for such failure and neglect
 Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
 The board reserves the right to reject all bids If the public good require.
 JNO A. RUSSELL, Clerk