The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS.
 PROPOSAI,S~Fo Burial of Indigent Dead Office of the Clerk of the Board or super visors of the City and County of san Fran In accordance with Resolution Mo-. lll4 (Fourth Series) of the Board Of suPefvi@sois @ s, SEALED PROPOSALS will be recelveu II, as5,NJ TpSi session of the Board of Supervlsosss s, Sn ~ z .so DAY AFTERNOON, May 16 1885 rom aV ..oV to o'clock, for the interment of the inI ,e e. s dead as are required to be buried al .ns ,5 of the City and County of San franclsco, ras ae ciuding the City and County SmaIpo.A % I,,i,, pital, for the term of year. beglnnins ou.s l, 1SsS and ending June 30 1899, m sucn cs,iLs tery or cemeteries in this or othei oo wherein burials may be allowed .xa NOT1CE-The collins to be made or LII LII .o quarter-incn surface redwood clear iuiIpel, t o be lined with muslin and pillowed inside ana lo be sheliacked and vanished outside. anu .ie i tops to be fastened down with not less than SIX screws In all smallpox eases the coiIln sndii be lined with No. 10 zinc instead Of with mus mus lin, and dramatically sealed, and all coiilns approval of the officer in charge of the insti- tuition from which the body of the decedent IS to 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 pusi- ness in this city and county and conducted said business in reputable manner for period or date hereof.
 The grave to be excavated to depth of at least six feet.
 NO DOuy 10 De removed from the luStltuti)u where 1t lies awaiting burial within period or 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 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 pro- per officer
 or...- convey the bodies of decedents committed to his charge for interment direct from the in 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 quired for their transit to the cemetery.
 Should the friends of any decedent apply at lying awaiting burial, for -ermission to bury the same, and prove to the superintendent or officer in charge of said institution that their purpose Is to provide a decent burial, and that they have no intention and will not allow the body to be used for the purpose of dissection, then and in that case the body cT said de- ceased shall be delivered to said friends, who shall take charge thereof and make the neces- sary arrangements for the funeral with any undertaken they may think fit; but in such event the contractor aforesaid shall have no decedent
 The party to whom the contract may be awarded shall be required in all cases. to pro-
 
 wherein the burials have been made certih- cate of the proper burial of each person under specifications; and such certificate must, in all cases, be attached to the demand of said con- tractor when presented to the Board of Super visors for approval. and must state the names of the decedents and the institutions from which the body procured.
 In 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 the time Of the execution of said contract, to pay the cost of advertising this notice (and former notice) in three daily newspapers, amounting in all to six hundred and hfty-ive dollars and eighty two cents (.655 S2).
 All interments of indgent persons the ex- penses of which must be borne by the city and county (other than those from any of the public institutions) must be authorized by the health officer issuing a permit therefor. and all bills health officer prior to being presented to this board. All demands for the burial of indigent persons from any of the public institutions to be approved by the superintendent of the insti- tuition at which the death occurs, prior to being presented to this board.
 Bidders will estimate and state a specific amount for each interment
 In order to preserve the uniformity and to facilitate the award the board has resolved to receive no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by the committee, and certified check for the sum of five hundred (s5oo) dol lars in favor of and made payable to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors must be deposited by the bidder, conditioned that if the proposal is accepted and the contract awarded; and if the bidder shall fail neglect to pay the print ing charges, execute the contract and give a bond of five thousand (s5O00) dollars, required within six days after the award is made, then, and in that case. the said shall be col lected and paid into the city and county treas ury by said clerk, as liquidated 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
 JNo. A. RUSSELL. clerk. e, s-.-.4 .r .t- :.