The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13


 as to competitive bidding for supplies are strictly followed, and no contract shall be made for any of the same un- less upon such competitive bidding.
 All proposals shall be accompanied with a certificate of deposit or certified check on solvent bank in the City and County of ten per centum on the amount of the bid, payable at sight to the order of the Clerk of the Supervis- ors. If the bidder to whom the con- tract is awarded shall for five Gays ar- ter such award fail or neglect to enter into the contract and file the required bond, the Clerk shall draw the money due on such certificate of deposit or check and pay the same into the treas ury; and under no circumstances snal the certificate of deposit or cheek O. the proceeds thereof be returned to such defaulting bidder
 Notices for proposals for furnishing the aforesaid articles shall mention said articles in general and shall state that the conditions and schedule may be found in the office of the C!erk or the Board of Supervisors; ana shah also state that such articles are to De delivered at such times. in such quan- titles, and in such manner. as the Su- pervisors may designate. Any bidder may bid separately for any article named. The award as to each artlcle shall in all cases be made to the lowest
  embraces more than one article, the Supervisors shall have the right to ac- cept or reject such bid or the bid Tor any one or more articles embraced therein. In the case Of contracts TOT subsistence of prisoners the advert1se- ment fer proposals shall specify each article required, the quality thereof, the quantity for each person. and the existing and probable number Of per sons to be supplied. No article or ar ticles provided for in this section snail have been made in any prison. The Supervisors shall require bonds with sufficient sureties for the fa1thful per fornance of every contract. The Clerk of the Supervisors shall furnish print cd blanks for all such proposals, con- tracts and bonds.
 All bids shall be sealed and delivered by the bidder to the Clerk Of the Su- pervisors, and opened by the Boaro at an hour and place to be stated Ill the advertisement for proposals, Tn the presence of all bidders who attend ana the bidders may inspect the b1ds- All bids with alterations or erasures therein shall be rejected. All arucles so supplied shall be subject to inspec- tion and rejection by the Supervisors and by the person In char or the or fee. institution or department Tor which the same are supplied. EVery contract for work to be performed TOT the City and County must provide that in the performance or the conIrace eight hours shall be the maximum hours of labor on any calendar day' and that the minimum wages or iaoor- CTS employed by the contractor in tns execution of his contract shall De two dollars a day. Any contract TOT worK to be performed for the City and Coun- ty which does not comply Wilh ,,5, e,iT prO3 ooo visions of this section shall be nun anu void. and any officer who shall sign the same shall be deemed guilty or mlsIsa- sance and upon proof of such mlstea- sance shall be removed from office
 Sec. 2. All contracts for official ad- vertising shall be let annually Tn EKe manner by the Supervisors to the low est resnonsible bidder publishing daily newspaper in the City and Coun- ty which has bona fide daily cfrcula- tion of at least eight thousand coples' and has been in existence at the tune of letting such contract for at least two years. In inviting proposals lnere- for. such advertising shall not be clas- sified and no proposal shall be acted upon which offers to do such advertis- ing at different rates fo- different por- tions thereof.
 Such advertising shall be construed to mean the advertising and puofca- tion of all official reports. orders. orol- nances, messa geS, resolutions, notlceS inviting proposals and all notices or every nature relating to City work NO part or kind of such advertfsine shali be charged or contracted for at a h!sn. CT rate than any other part or klnd or the same is charged or contracted tor' except in the case of the delinquent tax list.
 The newspaper to which the award of such advertising is made snaII De known and designated as the o1nclal newspaper"
 The advertising of the delinquent tax list shall be let to the lowest re- sponsible bidder on separate bidding from all other official advertising. No board, department or officer shall make any publication which IS not ex- preSsly authorized by tnls Cndrter UT by the Supervisors.
 Sec. 3. The Clerk of the Supervisors shall annually, under tho direction of the Supervisors, advertise for pro- posals for supplying the various departments. officers and offices or the City and County with all stationery and supplies in the nature of station cry, assessment books, minute books. blank books and the printing of blanks The contracts for fonery shall De separate from thoee for printing.
 Notice for proposals for supplies shall require a greater or less quantity to be delivered at such times and in such manner as the Supervisors may desig- nate. The advertisement for bids for paper shall state the weight, quality and size of the various kinds required. and that for printing shall enumerate the various letter heads, tax bills. tax receipts, court notices. and all blanks. papers and documents now used or hereafter required in any and all de- partments of the City and County, in cluding the forms. papers and blanks now used or hereafter required by the courts of the City and County.
 The forms for all printing shall be consecutively numbered, and each form and blank shall be known as No. - (specifying the number). Such adver- tisement shall be published for at least ten days, and shall require the bidders to state the price at which each artf- cle will be furnished, printed or manu- factured, as the same may be required from time to time during such period, and the amount cf the bond that will be
 required as security for the perform ! ance of the contract.
 No stationery furnished to any off, ! cer or department shall contain the
 name or names of the officer or off,
 cers constituting the head of the de- I partment or board. The contract or