The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20

Office of the Clerk of the Board of Super
 visors of the City and County of San Fran
 In accordance with Resolution No. ss4
 Fourth seriesl@ @ of the Board of Supervisors,
 session of the he Board of Supervisors on MON.
 DAY AFTERNOON. April 25, 1898, from 2:30
 to O clock, for the interment of the fndigent dead as are required to be buried at the charge
 of the City and County of San Francisco, in
 cluding the City and County smallpox Hospi-
 tai. for the term of one year, beginning July
 | 1ssS and ending June 30, 1899, in such ceme-
 tery or cemeteries in this or other counties
 NOTICE-The cof rs to be made of three quarter-inch surface redwood clear lumber, to
 be lined with muslin and pillowed inside and to be shellacked and vanished outside, and the
 tops to be fastened down with not less than six screws In all smallpox the coffin
 shall be lined with No. 10 zinc instead of with muslin, and dramatically sealed, and all coffins tion from which the body of the decedent is to
 be buried. and must in all cases be taken to
 such institution for the purpose or having the deceased placed therein.
 No bid will be considered from any party who has not been engaged in the undertaking business in this city and county and conducted said business in a reputable manner for per iod of at least six months immediately preced- ing the date hereof.
 The grave to be excavated to a depth of at least six feet.
 No body to be removed from the institution where it lies awaiting burial within a period of 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 as may be designated by notice from the Superintendent 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 proper officer.
 | The contractor will further be required to convey the bodies of decedents committed to his charge for interment direct from the in- stitution from which he receives the to | the cemetery, and then and there bury the
 same. And will not be permitted upon any l consideration to convey such bodies to any in | termediate resting place, to keep the same | in his custody for a longer period than that
 required for their transit to the cemetery.
 Should the friends of any decedent apply at | the institution where such decedent may be ly- 1 ing awaiting burial. for permission to bury the
 same, and prove to the superintendent off, cer in charge of said institution that their pur
 pose is to provide a decent burial, and hat | body to be used for the purpose of dissection,
 then and in that case the body of said decess sei | shall be delivered to said friends. who shall | take charge thereof and make the necessary | arrangements for the funeral with any under | taker they may think fit; but in such event
 the contractor aforesaid shall have no claim
 against the city for the burial of said de- | cedent.
 The party to whom the contract may be ! awarded shall be required. in all cases, to pro 1 cure from the superintendent of the cemetery | wherein the buras have been made cer.if- | cate of the proper burial of each person under | the provisions of his contract and of these | specifications; and such certificate must, :n all | cases be attached to the demand of said con 1 tractor when presented to the Board of Sa- | pervisors for approval, and must state the | names of the decedents and the institutions
 from which the body was procured | In case of the violation of any of the above 1 conditions the contract shall be terminated by | said city and county
 l The party to whom the contract Is awarded | will be required prior to at tie time of the | execution of said contract, to pay the cost of l advertising this notice in three daily news l papers amounting to three hundred and forty | five dollars and two cents tS345 02).
 | All interments of indigent persons the ex- | penses of which must be borne by the city and i county -(other than those from any of Che pub l lie institutional must be authorized by the | Health Officer issuing a permit therefor, and | all bills for such interments to be approved by l the Health Officer prior to being presented to | this board All demands for the burial of in | digent persons from any of the public inst- | tutions to be approved by the superintendent of the institution at which the death occurs, 1 prior to being presented to this board. | Bidders will estimate and state specific | amount for each interment
 l In order to preserve the uniformity and to l facilitate the award, the Board has resolved to
 receive no bids unless made upon blank forms l prepared by the committee, and a certified
 check for the sum of five hundred (S500) dollars. l in favor of and made payable to the Clerk of tied by the bidder, conditioned that if the pro- 1 posal is accepted and the contract awarded; 1 and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to pay l the printing charges, execute the contract and l give bond of five thousand (S5OOO) dollars. l required within six days after the award Is | made then and in that case, the said sum l shall be collected and paid into the City and | County Treasury by said Clerk, as liQutdated | damages for such failure and neglect. 1 Blanks furnished by the Clerk.
 l The Board reserves the right to reject all bids | If the public good so require
 JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.