The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

as to connnetitive bidding for supplies are strictly followed. and no contract shall be made for any of the same un- less upon such competitive oldulhg.
 All proposals shall be accompanied with a certificate of deposit or certified check on a solvent bank in the City and County of ten per centum on the amount of the bid, payable at siSht 10 the order of the Clerk or the SuperNls- ors If the bidder to whom the con ter such award fail or neglect 10 enter into the contract and file the required bond, the Clerk shall draw the money due on such certificate or deposit or check and pay the same into the treas. ury; and under no circumstances SnalI the certificate of deposit or check O. the proceeds thereof be returned 10 such defaulting bidder.
 Notices for proposals for furnishing the aforesaid articles shall mention said articles in general and shail state that the conditions and scheduie may be found in the office of the Ciefk OF the Board of Supervisors; ana shau also state that such articles are to be delivered at such times. in such quan- titles and in such manner, as the Su- pervisors may designate. Any oluoer may bid separately for any article named. The award as 10 each aTtlcla shall in all cases be made to the lowest bidder for such article. and where Did embraces more than one article, the Supervisors shall have the right to ac- cept or reject such bid or the D1d Tor any one or more articles ernoraceo therein Tn the case Of contracts for subsistence of prisoners the advertise 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 iy, n 7fc ho1 have been made in any prison. The Supervisors shall require bonds with sufficient sureties for the faithful per formance of every contract. The Clerk of the Supervisors shall furnish print ed blanks for all such proposals. con- tra cts and bonds.
 All bids shall be sealed and delivered bv the bidder to the Clerk of the Su- pervisors, and opened by the Board at an hour and place to be stated in the advertisement for proposals, in the presence of all bidders who attend. and the bidders may inspect the bids. All bids with alterations or erasures therein shall be rejected. All articles so supplied shall be subject to inspec- tion. and rejection by the Supervisors and by the person in char of the or- fee, institution or department Tor which the same are supplied. Every contract for work to be performed for ! in the performance of the contract eight hours shall be the maximum hours of labor on any calendar day, and that the minimum wages of labor CTS employed by the contractor in the execution of his contract shall be two dollars a day. Any contract for work to be performed for the City and Coun- ty which does not comply with the pro visions of this section shall be null ana void. and any officer who shall sign the same shall be deemed guilty of misfea- sance and upon proof of such mlsrea- sance shall he removed from office
 Sec. 2. All contracts for official ad- vertising shall be let annually in like manner by the Supervisors to the low est responsible bidder publishing daily newspaper in the City and Coun- ty which has a bona fide daily clrcula- tion of at least eight thousand copies and has been in existence at the time of letting such contract for at least two years. Tn inviting proposals there for. such advertising shall not De cias- sified and no proposal shall be acten upon which offers to do such adVertls- ing at different rates fo- dlfrerent DOT tions thereof.
 Such advertising shall be construed to mean the advertising and publica- ton of all official reports. orders oral nances. messages. resolutions. notices inviting proposals and all notices or
  mart or kind of such advertising shan be charged or contracted for at hign. CT rate than any other part or k1nd or the same is charged or contracted TOT. except in the case of the delinquent tax list
 The newspaper to which the award of such advertising is made shall be known and designated as the offlc1al newspaper"
 The advertising of the delinquent tax list shall be let to the lowest re- sponsible bidder on separa{e I,sdTt;e,rg n1odins
 No board. department or officer shall make any publication which is not ex- pressly authorized by this Charter or by the Supervisors.
 Sec. g. The Clerk of the Supervisors shall annually, under thu direction of the Supervisors. advertise for pro- posals for supplying the various departments. officers and offices of 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 ionery shall bs 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 use6 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 conseoutively 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 arti- cle will be furnished. printed or manu- factured as the same may be required from time to time during such perloo, and the amount Of the bond that will De 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 otft- cers constituting the head of the de- partment or board. The contract or contracts must be made with the low l11.v 1f -sA