The San Francisco call., 1898-06-17
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS-For the repair of bituminous
 rock pavements-Orhce of the Clerk of the
 Board of Supervisors of the City and County
 of San Francisco, June s, 1898.
 In accordance with resolution No. 1242 Gourth series) of the Board of Supervisors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in open session of the board MONDAY AFTERNOON, June 20. 1898. from 2:3o to o'clock. for repair ing and keeping in good order and condition. to the entire satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets and Of the Board of Supervisors. all streets or portions of streets, including street crossings and intersections, which are now or may be hereafter paved with bituminous rock, for term ot two t2) years from July l. 1898. to and including June 30. 1900.
 The repairs to be made in strict accord ance with specifications on file and open for inspection in this office.
 A list oi streets and street crossings. etc, now paved with btuminous rock and which will require to be kept in repair as above stated, is also on file and open for inspection in this office and all streets or portions of streets paved with bitumnous rock and accept ed by the city and county, are included and must be put in good condition and kept in thorough repair, whether they are recited in said list or not All streets and street cross l ings enumerated in said list must be put in three months from award of contract and must be kept in good repair until the expira- 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 streets required by law to be kept in repair by the street railway companies having tracks 1 thereon.
 NOTICE-Bidders must state a specific sum for which the entire work will be performed with the understanding that monthly payments will be made therefor to the extent of one twenty fourth 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 a 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 1t is to be distinctly understood that eight hours shall constitute a days work for persons employed on the above work and that l the minimum rate of wages to be paid shall
 be two (s2) dollars per day; also that the less than one-half the amount bid for the per formance of this work.
 No bid will be received or entertained iron, any person, firm corporation who does not own a 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 facjl- itate the award. the board has resolved to re- ceive no bids unless made upon blank forms
 prepared by the committee. and a certified check for the sum of five thousand (s500Ol 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 neglect to execute a written agreement and give the bond required within six (e) days
 case, the said sum shall be paid into the citv and county treasury by said Clerk as uoui 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 so require.
 JNO. A. RUSSELL Clerk