The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
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designated, without extra charge from
the price bid, and at such times and in
such quantities as required, upon requi-
sitions approved respectively by the
| Chairmen of the several Committees on
Fire Department and Hospital and Health
and Police of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, the Steward of the City
and County Hospital, the Superintendent
of the Almshouse, the Sheriff and the
Chief of Police.
NOTICE.-Bidders will estimate for
any or all of the forage supplies enum-
Grated, with the distinct understanding
that the term more or less is not limited
to the amount designated, but is for such
an amount as may be required during the
year, and that the Board reserves the
right, as it is it's intention, to award the
| same separately to the lowest bidder, and
that in every instance no bid, except
from merchant who is dealer in the
supplies and who carries a stock of and
sells said supplies as enumerated as a
part of his regular and usual business,
will be received Also, bidders will esti-
mate under the express understanding
and agreement that under no considera-
tion will the Board recognize or allow
any assignment of any contract, or allow
| the supplies included in any contract, TO
be furnished from or by any other per-
son than the person to whom the CONTRACT
| is awarded, either under an assignment
| or other instrument, unless the consent
Of the Board is first obtained through a
RESOLUTION duly passed by said Board
| and approved by the Mayor, consenting
and agreeing to the same. Also, that the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
the Superintendent Physician of the CITY
and County Hospital, the Superintendent
of the Almshouse and the Sheriff, by ana
with the consent of either of the respec-
tive Committees on Fire Department,
Hospital or Health and Police, shall nave
power to purchase any or all of the sup
plies required at the market rates, at
| the expense of the party to whom any
same, if upon the requisition of the 9th
GERS named the party fails to turnlsh
me dne quantity or quality of the snpp16es 6s
may be required to furnish.
All supplies furnished the several de-
partments to be subject respectively TO
Fire Department, Steward of the City
and County Hospital, the Superintendent
OF the Almshouse, the Sheriff and the
Chlef of Police, whose decision shall De
nnal and conclusive as to the reception
| or rejection of any or all the supplies
offered, and in all cases supplies must De
inspected and weighed at such times and
places as may be designated by the re-
! spectiye Committees. The party taking
contract will be required to give a
bond, with two sureties thereon, in an
Committees on Fire Department, Hospi-
tai and Health and Police. for its faithful
performance. Proposals to be indorsed
Forage for Public Institutions.
The party or parties to whom each one
of the contracts may be awarded will be
| required, prior to or at the time of the
cost of advertising this notice in three
daily newspapers, and each successful
bidder to also pay the cost of the pub
| lication in the official newspaper of the
Resolution awarding him his contract.
Each article awarded to be charged with
one-eleyenth portion of the entire cost.
In order to preserve uniformity and to
facilitate the award, the Board has re-
solved to receive no bids unless made
upon blank forms prepared by the Com
mittee, and certified check on some
bank in the City and County of San
Francisco, for the sum of five hundred
$500 dollars, in favor, of and made paya-
visors. must be deposited by the bidder,
with his bid, conditioned if the proposal
is accented and the contract awarded;
and if the bidder shall fail or neglect to
pay the printing charges, execute the
contract and give the bond required with
in six days after the award is made, then.
and in that case, the said sum shall be
paid into the City and County Treasury
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.