The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
PROPOSALS
To Furnish Forage, Etc, for Public In
stitutions.

PROPOSALS
To Furnish Forage, Etc, for Public In
stitutions.
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE
Board of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco, April 49, 1899.
Fourth Seriesl of the Board of Super
visors. SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived in open session of the Board of
Supervisors on MONDAY AFTERNOON,
April a. 1899. from 2:3O to 8 o'clock, for
furnishing forage for horses Of the Fire
Department; also for the City and County
Hospital, Almshouse, County Jails Nos.
l. 2 and g. Police Patrol. and all other
public institutions, from July 1. 1899, to
June 30, 1900, the estimated yearly sup
plies REQUIRED being as follows:
mixed first quality.
HAY-1O0O tons, wheat, first quality.
HAY-350 tons, oat, first quality.
HAY-100 tons, alfalfa, first quality
HAY. TULE-350 bales, first quality
All hay to be clear of rust and mildew
and to be delivered in rope-bound bales
STRAW. CHEVALIER BARLEY-75O0
OATs-75O,OOO pounds. well assorted, first
quality.
white oats, heavy, sound dry, well-fiiled
and free from dirt, chaff and other i'm.
purities, and must weigh not less than
AZ pounds to the bushel)
BRAN-150,0 900 pounds, clean and sweet
first quality.
MIDDLINGS-70,0 900 pounds, first quality.
GROUND BARLEY-SO0O0 pounds, first
CARROTs- 900 pounds. first quality.
The above-described supplies for the
Fire Department are to be delivered at
the different Engine and Hook and Lad
der Companies houses, as required and
for the Police Patrol at the different
houses, as designated, from time to time;
further, the supplies for the other public
institutions named are to be delivered at
the place of business of the person or
persons to whom the contract may be
awarded, in more or less quantities than
the price bid, and at such times and in
such quantities as required, upon requi-
sitions (approyed 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
year, and that the Board reserves the
right, as it is its intention, to award the
same separately to the lowest bidder, and
that IN every instance no bid, except
| from q merchant who is a dealer in the
supplies and who carries a stock of and
sells said supplies as enumerated as
part OF his regular and usual business,
viii be received. Also, bidders will esti-
mate under the express understanding
and agreement that under no considera-
ton will the Board recognize or allow
any assignment of any contract, or allow
the supplies included in any contract, to
De 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
ana approved by the Mayor, consentlng
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 and
with the consent of either of the respec-
tive Committees on Fire Department,
Hospital or Health and Police, shall have
power to purchase any or all OF the sup
plies required at the market rates, at
the expense of the party to whom any
contract may be awarded to furnish the
same, If upon the requsition of the Off
GERS GERS named the party fails to furnish .st
designated, which, under contract, he
may. be required to furnish.
All supplies furnished the several de-
partments to be subject respectively to
the approval of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, Steward of the CITY
and County Hospital, the Superintendent
of the Almshouse, the Sheriff and the
Chief of Police, whose decision shall be
hnal and conclusive as to the reception
or rejection of any or all the supplies
inspected and weighed at such times and
places as may be designated by the re-
spective Committees. The party taking
a contract will be required to give
bond, with two sureties thereon, in an
amount satisfactory to and fixed by the
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-eleventh 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 a certified check on some
bank in the City and County of San
Francisco, for the sum of five hundred
($5OO) dollars, in favor of and made paya-
visors, must be deposited by the bidder,
with his bid, conditioned If the proposal
is accepted 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
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.