The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
PROPOsALS for Supplies of Hardware, Drugs,

for Supplies of Hardware. Drugs,
Lumber. etc; for Fire Department
Office of the Clerk of the Board OF Super
yisors of the City and County of San Fran
cisco. May %. 1899.
Fourth seriesl of the Board of Supervisors.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received in
open session Of the Board 1n Of fo
2:90 to 3 o'clock, for furnishing supplies for
use OF the Fire Department. from July |,
schedule, embracing drugs, ironwork, hard
ware, general supplies. paints, paint brushes.
oils and lumber, prepared by the Committee
ors on file in this office, copies of which may
be obtained at the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors, on second floor. City
NOTICE-Bidders will estimate separately
nation. with the distinct understanding that
the lowest and best bid for each article re-
Quired will be accepted, and that in every in
stance bid except from persons or firms
who are regular recognized dealers in the
articles enumerated and bid upon will be re-
ceived. Also. all articles and supplies shall
be of the same kind. quality and texture as
per samples kept and stored in the Corpora
Sara mento street. Also the right is reserved
that the Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, by and with the consent of the Com
mittee on Fire Department of the Board of
Supervisors, shall have power TO purchase
any all of the supplies required, at the
market rates at the expense of the party
TO whom any contract may be awarded to
furnish the same, it, upon the requisition OF
the officers named the party rails OmitS
TO furnish the quantity quality of the sup
plies designated which. under contract he
may be required to furnish. Also, all articles
and supplies furnished to be subject to the
approval of the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department the Board of Fire Commission
ers and the Committee on Fire Department of
the Board of Supervisors, whose decision shall
be final and conclusive as to the reception
or rejection of any or all of the articles or
supplies offered.
The party or parties to whom each one of
the contracts may be awarded will be re-
Quired prior to at the time of the execu-
tion of said contracts to pay the cost of ad-
vertising this notice in three daily news
papers and each successful bidder to also
pay the cost of the publication in the Off
cial newspaper of the Resolution awarding
him his contract. Each article awarded to
be charged with its pro rata of the cost of
advertising this notice.
In order to preserve uniformity and to ia
cilitate the award the Board has resolved to
receive no bids unless made upon blank forms
prepared by the Committee, and a certified
check on some bank in the City and County
of San Francisco for the sum of five hundred
($5O0) dollars, in favor of and made payable
10 the Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors
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 within 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 require.
JNO. A RUSSELL Clerk