The record-union., 1899-07-20
NEW TODAY.

Board oHG!cE National om euard nHE of sh9R
room %, third floor, Mills, building, San
Francisco, Cal, July 10, 1899.
Circular No. l:
PROPOSALS FOR MILITARY SUP
PLIES.
Sealed proposals in duplicate will be
received at this office until II o'clock,
noon, Saturday, August 26, 1899, and then
opened. for furnishing the National Guard
of California with the following articles
of clothing: - blouses; - trousers;
numbers as may be required from time
to time by the board. In the opinion of
the board not less than $500 of each,
blouses, trousers and caps, will be re-
Quired; of overcoatS, 500 to 1,00O
Final deliveries to he made at Los An
geles for all companies of the First Bri-
gade; at San Francisco for all the COM
panies of the Second Brigade; at Sacra-
mento for all the companies of the Third
Brigade. All must be delivered in San
Francisco for inspection.
BlouSeS. trousers and caps shall be
packed in lots for each company, and
overcoats in lots for each regiment, each
garment marked with the number of its
size.
deliveries for inspection as directed by
the board to commence within sixty days
after the signing of the contract, and to
hcc completed within sixty days there
after.
Payments to the amount of seventy
FIVE G5) per cent. will be made by war
rants drawn upon the State Controller,
against the special appropriation which
the board is authorized to expend. Said
warrants to be issued as each delivery
is accepted. The remaining twenty five
$50 per cent. is to be paid in like man.
ner on completion of contract
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals For copies of these
printed instructions to bidders, and
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked Proposals for Military Supplies,
and addressed to the Recorder Uniform
room %, third floor, Mills building, San
Francisco.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
1. The whole, or any. portion of the
supplies may be bid for, but proposals are
ufacturing. or dealing. in the articles spe-
Gifted in the proposals.
2. All deliveries will be subject to in
spection before acceptance
8. Printed forms for proposals will be
furnished from this Office on application,
and these forms only must be used in
making proposals.
4. Proposals must be prepared in strict
accordance with the requirements in this
circular, and copy of the same must
be attached thereto, and form part of
8. Proposals must, in all cases. be ac-
companied by a certified check payable
to the order of the Recorder of the board
in a sum not less than ten per centum
of the amount of the bid for the articles
proposed for, which check shall be for
feited in case of failure to enter into such
contract as is hereinafter specified The
successful bidder will, within ten (1O) days
after being notified of such acceptance
enter into contract with the said Uni
form Board. in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the advertisement. and
will give bond of an approved surety
company in the sum of 50 per cent. Of
the amount of the contract for the faith
full performance of same.
6. In case of the failure of q oontrac-
tor to perform the stipulations of his
contract within the time and in the man
ner specified in the contract, the board
will supply the deficiency by purchase
in open market or otherwise. as in It's
judgment is best, and the contractor will,
be charged with the expense resulting
from such failure.
Z. Specifications of articles advertised
for are hereto attached.
S. Numbers and prices should be writ
ten out in words as we'll as expressed in
figures.
g. A complete sample of each article bid
upon must be furnished by each bidder
also a sample of each item of material
used in the making of sample including
not less than one-eighth % yard of each
variety of cloth used. :
agent of another, or of others. must file
with it legal evidence of his authority
JOHN H, DICKINSON.
Major General, N. G. c., President
A. d. CUTLER,
]. G. GIESTING,
Lieut.. Col. N. G. c.. Recorder.
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