The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
PROPOSALS
For Burial of TDdipent Dead

JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
PROPOSALS
For Burial of INDECENT Dead
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE
Board Of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco. April 25, 1899.
In accordance with Restitution No. 262S
visors, SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
Supervisors, on MONDAY AFTERNooN,
the .interment of such of the INDECENT
dead as are required to be buried at the
charge of the City and County of San
FRANCISCO. including the City and County
Smallpox Hospital. for the term Of one
year, beginning July l, 1899, and ending
June S0 1900, in such cemetery or .ceme-
burials may be allowed.
NOTICE.-The collins to be made of
three-quarter-inch surface redwood clear
lumber, to be lined with muslin and pill
! lowed inside, and to be shellacked and
XEarlnished XEell outside; and the tops to be.
fastened down with not less thar, six
| died from smallpox or other contagious
diseases the coffin shall be lined with No.
10 zinc instead Of with muslin, and her
metically sealed, and all coff1ns used
must be subject to the inspection and ap-
! proval of the officer In charge of the in
stitution from which the body of the
| decedent is to be buried, and must in all
cases be taken to such institution for the
purpose of having the deceased placed
therein.
No bid will be considered from any par
! ty who has not been engaged in the un-
| dertakng business in this City and Coun-
| ty and conducted said business in a rep
| utable manner for period of at least six
months Immediately preceding the date
hereof.
The grave to be excavated to a depth
! of at least six feet.
No body to be removed from the insti-
! tuition where 1t lies awaiting burial with
in a period of twenty-four hours after
ant t1xT nrAa Of t1o
Superintendent or officer in charge Of
| said institution.
The contractor will be required in all
cases on the death of the INDECENT person
| from infectious disease to inter the body
/ of said decedent within such time as may
! be designated by notice from the Superin-
| tendent or officer in charge of the institu-
! tion where the death may have occurred
! and in all other cases within thirty-six
| hours after notification by the proper Of
| ficer
/ The contractor will further be required
! to convey the bodies of decedents COM
mitted to his charge for interment direct
! from the institution from which he re-
! ceives the same TO the cemetery, and then
and there bury the same. And will not
! be permitted upon any consideration to
| convey such bodies to any intermediate
resting-place. or to keep the same in his
custody for a longer period than that re-
| quired for their transit to the cemetery
Should the friends of any decedent ap-
ply at the institution where such deced-
| ent may be lying awaiting burial, for per
! mission to bury the same, and prove to
the Superintendent or officer in charge of
! said institution that their purpose Is to
| provide a decent burial, and that they
! have no intention and will not allow the
body to be used for the purpose of dssec-
| ton, then and in that case the body of
| said deceased shall be delivered to said
friends, who shall take charge thereof
and make the necessary arrangements for
the funeral with any undertaken thew
may think fit; but in such event the con-
tractor aforesaid shall have no claim
against the city for the burial of said de-
cedent,
The party to whom the contract NAV
be awarded shall be required, in all cases
to procure from the Superintendent of the
cemetery wherein the burials have been
made a certificate of the proper burial of
each person under the provisions of his
contract and of these specifications; and
such certificate must, in all cases, be at
tached to the demand of said contractor
when presented to the Board of Super
visors for approval, and must state the
names of the decedents and the institu-
tions from which the body was procured.
In case of the violation of any of the
above conditions, the contract shall be
terminated by said City and County.
The party to whom this 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 newspapers, and to also
fcial newspaper of the Resolution award
ing him the contract.
All interments of INDECENT persons the
expenses of which must be borne by the
City and County (other than those from
any of the public institutions must be
authorized by the Health officer issuing
a permit therefor. and all bills for such
interments to be approved by the Health
Officer prior to being presented to this
Board. All demands for the burial of in
digent persons from any, of the public in
stitutions to be approved by the Superln-
tendent of the institution at which the
death occurs, prior to being presented to
this Board.
Bidders will estimate and state a speci-
fic amount for each interment
In order to preserve the uniformity and
to facilitate the award, the Board has
upon blank forms prepared by the com
mittee, and a certified check on some
bank in the City and County of San Fran
cisco for the sum Of five hundred ($5OO)
dollars, in favor of and made payable to
the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
must be deposited by the bidder with his
bid, conditioned that II the proposal is
If the bidder shall fail or neglect to paw
the printing. charges, execute the con
tract and give bond of five thousand
(S5000) dollars, required within six days af
ter the award is made. then, and in that
case, the said sum shall be collected and
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 DlQS IL the puDlC SOOu so require.
JNO. A. RUSSELL. Clerk.
PROPOSALS for fuel-Quartermaster office
Benicia Arsenal, Cal, April 2s, 1899 Sealed
proposals, in triplicate, will be received here
until II a: m. May 26, 1899, and then opened,
for furnishing at Benieia Arsenal, Cal, dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80 1900 fuel
required there. The United States reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all pro-
posals or any part thereof. Preferences given
to articles of domestic production, conditions
of price and quality (including in price of
foreign productions the duty thereon) being
equal. and such preference given t. articles
of American production produced Pacific
Coast to extent OF consumption required by
public service there. Information furnished
on application. Envelopes containing propos-
ais should be marked Proposals for Fuel"
addressed C. H. CLARK, Q. NJ
U. s. ENGINEER office Flood building San
Francisco, Cal. April 27. 1s99-Sealed pro-
posals for dredging in Humboldt Bay. Cal.
will be received here until IL o'clock. noon.
May 49, 1899 Information furnished appli-
cation. W. II. HEUER. Major Engineers
STORAGE.