The San Francisco call., 1903-12-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HAIR
Dor Commissioners. Union Depot and Ferry
House. San Francisco. California, Novem-
Sealed proposals or bids will be received at
this office at or prior to 2:15 o'clock D. m.
Wednesday, December ~ 1908 for the
construction of a section OF seawau and
King and Channel streets on the wster
front OF the city and County of San Fran
cisco. in accordance with the plans and
specifications prepared therefor by the CHEZ
Engineer of the Board and adopted nv the
Board August 81 1908 and on file in this
office. to which special reference is hereby
made. The work to be done under these
specifications consists in furnishing all ma
teriuls and labor for constructing and erect
ing a stone seawall with end embankm ents
and wharf. 1t is estimated that the sea-
wall and end embankments will CONTAIN
about 90, 600 tons of stone: the wharf will
contain 30 coo square feet of wharf silr-
face. This section OF the seawaIl win er
tend from the intersection of the northerIv
line of Channel street prolonged easterIy1
with the water front line six hundred (sflol
feet uortherly along said water front line
The materials to be used for the construc-
tion OF the seawall and end embankments
will consist of stone not subject 10 decorn
position nor dsintegration' by the action Of
sea water or air.
Two classes Of stone Will be recognized
The first class will include stone of one or
more cubic feet in fair assortment of sizes
between one and four cubic feet: no obiac
tion will be made to stone larger than fonr
cubic feet; this class of stone must be free
of seams and marked lines OF cleavage
The second class viii include stone of less
than one cubic foot In assorted sizes bt,t
no stone less than Ave pounds will be ac-
cepted at the quarry
The materials for the construction Of the
wharf will consist OF the requisite uuanti-
ties of nrst class. close grained Douglas
yellow FIR piles and yellow fir lumber (rner-
Charitable quality wire rope. wrought iron
bolts spikes ETC.. all OF the best QUALITY
and subject 10 rigid examination.
No bid Will be received unless 1t is made
on a blank form furnished from this foff,ce
and is accompanied by a certified cheek fer
Ave per cent of the aggregate amount ~
the bid payable to the order OF the Secre
nayt of the successful bidder thai he ,,1ni sne
within six 90 days after the acceptance ~
the bid enter into a written contract 10 a.
said work, according TO the plans and sneci
ecst,ons prepared therefor. and nviir Del eSl-
execute and file with this Board bond ~
s1,ch sum as the Board may deem aden1,s, -
vrIth a surety company. to approved -
the Board Of State Harbor Commissioner S
and conditioned for the faithful performancss
az si1ch contract: nor VIII said bio he 80
adhered by this Board unless delivered to az
the office Of the secretary. at or prior ~
o.1h o'clock D. m. on Wednesday, IoecenoheS
%, 1908, at which time and place the bids
the board reserves the right to reject any a.
all bids IL deemed for the best interest ~ ~
the state.
me CHAs H. SPEAR.
JOHN c. KIRKPATRICK
]. d. MACKENZIE
Board Of State Harbor Commissioners
LOTT ID. NORTON. Chief Engineer
JOHN NJ. FoY. Secretary
PROPOSALS for railroad construction bids will
be received until i2 o'clock noon Jan 3
peny Butler pcstoffice Ne~., for the CON
strlction OF the Tonopah railroad from,
Rhodes. New. to Tonopah. New. distance ap-
proxmately sixty miles: plans, specifications
off ~ f1,n