The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-10
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

and specifications and
prlcos FOR small, first-cla>S. new Ein,
two-s,anu suitable for 100 acre pianta-
ton, reserve right TO reject any and an
bids. u. a. Turner, S.anartia, Texas. II
WANTED TO PRINT AND
BIND TENAS COURT REPORTS
State of Texas, Department of state,
Austin. June 4. lN3--Scalcd proposals
viii he received at the office OF the see
re,aty OF state until 10 o'clock a. M.
Tuesday, tho 10Th day of June, 1891.
from any suitable person or persons.
resident OF this state, TO print from the
states elcctrotype plates for term "
hve wears. volumes ~ to NJ Inclusive. 10
IN number. OF the out-ot-prsnt supreme
court Reports, and such other reports
as may become out OF print during that
time. as hereinafter specified.
me contnictor is to receive from the
secretary OF state the clectrotype pNtes
OF one or two volumes at a time. and
after he has sccurcd the required pr'nts
from th1su plates, he is to return them
10 the vaults of the secretary OF state
aud receive the plates for other vol
unes, Tho contractor is TO inrnish pa.
per. binding mttcrial, etc, and print
me BOOKS, IN style. si1e, pAnor, print
and binding caualing the latest volumes
Of supreme Court Reports. aud must
have them ON sale IN such manner as
Viii bo sufflciert 10 supply the puhlc
demand, and shal sell them nj n price
not exceeding 500 each. Each will con
Wiii ri'at as many OF each volume as
ne thinks best AID may have The usc OF
the plates Tor reprint during the term oil
hNo wears, hui must p.lpi aud bind ut
lcaS' 20 copies OF at least one volume
,ach ~ days. The contractor shall not
te Permitted under this contract To sun
Wy sheets. or prints. from THESE plates
or any duplicate or matrlN thereof, 10
any Other PERSON.
Proposals must he ACCOMPANIED hv the
uonu OF tie bidder In The sum OF one
thousand dollars. With two or more sui
Nciont suretcS, conditioned that IL the
SOnlt"ct Is awardci 10 him he will enter
INTO a Written agreement for tue faith
iul performance thereof.
m safe Printing Board will want
Gus IN two forins, as follows:
l. STATE the number OF comnlete books
OF each volume tho bidder will deliver
~ the Stais irco OF cost Tor the uSo or
Inc plates.
Sis,tc the price per complete book at
which no viii furnish paper and all ma
terias and print ana bind, per above
sncSihcdticns rot loss than throc Aun
urd copies of each vommc--this In tho
instance ibo legislature should see prop.
or TO make an approximation to nay for
ihe work In this way
proposals must be addressed ITO the
secretary OF state" ana must lie Endorsed
with TN. statement thar thcV arn pro
posNls for printing Texas Court Ike
ports hight is reserved 10 reicct all
plds. j. w. MADDEN.
Ia - Secretary of State,
NOTICE TO CoNTRACTORS-Co nson-
dated scaled proposals Tor tho building
OF stone court house. at Gainesville,
VIII be received by tho commissioners
court of Corycll county, Texas. nntil "
O'Clock M. Friday. the 18th daV OF
June. 1877. Plans and specifications cRn
be seen at the office OF the county clerk
at GatssNille, Texas and at tho Office
of W c. Dolson architect. at Waco.
ToNns. on and after Friday. the 10Th Gay
OF June, lsr1.
Bidders viii. be required to Ale with
Their bids Il certified check FOR two
thousand dollars G2eo0 oO, made payable
10 =. G. raylor. lu0R" Of the county
court of Coryell county Texas. ami TO
bc forfeited II the party to whom the
toniract may be awarded shall fail. in
ten days after said award TO flle his
bona Tor 10 per cent of the amount oi
the contract. AND TO be approved by SAID
commissioners court. and 10 hHV. an ac-
Acknowledgement OF all signatures before
some notary public. and to luVo tde
certificate OF the clerk of The cOunr.
court. where the bond is made in Texas.
thnt the sufeties are, in their own right.
worth the amount of the bond. clear OF
homesteads. mortgages. liens or other
iacmmbrances." The cour; reserves the
right to reject any or al bids an
County Judge, Coryell county. Texas.
TO ARCHITE1vrs- board
of trustees of the state orphans Home
Corsicona, solicit plans and speciiica-
TONS until Thursday. June IL u m, FOR
school house TO be erected at che state
Orphans Home. Corsicana. ToNhs. said
house so be OF brick, two stories high .
the first story to he composed of an
assembly room sufficiently large 10 com
fortably seat 400 persons. and two school
rooms to be 2sx32 feet. with water closets
and other convcnienccS for school rooms.
The second story 10 be composed OF nve
Al "A. all
proper yoI tilation, wsii.r closes and all
necessary conNcnicnccs Tor school
rooms. and located either on the upper
or lower floor two rooms about iDNl2
feet one to be used as the PRINCIPALS
office and the other as a music room,
Architects submitting plans and spcci-
hcatio1s for consideration to tho boarl
viii submit an approximate estimate of
what tho building planted BY ihcm
wouid cost. and the price asked by them
for thcir plnns and specifications. ana
what additional charge the architect
would make 10 superintend the cona;ruc-
ton OF tho building.
TWO other buildings are 10 he erected
at the same place. for which plans and
specifications VIII be called for before
tho completion OF the school building.
For any further Information, a'kirasa
Jiuk Evans, president OF the honrd Of
trustees. Corscana. Texas. The hoard
reserves the right to reject any and all
plans submitted to them, and will nav
loI ollY ahNi f't''N' az ..',,s 'bA'
JlNk EVANS.
President Of board OF trustees state
orphans lone Is
NOriCE--BidS VIII be received by the I'm
dcrsigned for the construction OF ~ ch
from the end OF Eieln avenue. Third
ward, city Of Houston. beginning at the
interJection of Austin and I.lgin avenue.
thence along Elggn avenue 10 Ghar,res
street. thence down chnrtres street Ia
Graham avenue. thence -iown Graham
avenue to Live oak street. thence alonn
Live Oak street 10 the south tine Of
block 81 Holman survey thence Blong
the street south OF said block ~ 30
ditch running south through block 49,
thence with this ditch 10 Its outlet In
what II known as Camps Gully.
Bids TO be submitted by or before 2
D. m, on the llth day of June. ISN, each
bid TO IN accompanied by n certified
local check for $1,000. The successful
bidder to furnish "a ~ tisiactory bond IN
The sum of $1,000 payable to the county
Judge and his successors In office. con-
ditlon for d faithful performance OF tho
work. said work to bo paad for when
completed by a voucher payable Jan.
uary lst. 1898. Plans and proiiles for OK
animation OF bidders In the county sur
veyor's Office Right reserved TO reject
any or nil bids w. N. SHAW.
G-H County Judge.
NOTICE-Pursuant TO an order of the
honorable commissioners court OF Inr-
ris county Texas dated May n. 1897
notice liz hereby given that said court