The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-04

BIDS AND PROPOSALS..

CALL FOR SEALED PROPOSALS for BIds
ior Public Printing. etc.. Cor the State
Texas: So. Austin. Texas August IA leN,
Sealed proposals will be received al the as
nee Of the secretary OF state at Austin. TEXAS
VIM WIN CLOCK p N. on 10Th day OF Sep
tcmbcr A. ID. 1900, from residents Of he
state OF Texas. to print and bind the laws
and Journals OF the Senate and House 80
Representatives, and the court reports and
to DO such other printing and binding, and
TO furnish such stationery Is may be 70
unlred by law or may be needed nv any
department. of the State government or
either house OF the legislature under tho
provision Of title S. Revised Statutes
Separate proposals may be made To furnish
the stationery. and to do the printing aud
binding "Nt
Such bids will be opened at the Sc ,,-
tafy oil states ohice In the capitol build
ing, IN the city Of Austin. and the contracts
awarded on said day. or as soon thereafter
as practicable.
The probable amount OF such printing.
olnding and stationery. which will be re-
duired under the contract are as follows:
First class tsee r. s., 1920. S25 600 90: sec
ond class. $l2 000C0; third class 81, 500 90:
fourth class. s3.500.o0, fiat paper for PRINT
Ing of the second class. sl2,000O0; book
paper Tor court reports and printing OF the
first class. $4,000 90: stationery, sl2 600 90:
court reports, s22,00O00
Right is reserved to reject any and all
bios ana further II necessary. to call for
new bids without readvert sements. ample
specifications will be furnished TO all par
ties desiring to bid upon application TO
me. ID II. Hardy, Secretary OF State.
NoTICE--An bids heretofore
received having been rejected, In conformity
to the act of February 8, 1899, as amended
by the act OF February 90 1900, to provide
for the location and building of an epileptic
asylum, sealed bids are again invited for
the construction of the buildings TO be
erected on the premises near the city of
ADllQup lprptQfOrp eelppted he MIR
pose. Such bids will be made and must be
received at or before 10 O'Clock a. m of
the Sth day OF October, 1900, at the office
OF the comptroller of public accounts, Aus
TIN. Texas and all bids so received will be
opened by the undersigned at said office at
said hour on said date.
Plans and specifications of said buildings
can be seen and form OF proposals can be
had at the office OF j. L. o'Connor. archi-
tect, Austin, Texas. on and after the 9Th
instant
certified check for the sum of two (2)
per cent of the amount of bid, drawn in
favor of the governor of the State OF
Texas, shall accompany the bid or bids of
each bidder as guarantee of good faith
Should the successful bidder fail to enter
into contract he shall forfeit to the State
the certified check as liqudated damages.
Certified checks of all bidders will be re-
turned when the bid is accepted and con-
tract awarded and bond executed.
The successful bidder shall furnish good
and approved bond in the amount of one
third of the contract price within fifteen
days from the time the award is made
All bids must be made for the coustruc-
ton OF said buildings according to the
plans and specifications as submitted by the
architect subject to additional sppropria-
tons to be hereafter made by the legs-
lature for the purpose.
The State reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Joseph D. sayers, Governor
II. W. Finley, Comptroller.
j. w Robbins. Treasurer.
September l. 1900 II