The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-11
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.


GALL FOR SEALED PROPOSALS for Bids
ior Public Printing, etc. Cor the state
Government Department Of state. State Of
Texas, IS. Austin. Texas, August 49, 1900
scaled proposals will DO received at the oil
nee Of the secretary OF state at Austin. Texas
uhtlt o'clock u nj. on 10Th day OF Sep
tSmber. a. y. 1900. from residents OF the
State of Texas. 10 print and BIND the laws
and journals OF the senuto and Houss OF
Representatives. and the court reports, and
to do such other printing and binding, and
TO FURNISH such stationery ua may be re-
nulred by law, or may be needed by any
department Of the state government or
either house Of the legislature under the
provision of title IS, Revised Statutea.
Separate proposals NAV be made TO furnish
tho stationery, and to do the printing aud
binding.
Such bids will be opened at tho seers-
tary of States office In the capitol build
ing. in the city OF Austin. mud the contracts
awarded on said day, or as soon thereafter
as practicable.
The probable amount Of such printing.
binding and stationery. which will be re-
aured under the contract are as follows.
First class tsee II. s.. ss.3l. s.5. 10000; sec
ond class. 2000 co: third class 2S00. co.:
fourth class, ss.J0oO0 HAT paper for print
Ing Of the second class. Sl2,O0O.00; book
paper for court reports and printing of the
first class slI. 900 90, stationery. Sl2.000.OO:
court reports, S22,VOO00.
Right Is reserved TO reject any and all
bids. and Further II necessary. to call for
new bids without readyort semonts: ample
specifications Will be furnished to all par
ties desiring to bid. upon application to
me. D. III Hardy. Secretary Of state.
NOTICB--AII bids heretofore
received having been rejected in conformity
to the act OF February O. 1897. as amended
by the act Of February 90. 1900 TO provide
for the location and building of an eplleptc
asylum, sealed bids are again invited for
the construction OF the buildings to be
erected on the premises near the city OF
Abilene as heretofore selected for the pur-
pose Such bids Will be made and must be
received at before 10 o'clock a. m OF
the Sth day Of October, 1900. az the Office
OF the comptroller OF public accounts, Aus
TN. Texas. and all bids so received will BIO
opened by the undersigned ut said Office at
said hour on said date.
Plans and specifications OF said buildings
can be seen and form ~ proposals can be
had at the office OF ]. l., O'C0nuor, archi-
teel. Austin. Texas. on and after the 9TH
instant.
A certified check for tho sum of two (2l
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 a guarantee OF good faith.
Should the successful bidder fail to enter
into contract he shall forfeit 10 the State
the certified check az liquidated damages.
turned when tho bid Is accepted and con-
tract awarded and bond executed.
Tho 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 ID made
All bids must be made for the constitute
ton OF said b-ildiugs according to the
plans ana specifications as submitted by the
architect subject TO additional appropria
tons to be hereafter made by the legls-
latuTe for the purpose.
The state reserves the right to reject any
and oil bids.
Joseph D, sayers, Governor.
II. W. Finley, Comptroller.
j. W. Robbins. Treasurer.
September I. 1900. ~