The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-27
Advertisement for Bids to Fur
nish School Books for the
Public Schools of North
Carolina.

office of State Text Book ConnlSSlon'
Raleigh n. c., February 26, 1901
In accordance with the provision of an
Act OF the General Assembly, passed
at its session OF 1901, ratified on the Sth
day of February OF tile said year. and
entitled an Act to Establish Text
Book Commission sealed proposals VIII
be received at the office of the Secre-
tary of state until u o'clock, noon
March 26, 1901, for furnishing books Tor
the public schools of the State OF North
Carolina for the pcrior of five years.
Tho following branches of study are IN
cluded in the public school curriculum:
Orthography, Defining, Reading, Writ
ing. Drawing. Arithmetic, Geography
Grammar Language, Lessons. History
of North Carolina containing the con-
stitution OF the State. HistorT of the
United States containing the Constitu-
ton of the United States: Physiology,
Hygiene, Nature of Effect of Alchollc
Drinks and Narcotics, Elements OF civil
Government, Elements ofe7Agriculture,
Theory and Practice of Teaching.
Bids will he made on books fer sepa-
rate branches and shall state specifical-
~ and definitely the price at which each
book will be furnished-alli expense. IN
Guiding freight or postage in placing
postage in placing books in the hands
Of patrons to be borne by the contractor
or contractors.
Accompanying each bid, but under
separate cover. shall be ten or more
specimen copies OF each and every book
proposed to be furnished. and each bid
der shall deposit WITH the Treasurer
of the State such sum of money as tht
State Text Book Commission may re-
duire. net less than $500 or more than
81. 500 according to the number OF books
each bidder may propose to supply
such deposit to be forfeited absolutely
to the State If the bidder making the
depost of any sum shall fail or refuse
in case of acceptance of his bid to make
and execute such contract adn bond
as required by said act within thirty
days after notification of the acceptance
Of his bid By the State Text Book Com
mission as provided in said act.
At y O'Clock. noon, March 26th. 1901,
the state Text Book Commission Will
meet in the Executive Office in the city
of Raleigh and take out such samples
or specimen copies submitted upon
which the bids are based. and submit
An bids will be opened on April 23rd,
1901 in the office of the Governor Of
North Carolina and in the presence Of
the Text Book Commission, and while
the same is in executive session. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids The successful bidder or bidders
shall maintain in each county in the
State. provided the commission snail
deem it advisable and so demand, not
less than one or more than six agen-
cies for the distribution OF the books
to the patrons. or the contractor, II the
commission shall deem IT advisable
shall be permitted to make arrange
ments with merchants or others Tor the
handling and distribution OF the books,
and parties living in county Where no
agency has been established, or no ar
rangement made for distribution, may
order the same from one OF the con-
tractors and it shall pc the duty OF
the contractor or contractors to deliver
any book or books so ordered to the
person ordering to his postoffice ad-
dress. freight. express, postage or other
charges prepaid at the retail contract
price, provided the price Of the book or
books so ordered shall be paid in adj
vance.
Each person. firm or corporation, to
whom contract is awarded shall be
required to take UP and receive the
| books now in use in the State in eX-
change for new books on the same sub
| ject at a price of not less than fifty
per cent of the contract price of such
new book or books. Each person or pub
| Usher submitting bid or bids for sup
plving anv book or books, shall state in
such bid or proposal the exchange price
at which such book or DOCKS shai De
! furnished
| No bid will be received for furnishing
books at a greater price than the same
books are now furnished by tne bidder
to any state. county or school district
1 in the United states unless like condl-
tons prevailing in this state ana uhoeI
| the act above mentioned
All contractors will be required to
print plainly on the back oil each DOCK
the contract price. as Wen as Tue *,
change price at which i is contracted
to he furnished. but the books submit
cd as specimen copies shall not nave
the price printed on them
- state Text- Book Commission.
CHARLES B. AYcoCK. President.
T. #. TOoN Secretary.