The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-09
H0ST WANT ADS ARE
4 numerous because they pay
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TO NTRACToRs -sestod ~.
posAih VIII be received at the Office of
tne houston Lyceum and Carnegie IL
9Iary ASSOCIATION, Mason block, Houston.
mas, uni ~ o'clock noon, I'd day OF
December' 1901, FOR the erection or n
new Carnegie Library building al Hons,
ton, Texas. Plans and specincations cen
os seen on and after November Ii at the
oHlCe OF X, ID. Steele, Houston Texns
at the office Of l.. S. Hall suite a1S I'd
"a sale street, Chicago, ill.,, and al me
san Antonio aud Dallas offices OF Inc
9auIss iIely Gofdon Co, architects. s.
II. Brashear president 80
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS SeoIed ,ro.
p9sais VIII be received at the Waco oifice
OF Messer y Smith, architects until 10
m, November 30. 1901 for the erer-
Iluh OF +. L. carroll Chapel and Library,
two-story stone and brick building f1r
Baylor University at Waco. Texas Plans
ana specifications can be seen at the OF.
noes OF Messcr N Smith, architects Waco
and Fort Worth, Texas. Certified check
Tor elght hundred $500 dollars will be
required with each bid The building
committee reserve the right to reject ans
or all bids. y. II. Nash chairman. 20
BIDS WANrED-The commissioners conrt
invites bids for the repair Of Harrisburg
ROAD at Dumlet's place, Including piling
sewers, brick masonry and timber, ac-
eordlng TO plans and specifications now
on ME In the county surveyors Office.
BIDS must be accompanied by check IN
the sum OF 500 and the successful bid
der required TO give performance bond
IN sum equal to one fourth Of the con
tfact price Bids must be sealed and on
the outside Of the envelope must be writ
ten the name of the bidder and the work
pid upon Bids will he opened on Fri.
day, November -. 1901, at l. IN. O'clock
and me right Is reserved to reject any
ana all bids. y. II. Vasmer county
Judge. Ia
BIDS WANTED-Bids are invited by thc
commissioners court and will he opened
at Il m. on Friday, November 10, 1901
for the construction of thirteen bridges
on the Houston and Clinton road: said
bridges will he Of wood and plans and
specifications for same can be seen at
the office of the county surveyor. Check
ior SO must accompany bid for each
bridge and each bridge must be hid upon
separately. The right Is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. +, II. Vasmer.
county Judge. IA
BIDS WANTEDNilds are invited by the
commissioners court of Harris county,
Texas for the construction of one and
one-half miles approximately of shell
road at Cedar bayou between Ifreys
store and Ellson's store Plans and speci
tcations can be seen in the surveyors Of
fee. Bids will be opened on Friday,
November u, 1901, at u IN. o'clock. Bids
must be accompanied by check for 500
as earnest of good faith. and the right
Is reserved to reject any and all bids L.
II. Nasmer, county Judge. II
BIDS WANTED Bids are invited by the
commissioners court of Harris county,
TcXas, for the drainage, grading aud re-
pair of the following public roads in the
vicinity of La Porte, to-wit: The Sea
brook and La Porte public road from the
south limits of La Porte to Boggy bayou,
a branch Of Taylors bayou, Twenty sixth
street from the railroad to Main street,
Main street from Tweuty-sixth street to
the west limit Of La Porte, p street to
Eighth street Eighth street to Il street
and Main street west TO the Red Bluff
dc Tpr llGtA or ~
of the work must be accompanied with
check for $50. Bids will be opened at
u m, o'clock on Friday, November To-
1901 and the successful bidder will be
required to give a performance bond in
sum equal to one-fourth Of the esti-
mated cost of the work. Each bidder viii
write his name and the work bid upon
across the envelope. z. II. Nasmer,
IN CONFORMITY to the act cs March %,
1901, entitled AN act to provide for the
organization. control management and
active operation of the Southwest Texas
Normal school, located at San Marcos,
Hays county, Texas" etc, sealed bids
are Invited for the construction OF a
building to be erected on the premises
In the town of San Marcos, in Hays
county, as heretofore conveyed to the
State. Such bids should he made ana
must be received at or before 10 O'Clock
n. m, Friday. November 10, 1901, at the
office of the superintendent of public In
struction, Austin, Texas. All bids so re
ceved viii be opened by the undersigned
at said office at said hour on said day.
Plans and specifications Of the building
may he seen, and form Of proposal can he
had, Mt the office of Il. .,Ortncraft, archi-
tect San Marcos, Texas
certified check for the sum Of per
cent of the amount of the bin, drawn in
favor of the governor Of the State Of
Texas, shall accompany the bid OF eaefh
bidder as a guarantee Of good faith.
Should the successful bidder fail 10 en-
ter into contract he shall forfeit T. the
State the certified check rs liquidated
damages Certified checks of all bidders
will be returned when bid Is accepted,
contract awarded and bond executed
The successful bidder shall furnish good
and approved bond in the sum OF one
third Of the contract price within htteen
days from the time the award Is made
The State reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, october a. 1901.
Joseph D. Savers, Governor.
r. NJ. Love, Comptroller.
John G. Tod
1925 State Board of Education.