The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-06
Advertisement for Bids toFul
nish School Books for the
Public Schools Of North
Carolina.


Carolina.
office of State Text Book Commission.
Raleigh, n. c., February 20, 1901.
In accordance with the provision OF an
Act of the General Assembly, passed
at its session of 1901, ratified on the SIN
day of February of tne 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 II o'clock, noon,
March 26. 1901, for furnishing books Tor
the public schools Of the State of North
| Carolina for the perior of five years.
| The 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. History of the
! United States containing the Constitu-
ton of the United States; Physiology,
/ Hygiene, Nature of Effect of Alchoic
| Drinks and Narcotics, Elements OF Civil
| Government, Elements of Agriculture,
! Theory and Practice OF Teaching.
Bids Will be made on books for sepa-
rate branches and shall state specifical-
| ly and definitely the price at which each
book will be fumished-all expense, in
| GLIDING freight or postage i'm 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
I1f.Nk no
! of the state such sum OF money as the
state Textbook Commission may re-
duire. not less than $500 or more than
| 50, 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 tho
| deposit of any sum shall fail or refuse,
| in ease Of acceptance OF his bid, TO make
and execute such contract adm bond
as required by said act within thirty
days after notification of the acceptance
of his bid by the state Textbook Com
mission as provided in said act.
| At Il o'clock, noon, March 10Th, 1901,
! the State Textbook 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
and refer them TO the sub commission
| All BIDS will be opened on April 23rd.
| 1901 i'm the office of the Governor OF
| North Carolina and in the presence ot
| the Text Book Commission, and Whlie
| the same is i'm executive session. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids. The successful bidder or bidders
/ shall maintain i'm each county in the
/ State. provided the commission shall
! IL ~. 4 M -
less than one or moro than six agen-
cies for the distribution of the books
| to the patrons. or the contractor. il tho
I commission shall deem it advisable,
shall be permitted to make arrange
ments with merchants or others for the
handling and distribution of the books,
and parties living in a 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 il shall be the duty OF
the contractor or contractors to deliver
any book or books SO ordered to the
person ordering TO his postoffice adj
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 a contract is awarded shall be
required to take up and receive the
, books now in use in the State in cX
change for new books on the same sub
ject at a price of not less than firty
per cent of the contract price Of such
new book or books. Each person or pub
Usher, submitting bid or bids for sup
| plying any book or books. shall state in
such bid or proposal The exchange price
at which such book or books shall be
furnished.
No bid viii be received for furnishing
| books at a greater price than the same
books are now furnished by the bidder
! to any State, county or school district
i'm the United States unless like condi-
| tons prevailing in this state and under
| the act above mentioned.
| All contractors Will be required tG
print plainly on the back Of each book
| the contract price, as well as the OK
| change price AT which il is contracted
TO be furnished. but the books submit
cd as specimen copies shall not have
| the price printed on them.
state Text Book Commission,
CHARLES u. AYCOCK. President.
r. Il. TOON Secretary