The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-11
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal May IL, 1911.1
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES

SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE CHARITABLE INST1-
TUTIONS,
In Charge of the State Board of Control.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named will be received by the
State Board of Control until one o'clock
p. M, Saturday, June 10, 1911. The pro
posals shall be in writing, sealed, and
marked Proposals for furnishing sup
plies" and shall be addressed to the Sec
rotary of the Board of Control, Topeka,
Kan. All proposals must be accompanied
bank, payable to the Board of Control
equal in amount to five per cent of the
sum total of such proposal, as a guaranty
for the faithful performance of any con-
to the party the check shall be at once
returned to him, and the check deposited
by the successful bidder shall be returned
to him when contract has been duly
signed and bond approved
At the time above mentioned said pro-
posals will be opened, in public, at the
office of the Board of Control, in the state
capitol, Topeka, Kan, for tabulation.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the follow
ing days: Tuesday, June 13, dry-goods and
boots and shoes; Wednesday, June IA,
groceries; Thursday, June Is, hardware,
stationery, flour and meats, contracts will
be awarded on each article separately to
the lowest responsible bidder. Bidders on
dry-goods, groceries, hardware and sta
tionery must be present on said days pre-
pared to place their goods before the
Board.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance
of the entire bid, or to accept or reject
any part of any goods, II deemed Tor the
best interests of the state. Where both
the bids and quality of goods offered are
the same, preference will be given to the
resident dealers of the state. Supplies
mentioned "as ordered" and all other
articles that are perishable and the quail
ity or value of which will deteriorate by
keeping, are to be shipped as ordered by
the chief executive officers of the several
institutions.
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped; Pay
ment will be made the month following
the delivery of the goods.
All supplies are for six months, begin
ming July i, 1911, and must be delivered
at the railway depot nearest the reSpec-
| tive institutions but when In carload lots
and there is a switch, spur or side-track
| to or near the institution, cars must De
placed at such point on the same as snail
| he designated by the chief executive Off
Ger of the institution. The Topeka ana
| Osawatomie State Hospitals and State
Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons, also
| the Home for Predetermined and the
Boys Industrial School, each has such
sfde-track or spur, and bidders should In
form themselves as to the switchlng
various institutions before submitting their
proposals Freight and all other charges
| must be prepaid. All proposals must IN
cIude delivery as herein stated, free Of
charges for packing, freight, switching,
or any other charges whatever.
| When mention is made, when this
1 requirement is necessary, articles such as
| clothing, boots, shoes. ETC., must be fur
1 nished in such sizes as ordered by the ex-
ecutive officers of the several institutions
When no particular brand is designated
bids shall be on qualities grading from
| medium to best, and on samples submit
ted. When no specifications as to grade
or quality are made. the standards of the
TINTED States government are to be I'M
derstood All supplies must be new and
fresh. No article will be received not in
I accordance with the standard fixed in
| specifications. All articles will be subject
to rigid inspection, and bidders are eau.
toned that full compliance with specifica.
lions and schedule will be insisted upon
All articles that may in any respect fai
to conform to the specific kinds called fol
| or to the samples submitted will be re
| iected, and must be promptly exchanged
| at the expense of the contractor, for 9th
ers which are proper and acceptable; an,
on failure to do this the board may pur