The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
LEGAL.

LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal May IL, 1s11]
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE CHARITABLE INSTI-
TUTIONS,
In Charge of the State Board of Control
Sealed proposals for Furnishing the SUD-
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
by certified check on some responsible
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-
tract awarded. In case no award is made
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 a contract has been duly
signed and bond approved.
At the time above mentioned said pro-
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 ID, dry-goods and
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, if deemed for 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 l, 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 be
placed at such point on the same as shall
be designated by the chief executive Off
Osawatomie State Hospitals and State
Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons, also
the Home for Predetermined and the
Boys Industrial School, each has such a
side-track or spur, and bidders should in
form themselves as to the switching
charges of the railroad companies at these
various institutions before submitting their
proposals. Freight and all other charges
must be prepaid. All proposals must in
clude delivery as herein stated, free Of
charges for packing, freight, switching,
or any other charges whatever.
When no mention is made, when this
requirement is necessary, articles such as
clothing, boots, shoes, etc., must be fur
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
United States government are to be IN
derstood: All supplies must be new and
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-
tons and schedule will be insisted upon
All articles that may in any respect fail
to conform to the specific kinds called for
jected, and must be promptly exchanged,
at the expense of the contractor, for 9TH
erS which are proper and acceptable; and
on failure to do this the board may pur-
chase in the open market, and any loss
arising from such failure shall be charged
to the contractor SO failing. The deter
mination. in all cases. as to whether the
articles received comply in all respects
with the standard fixed in the specifica-
tons or schedule, or with the samples
submitted, shall be made by the Board of
Control and the chief executive officer of
the institution for which the goods are
furnished, and shall be final.
Bids must be made upon the within pro-
posals. Discounts of every kind should be
deducted and net prices only given. The
price must be given in the proper columns,
in conformity with the denomination or
measure shown Bids must not be en-
closed in packages containing samples
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
a sample of the supplies proposed to be
furnished, and in case of boots, shoes, and
other mated articles, full mated pairs
must DE submitted. Original labels must
be left on samples. Bidders must attach
to each sample a card tag, on which
must be plainly marked the name of the
sender and the number and price of the
article, and all charges must be prepaid
in full. The Board will not be response
BILE for samples submitted. Unsuccessful