The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

NvSo-Vol Pcs anu the SelQ sum Is, nerebN
transferred from the General Revenue
Fund to the General Improvement Fund .
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned.
GSeall c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal May IL, 1911
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDI1rrS
OF SUPPLIES
Required by the
KANSAS STATE CHARITABLE INSTr-
TUTIONS,
In Charge of the State Board of S-or+r.,
Sealed proposals for furnishing the SIR
plies herein named will be received Nv ~
State Board of Control until one ocloni5
p. m, Saturday. June 10. 1911. The pro
posals shall be in writing, sealed. and
marked Proposals for furnishing snn
plies" and shall be addressed to fba Sap
rotary Of the Board of Control, TopeEs
Kan. All proposals must be accomnanjaS
by a certified check on some Responsive
bank, payable to the Board of ContrnI0
equal in amount to five per cent of tbss
sum total of such proposal, as a guaranty
for the faithful performance of any cor,
tract awarded. In case no award is rnada
to the party the check shall be at once
by the successful bidder shall be returned
to him when a contract has been duIS,
signed and bond approved.
At the time above mentioned said mo-
posals will be opened, in public AZ ~
office of the Board of Control in the state
capitol Topeka, Kan, for tabuIation.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the follow
ing days: Tuesday, June Is. dry-goods and
boots and shoes; Wednesday, June "a
groceries; Thursday, June IS hardware
stationery, flour and meats, contracts will
be awarded on each article separately IN
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 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 fine
best interests of the state. Where botb
the bids and quality of goods offered are
resident dealers of the state. Supplies
mentioned "as ordered" and all other
articles that are perishable and the ousI
| ity 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. Paw
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 he
placed at such point on the same as shall
| De designated Dy the CnleI executive Off
| Ger of the institution. The Topeka and
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 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 herein stated, free of
! ob for hacking frpiohf cuTifo
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 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 I'M
derstood. All supplies must be new and
fresh No article will be received not in
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 fail
| to conform to the specific kinds called for
| or to the samples submitted will be re-
| 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 speciffca-
| 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 pc
n 6t tod md naf rartn nT1lU
price must be given in the proper columns,
| in conformity with the denomination OF
| measure shown. Bids must not be en-
closed in packages containing samples; ~,
| Each proposal shall be accompanied oY
| a sample of the supplies proposed 10 pc
| furnished, and in case of boots, shoes anu
other mated articles, full mated pairs pairs
| must be submitted. Original labels must
| be left on samples. Bidders must attach
| to each sample a card or tag, on WhI t
must be plainly marked the name OF tne
sender and the number and price OF tn9
article, and all charges must be prepaIo
in full The Board will not be response
BILE for samples submitted. Unsuccessful
bidders can remove their samples Sant
| is awarded will be retained by the bodlu
| and will not be paid for.
| Particular attention is called to inc
foregoing specifications, as caIeIul
reading of the same may prevent ldl 20
number of inquiries on points ALREADY coF-
cred. loa,,1es
! are furnished each bidder, one to be sem
to the Secretary of the Board, as 49,
provided, and the other to be ret91iiNbb he
by the bidder. Such dupncates cecre-
| Furnished upon application to the oeoL
tary of the Board of Control, lopoA0'
| Kan. - r.,trol Of
state Charitable Institutions .-.,zn
II. G. BOWMAN, Chairman
CHAS. w. GIBBS, Secretai''
April 1, 1911.