The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-21
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal July p, 1913.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS


State Board of Control at their office in
the city OF Topeka, until o'clock p. M.
tuesday, August 5, 1913, for the furnishing
OF Electric Light Lamps to the State
Charitable Institutions of Kansas for a
period OF one year from date of contract
Contract will be awarded upon a basis
or 5000 lamps delivered ordered by the
chief executive officer OF the following
institutions:
Topeka State Hospital. Topeka, Kansas.
Osawatomie State Hospital, Osawatomie,
Kansas,
Larned State Hospital, Larned, Kansas.
state Hospital for Eplleptics, Parsons,
Kansas.
State Home for Predetermined, Winfield,
Kansas.
School for the Deaf Olathe, Kansas.
School for the Blind, Kansas City, Kan
sas,
State Orphans Home, Atchison, Kansas,
Boys Industrial School, Topeka, Kansas.
Girls Industrial School, BeIoit, Kansas.
State Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge, Kan
sas,
Mother Bickerdyke Home, Ellsworth,
Kansas.
Incandescent lamps to be furnished I'M
der this contract shall be new lamps and
shall be guaranteed to re in accordance
with the United States standard specifica-
tons, as set forth in circular No. 13.
Bidders will make one price covering
carbon lamps from to "A candle power;
another price covering 81 candle power;
also another price coevring Gem. Mazda
and Tungsten lamps of % Watt, 40 Watt,
90 Watt and 100 Watt
These lamps to, be upon Edison base. 10
volt, and must be fully guaranteed as to
quality. Prices to include packing and
packages, freight, delivered at the towns
at which the institutions are located.
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
situations when the lamps are shipped.
Payment will be made the month follow
ing delivering of goods, provided the
vouchers in tripLcate are made out and
receipted in proper form and forwarded
to the respective institutions in time to
reach them before the 30th of the month
in which the goods are delivered.
All proposals shall be in writing, sealed
and marked Proposals for furnishing
electric lamps and shall be addressed to
the Secretary of the Board of Control,
Topeka, Kansas. All proposals must be
accompanied by a certified check some
responsible bank payable to the Board of
Control, equqal in amount to five per cent
of the amount of the proposal, as a
guaranty for the faithful performance
of the contract awarded. In case no
award is made check will be returned at
once to the unsuccessful bidders, and the
turned to him when contract has been
duly signed and bond approved.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
sample of lamp proposed to be furnished
and original label must be left upon same.
Bidders must attach to each sample a
card or tag which must be plainly
marked the name of the sender, the grade
and the price of the lamps, and all charges
will not be responsible for samples sub
mitted. Unsuccessful bidders can remove
their samples.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Where both the bids and the quality of
the lamps are the same preference will
be given to resident dealers of the state
By order of the Board of Control of
State Charitable Institutions
W. E BROOKS, Chairman.
F. NJ BRADY, Secretary.