The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-12
LEGAL.

LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka. State
Journal November IL, 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES.
Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named will be received by the
State Board of Control until one O'Clock
shall be in writing, sealed, and marked
Proposals for furnishing supplies" and
shall be addressed to the Secretary OF the
Board Of Control, Topeka, Kan. All pro-
posals must be accompanied by a 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 contract awarded. In
case no award is made to the party the
check shall be at once returned to him.
bidder shall be returned to him when q
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 tabula-
ton.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the fol-
lowing days: Tuesday December 8, dry
goods and boots and shoes; Thursday, De-
cember H. groceries; Friday. December L.
hardware, stationery. shoe and harness
supplies: Saturday, December IS, queens
ware, flour. meats and butterine. Con-
tracts will be awarded on each article
separately to the lowest responsible bid
der. Bidders on drygoods groceries, hard
ware, stationery, shoe and harness sup
plies. Queen:ware. and meats and but
terine must be present on said days, pre-
pared to place their goods before the
Board. ,-=-- -
The Boards reserve the right to reject
at price quoted without the acceptance Of
| the entire bid. or to accept or reject any
part of any goods. II deemed for the best
bids and quality OF goods offered are the
same, preference will be given to the
J resident dealers Of the state. Supplies
mentioned H.. las osdersd" and all all, other her
quality or value of which will deteriorate
| by keeping, are to be shipped Al ordered
erai institutions. All goods are to spot
delivery. except where the schedule speci-
| flies as ordered.
| A bill in detail must be sent to the in
| stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
mefit will be inside the month following
| the delivery Of the goods.
1 All supplies are for six months, begin
ming January |. 1914. and must be deliver
ed at the railway depot nearest the re-
| spective institutions, but when In car
load lots. and there 10 q switch. spur or
l
must be placed at such point on the same
as shall be designated by the chief execu-
| tive officer of the institution. The To-
and state Hospital for Epiieptics at Par
| sons the Home for Predetermined at
! Winfield, the Boys Industrial School at
| Lansing, the State Raformatory at Hutch
| inson, and the Larned State Hospital at
| Larned. each has side-track or spur,
| and bidders should inform themselves a.
l ~ "a avritNhfn0 charges 0f the railroad
companies at these various institutions
before submitting their proposals. Freight
and all other charges must be prepaid.
| All proposals must include delivery n
herein stated. free Of charges for packing.
freight. switching. or any other charges
| whatever.
requirement Is necessary. articles such Al
i clothing, boots, shoes, etc., must be fur
nfshed in such sizes as ordered by the ex-
ecutive officers OF the several institutions.
When no particular brand il desiGnated,
| bids shall be ON qualities grading from
medium to best, and on samples submit
or quality are made, the standards OF
the United States government are to be
understood. All supplies must be new
I and fresh. No articles will be received
not in accordance with the standard fixed
n specifications. All articles will be sub
ject to rigid inspection and bidders are
cautioned that full compliance with speci-
ffcations and schedule will be insisted
upon. All articles that may in any re.
:; spect fail to conform to the specific kinds
called for or to the samples submitted
will be rejected, and must be promptly
EXCHANGED. at the expense Of the con.
tractor, for others which are proper and
acceptable and ON failure to do this the
Boards may purchase in the open market
and any loss arising from such failure
shall be charged to the contractor 20 fail
ing. The determination. in all cases, Al
to whether the articles received compl,
in all respects with the standard fxef
in the specifications or schedule, or with
the samples submitted. shah be made By
the Boards and the chief executive ON
GERS Of the institutions for which tn,
goods are furnished, and shall be final.
4 Bids must be made upon the within pro
be deducted and net prices only given
The price must be given in the proper
columns. in conformity with the demon
Il ination or measure shown. Bids mus
not b enclosed In packages containing
samples.
Each proposal shall be accompanied b,
a sample OF the supplies proposed to b
furnished, and In case Of boots. shoes
and other mated articles. full mated pair,
must be submitted Original labels mus
be left on samples Bidders must atfac1
to each sample q card or tag. on which
must be plainly marked the name Of tn
sender and the number and price Of tn
article, and all charges must be prepail
in full. The Boards win mot b responsi
BILE for samples submitted Unaucceosfu
bidders can remove their samples. Sam
pies Of each article upon which contrac
10 awarded VIII b. retained by th
Boards and viii not b paid for.
Particular attention % called to III
10re9Oin9 Speef19catj0nA, ~ careful Rad
ing OF the same may prevent . large mum
Duplicate 4pecidcetions and schedule
y are fuypiuh6G each BIDDER ona n ha ,nan