The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-15
LEGAL.

First published In The Topeka State
Journal November Il. 1s131
AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES.
Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS.
sealed proposals. Tor furnishing the sup
State Board OF Control until one o'clock
p. m. December 6.1s18. The proposals.
shall be in writing, sealed. and marked
shall be addressed to the Secretary OF the
Board OF Control, Topeka, Kan. All pro-
posals must be accompanied by a certified
to the Board OF Control, equal in amount
to five per cent OF the sum total OF such
proposal, as 4 guaranty for the faithful
case no award is made to the party the
check shall be at once returned to him,
ana 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-
posals win be opened. in public, at the
state capitol. Topeka. Kan. for tabula-
ton.
Commencing at nine a. m. on the fol-
goods and boots and shoes: Thursday, De-
cember II. groceries; Friday, December Il.
hardware, stationery, shoe and harness
ware, flour. meats and butterine. Con-
tracts will be awarded on each article
separately to the lowest responsible bid
ware, stationery. shoe and harness sup
plies, Queensware, and meats and but
terine must b present on said days. pre-
Board.
The Boards reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. and to accept any article
the entire bid. or % accept or REJECT any ~
part Of any goods, II deemed for the best
interests Of the state. Where both the
bids and quality Of goods offered are the
resident dealers of the state. Supplies
mentioned "as ordered" and all other
quality or value OF which will deteriorate
by keeping, are to be shipped as ordered
by the chief executive officers Of the sew
eral Institutions. All goods are to spot
flies ~ ordered.
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
ment VIII be made the month following
the delivery OF the goods.
All supplies are for six months, Begin
ming January !. 1914. and must be deliver
spective institutions, but when in car
load lots. and there is switch. spur or
side-track to or near the institution, cars
40 shall be designated by the chief execu-
tive officer Of the institution. The To-
peka and Osawatomie State Hospitals
and State Hospital for Epileptics at Par
Winfield. the Boys Industrial School at
Topeka. Kansas State Penftentiary at
Lansing. the State Reformatory at Hutch
1nSon, ana the Larned State Hospital at
Larned. each has side-track or spur.
and bidders should inform 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 include delivery ~
herein stated. free Of charges for packing,
freight. swttchine. or any other charges
whatever.
When no mention is made, when this
requirement is necessary. articles such a.
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 il 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
understood. All supplies must be new
and fresh. No articles will be received
not In accordance with the standard fixed
5set to rieid inspsction ana Sidde SS s s1e
cautioned that full compliance with spool-
ficaticns and schedule win 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-
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 90 fail
ing. The determination. in all cases, az
to whether the articles received comply
in all respects with the standard fixed
the samples subnitte6. shah S made s.
the Boards ana the chief executive ofll-