The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-23
:. w. BOWER. Clerk.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal July p, 1881
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
State Board of Control at their office in
the city of Topeka, until O'Clock p. m,
Tuesday, August 8, 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
of 5000 lamps delivered as 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 EplIeptics 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, Beloit 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 in accordance
with the United States standard specifica-
tions set forth in circular No. Is.
Bidders will make price covering
carbon lamps from to "A candle power;
another price covering 90 candle power;
also another price coevring Gem, Mazda
and Tungsten lamps of % Watt 40 Watt,
60 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 triplfcate 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
Topeka, Kansas. All proposals must be
accompanied by certified check on some
responsible bank payable to the Board of
Control, eQuQal in amount to five per cent
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
a 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 on which must be plainly
marked the name of the sender, the grade
and the price of the lamps, and all charges
on samples must be prepaid. The Board
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.