The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-13
LEGAL,
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES.
Required by the


| OF SUPPLIES
| Required by the
| KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS
| Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
State Board Of Control until one O'Clock
p. M. December 6.1913. The proposals.
shall be in writing sealed. and marked
| Proposals Tor furnishing supplies" and
shall be addressed to the Secretary of the
Board OF Control. Topeka, Kan. All pro-
posals must BE acoompanied by certified
to the Board Of Control, equal in amount
! to I'VE 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.
and 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-
lowing days: Tuesday. December 3 dry
goods and boots and shoes; Thursday. De-
cember IL. 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
der. Bidders on drygoods groceries, hard
ware. stationery, shoe ana harness sun
plies, queensware, 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
any or all bids, and to accept any article
at price quoted without the acceptance Of
part OF any goods. II deemed for the best
interests of the state. Where both the
bids and quality Of goods offered are the
same. preference will be given to the
resident dealers Of the state. Supplies
mentioned .'as ordered" and all other
articles that are perishable and the
by keeping. are to be shipped a. ordered
by the chief executive officers of the sew
eral institutions All goods are to spot
delivery, except where the schedule spect-
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
the delivery Of the goods.~-
All supplies are for six months. begin
ming January l. 1914. and must be deliver
ed at the railway depot nearest the re-
load lots. and there n q SWITCH spur or
side-track to or near the institution, cars
must be placed At such point on the same
tive officer of the institution. The To-
peka and Osawatomie State Hospitals
and State Hospital for EpiIeptics At Par
Winfield, the Boys Industrial School at
Topeka Kansas State Penitentiary at
Lansing. the State Reformatory at Hutch
inson. and the Larned State Hospital at
Larned. each has a sfde-track or spur
and bidders should inform themselves AZ
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 an
herein stated, free Of charges for packing
freight. switching. or any other charges
whatever.
When no mention il made, when this
requirement IL necessary, articles such a.
clothing, boOt8. shoes, etc, must be fur
nished in such sizes as ordered by the ex-
ecutive officers OF the several institutions
When no particular brand ID DESIGNATED.
medium to best. and on samples submit
ted. When no specifications ~ to Grade
or quality are made, the standards OF
the United States government are to be
UNDERWOOD All supplies must be new
and fresh- No articles win be received
n Specifications All articles viii be sub
ject to rigid inspection and bidders are
cautioned that full compliance with apeci-
dcations and schedule win be iuaiated
upon All articles that may in any re-
spect fail to conform to the specific kinds
will be rejected. and must be promptly
exchanged. ut the expense Of the con-
tractor for others which are peoper aril
acceptable and On failure to do this the
Boards may purchase in the open market.
and any less arising from such fntmre
shah be charged to the contractor % tau
ing The detefmsnatfon. in MI caaes, ~
to whether the articles received comply
In all respects with the standard fixed
In the specifications or schedule ar Mn
the samples submitted. aasan be u1nde ~
tho BoaCAD ard ehe e&1e1 Gxaeu11vo on