The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-18
First published in The Topeka State
Journal. December IA. 19141
CF'rom Board 1871
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES.

OF SUPPLIES.
Required by the
KANSAS STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named will be received by the |
States Board OF Control until one O'Clock
p M December 81. 1914: The proposals
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 q 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 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.
posals will be opened, in public. at the
office of the Board of Control. in the state
capitol: Topeka. Kan. for tabulation:
ing days: Monday. January 1, dry-goods
and boots and shoes: Wednesday, January
8. groceries; Thursday. January Z. hard
and butterine. Contracts will be awarded
on each article separately to the lowest re-
spons1ble bidder. Bidders on dry-goods.
groceries. hardware, stationery. queens
ware. and meats and buterine must be
present on said days. prepared 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
interest 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 quality value of
be shipped as ordered by the chief ex-
ecutive officers of the several institutions.
All goods are to be spot delivery, except
where the schedule specifies az ordered.
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
ment will be made the month following
the delivery of the goods
All supplies are for six months, begin
ming January l. 1915, and must be deliver
ed at the railway depot nearest the re-
spective institutions. but when in carload
lots and there is a switch, spur or side
track to or near the institution, cars must
be placed at such point on the same as
shall be designated by the chief executive
officer Of the institution. The Topeka and
Osawatomie State Hospitals and State
Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons. the
Home for Feeble-minded at Winfield. the
Boys Industrial School at Topeka, Kan
sas. State Penitentiary at Lansing. the
State Reformatory al Hutchinson. and the
Larned State Hospital at Larned. each
has such q sidetrack or spur. and bidders
! should inform themselves as to the switch
| ing charges of the railroad companies at
these various institutions before submit
charges must be prepaid All proposals
| must include delivery as herein stated.
| free Of charges for packing, freight,
switching, or any other charges whatever.
When no mention is made. when this
requirement is necessary. articles such as
clothing. boots. shoes. ETC.. must be fur
nished in such sizes as ordered by the
executive officers Of the several institu-
tons. When no particular brand il desig
mated bids shall be on qualities grading
from medium to best. and on samples sub
mitted. When no specifications as to
grade quality are made. the standards
of the United States government are to be
understood. All supplies must be new and
| fresh No articles will be received not in
accordance with the standard fixed in
| ject to rigid inspection. and bidedrs are
cautioned that full compliance with speci-
! ffcations and schedule will be insisted
upon. All articles that may in any respect
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 contractor. for 9TH
/ ers which are proper and acceptable: and
| on failure to do this the Boards may pur-
chase in the open market, and any loss
arising from such failure shall be charged
to the contractor SO falling. The deter
miration. in all cases. as to whether the
articles received comply In all respects
with the standard fixed in the specifica-
United, shall be made by the Boards and
the chief executive officers of the institu-
tons for which the goods are furnished
and shall be final.
Bids must be made upon the within
proposals. Discounts Of every kind should
be deducted and net prices only given
The price must be given in the proper
columns. in conformity with the denom
nation or measure shown. Bids must mo-
be Enclosed in packages containing sam