The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-27

IFirs. published in The. Topeka stats
Journal. November Is i916.l
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES OF
SUPPLIES
Required by the
Sealed proposals for furnishing the sup
plies herein named will be received By the
a be- 1916 The o"e
s1 FTSp g fer fuFai.sias supplies e; I'd
Board of Control. Topeka. Kan. All pro-
posais must be accompanied by, certified
to the Board OF Control. equal in amount
to five per cent of the sum total OF sucn
peTformanee s Of amy 9r Contract tf aWS-ded. Il
case no award Is made TO the party ~
and the n CHECK deeosited by the successful
bidder hall be returned TO hin when
contract, has been duly signed and bond
At the time owe mentioned said pro-
posals will be opened. In public: at the
office of the Board of Control. in the state
capitol. Topeka, Kan, for tabulation:
Commencing at nine a. m. on the follow
goods and boots and shoes; Thursday. De-
cember Il. groceries; saturday. a. M.
1S m
flour. v,eats and butterine. Contracts will
be awarded on each article separately to
on dry goods. groceries. hardware. Station
cry. queensware, and meats and butter
to place their goods berore the Board.
The Boards reserve the right to reject
at t price a. quoted Without the acceptance Of
the entire bid. or to accept or reject any
ST te II sape bd f5 Se
and quality of goods offered are the same,
preference will be given to the resident
''as ordered" and all other articles that
are perishable and the quality or value of
be SHs Shipped AS oRpERED BY the CHIEF eS.
ecutive officers of the several institutions.
cry cry ENC" EXCEPT r" i WHERE H nH THE sCHED-
ULE SPECIFIES AS ORDERED.
A bill in detail must be sent to the in
stitutiOn when goods shipped Pay
ment will be made the month following
the delivery of the goods.
All supplies for six months, begin
ming January l, 1917, and must be deliver
ed at the railway depot nearest the respec-
and there is a switch. spur sidetrack t.
or near the institution, cars must be placed
o bT f fn chief eSecasve oes
of the institution. The Topeka and Osa-
watomie State Hospitals and State Hos2
for Feeble Minded at Winfield, the Boys
Industrial School at Topeka, Kansas State
Penitentiary at Lansing. the State Reform
Hospital at Larned, each has such side
tbaGn GF sp as the sWtching charges Of
the railroad companies at these various In
stitutions before rubmitting their pro.
be prepaid All proposals must Include
delivery as herein stated. free of charges
other Charges Charges whatever.
When no mention is made. when this
clothing. boots, shoes. etc. must be fur
nished in such size as ordered by the ex-
When no particular brand is designated
bids shall be on qualities grading from
medium to best, and on ,,s samples submits
or quality are made, the standards of the
United States government are to be under
No articles will be received not in accord
ance with the standard fixed in specifica-
tons. All articles will be subject to rigid
inspection, and bidders are cautioned that
full compliance with specifications. and
schedule will be insisted s., upon r.. All az.
form to the specific kinds called for to
the samples submitted will be Rjected,
expense of the contractor. for others which
are proper and acceptable; and on failure
open market and any loss arising FROM
such failure shall shall be charged to the con-
oil cases. as to whether the ' articles re-
standard fixed in the specifications or
shall be made by the Boards and the chief
executive officers Of the Institutions for
which the goods are furnished, and shalt
Bids must be made upon the within pro-
posals. Discounts of every kind should
be deducted and net prices only given.
The price INST be given in the proper
columns. in conformity with the denomifia-
ton or measure shown Bids must not be
inclosed in package containing samples
Each proposal shall be accompanied " a
sample Of the supplies proposed to be fur
nj he'd, and II. case of boots. shoes and
other Lated articles. full mated pairS
must be submitted. Original labels must
be left samples. bidders must attach
to each sample n card or tag in which
must be plainly marked the name of tho
sender and the number and price Of the
article. and al charges must be prepaid
in full. The Boards will not be responsi-.
Bile for samples submitted. UnsuccessfuI
bidders can remove their samples Samplds
OF each article upon which contract Isl
award Will be retained by the Boardf
and viii not be paid for.
Particular attention is called to the fore.
going specifications. as careful reading
Of the same may prevent large number
OF Inquiries on points already covered
Duplicate specifications and schedules
are furnished each bidder, one to be sent
to q Secretary of the Board as abovg
provided, and the other to be retained bv
the bidder. Such duplicates will be fur,
nlshed upon a nlication to the Secretary
OF the Eoard of Control. Tor eka Ian i
BY order of the State BoarI of Control
state Board OF Correction. and State
W. f. BROOKS,
Chairman, BOARD of Control.
J. N. HARRISON
President Board of Managers
A Q. MILLER.
Chairman. BOARD of (,orrsctiors
Ed. +. HACKNEY. -l1S1ifT
President Roard or AI,,;.a....