The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
(Form Board 13)
SPECIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULES
OF SUPPLIES


FOR THREE MONTHS.
plies herein named will be received by the
business Manager of the Board OF Ad-
IT 1a until R Rne shall be
furnishing supplies" and L., shall be al a1o
Board of Administration, Topeka, Kan.
All proposals must be accompanied by
payable to Jas. A. Kimball, equal in
amount to five per cent of the sum total
of such proposal, as guaranty Tor the
awarded. In case no award is made to
the party the check shall be at once re-
the successful bidder shall be returned to
him when a contract has been duly signed
and bond approved.
Office of the &c Business Business Manager Of the
Board of Administration, in the state CAPT.
toll, Topeka. Kan, for tabulation.
Commencing at nine a. m: on the fol
soods ana GayS boots Oa and shoes Wednesday
septembeF g g onfio a. n.y.
hardware reu and 9ueensware Contracts viii
be awarded on each article separately to
dry goods, groceries. stationery, queens
ware, and meats and butterine must be
present on said days, prepared to place
The Board and Business Manager re-
serve the right to reject any all bids,
and to accept any. article, at price. quoted
or to accept or reject any part of any
the state. Where both the bids and quail
ity of goods offered are the same. prefer
ence. will be given to the resident dealers
dered," and all other articles that are per-
ishable and the quality or value of which
@ By bI Ee sSa e9 are &c be
officers of the several institutions. All
goods are to be spot delivery. except where
| bill in detail must be sent to the in
| stitution when goods are shipped. Pay
inent will be made the month following
All supplies are for three months begin
ming October 1, 1917 and must be delivered
at the railway depot nearest the respective
institutions; but when in carload lots, and
there is a switch, spur or sidetrack to or
near the institution: cars must be placed
I designated by the chief executive officer of
the Institution. The Topeka and Osawa-
tonne State Hospitals and State Hospital
Feeble minded at Winfield, the Boys In
dustrial School at Topeka, Kansas State
atory at Hutchinson, Larned State Hos
| pitaf at Larned and the State Manual
| Training School at Pittsburg, each has
such sidetrack or spur, and bidders
should inform themselves as to the switch
Ing charges OF the Taiiroad sompanies at
| ting their proposals. Freight and all
| other charges must be prepaid. All pro-
rosals 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 re-
! Guirement 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-
lions. When no particular brand is 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 to be
understood, All supplies must be new and
fresh. No articles will be received not in
accordance with the standard fixed in
specifications. All articles will be sub
jest to rigid inspection. and bidders are
cautioned that fnll compliance with speci-
fieations and schedule will be insisted
upon All articles that may in any re-
spect fail 70 conform to the specific kinds
called for to the samples submitted
will be rejected, and must be promptly ex-
changed. at the expense Of the contractor.
for others which are proper and accept
able; and on failure to do this the Board
may purchase in the open market, and
any loss from such failure shall be charged
to the contractor so failing. The deter
mination, in all cases, as 70 whether the