Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-09
PROPOSALS..
nROP OS LIS FOR AN.
TnDAsuhY DlPAIYnlNY July ., 1884

yHDAeUlY 01HA1f My - u, l08A
Netics ,,hsreby sivsn that sIs:sriptions will
be received by the Treasurer Of the United States
the several Assistant Treasurers and Designated
pepositoriee and By the National Banks dssignated
nd qualified Is Depositsries and Financial Agents
or Treasury Notes payable three years nom
August Is, BS4. bearing interest ct the rate Of
seven and three tenths per cent Per annum. with
semi annual upons attached, payable In lawful
Money.
These notes win be convertible at the option Of
the holder at maturity. into siI per cent. gold
bearing bonds, redeemAsle after dve and payable
twenty years from August Is. 1867.
The Notes will be issued in the denomination
Afty one hundred, Ave hundred, one thousand an
eve thousand dsllars and will be issued In blank.
or payable to order, a. may be directed By the sub
scribers.
All subscription must be for afty dollars. or
some multiple OF afty dollars.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all depos
ties. The party depositns must endorse upon the
orisinaI certificate the dene mination OF notes
CURED and whether they are to be issued in blank
or payable to order When so endorsed it must be
left with the ohicer receiving the deposit, to be
forwarded to this Department
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free
oftrsnsportation charges sson after the reseipd
of the original Certidcat es Of Deposit as they can
be prepared.
Interest will be allowed to August Is on all
deposits made prior to that date, and will be paid
by the Department upon receipt OF the original
certificates.
As the notes draw interest frem August is, per
sons making deposits subsequent to that date
must pay the interest accrued from date OF note to
date of deposit.
Parties depositins twenty i've thousand dollars
and upwards for these notes at any one time win
be allowed q commission of one quarter Of one per
cent, which will be paid BY this Department upon
the receipt Of bill for the amount, certified to by
the efdcer with whom the deposit was made. No
AnAH 49, e.. hn -od0 fpnrA
he deposits
Ohicers receiving deposits will see that the
proper endorsements are made upon the original
certificates.
AL officers authorized to receive deposits are
requested to give to applicants all desired nforna-
ton, and afford every facility for making sub
scriptions W.P. FESSENDEN,
~ 26-tf Secretary Of the Treasury.
pRoPosALs FOR WRAPPING PAPER AND
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
October %, 1854
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart
ment until the 8th day Of December next at IL
o clock, noon, for furnishing
WRAPPING PAPER AND TWINE,
for the of the Post Offices in the United States,
for one year from and after the slst day of Decen
The said articles are to be delivered, free of
pense at the Blank Agencies of the Post Office De-
and Buffalo, N Y
The estimated quantity of each article. and the
are specified below.
,o Dssr de w. a. Ra"s 70 E.
size, Of material and quality fully equal to that
Bounds to the and ann to ~
10 reams of the same kind of Paper 2s by % inches
in size, and to weigh 50 pounds to the ream.
5oCo pounds of Jute, or other suitable Twine hard
T .sent and md. in balls weigh one pound EACH
1900 pounds Of coarse Hemp Irvine, about one.
weigh from .
Drstr,ot No. 2 Ne,c York City.
Of in W5 s pc Dsas to
40 sebsd Of for similar to that de-
~ I'll that first described for District No. !:
that Of the second descrpton o s pissre
Distrist Nos. Bsfa10, Ny;
90 first named for District No. i:
90 Of t WsaPp6ns Paper similar to that last
1909 pounds Of Jute: or other Twine. similar to
7c6 pounds Of coarse Hemp Twine. similar to that
p. of the second description for SAID District:
Iately and separately for each District, for the
The contract or contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and best bidder, to be determined after a
careful examination. for the purpose of a.cer tain
advantageous to the Department:
If the Districts should be reconstructed. or in
the articles shall be delivered at such place or
paceb rs the postmaster Geherai snail Oeslgnaleat
pro ydId prices.
And the Postmaster General reserves to himself
the privilege of increasing or reducing the guam
tity of the articles required, if it shall be found
necessary to dc SO.
Samples of such articles as are furnished
be seen at either of the above named Agen-
cies.
Bidders will send sam Piles of su articles as they
propose to furnish with their bids.
Each bidder must furnish, with his proposals,
guarantees Of his ability to comply with his bid;
and certificate from his nearest Postmaster, that
such guarantors credible and reliable citizens
must also accompany his proposals
Two sufficient suretes will be required to con-
tract.
Failures 10 furnish the articles contracted for,
promptly. or the furnishing of articles Of an infe
quality to those contracted for, will be
sidered sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the
contract.
Bids not made in accordance with these propo-
sails will not be considered.
Proposals must be marked ON the outside of the
envelope with thename Of the article or articles
proposed for, and the letter containing them sd-
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster General.
Washington, D. @. W. DENNISON,
oc q law6w Postmaster General.