Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-23
PROPOSALS.
DR0POsALs FOR STAMPED ENVELOPES.
Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

SfhMpED ENVELOPES.
NO; 1, or note SIZE, 2s by 41a inches, of white
No 2. or letter size. ga by 81 inches, and extra
letter slze, 3f by o'4 inches, of white, buf.
cream coiered paper In such proportions of either
No, 3, Or ofssisl size, sz1 by 50, inches, of the
to the proportion ion Of each ''ef IKE ''na'''0h as
Al Of the above envelopes are to be embossed
those now IN use, of such denomination as the
Postmaster General may select
ea
b. or other de-
Proposals are also invited for furnishing straw
perior strength, for packing parcels Of snvelopes
9f t m from one
wooden cases for packing parcels of four to twenty
The mannfactory must, at all reasonable times,
Ipsrtment. who win be instructed to require that
the envelopes and wrappers shall be made in the
al hs Yh
rect. They must be gummed for sealing-the for.
the istt.r they must be banded ' IN parcels Of Of
twenty Eve. packed without charge for packing,
ali dspa.eh such
titles may be required to 6li the orders of post
Post ONCE Department or at the Office Of an agent
duly suthorizsd to inspect and receive the same
Postmase er General. and the cost thereof to be
The agent Of the Department will furnish the
ID dress for each parcel which is to be pasted on
he psss
and to 9s IN
and kept in order At the expense Of the Contractor
The Department also reserves the right of re.
changes of the dies or colors. without additional
Bidders notified that the Department will
require, as condition of the contract that the
envelopes and wrappers shall be manufactured and
against loss BY fire or by theft.
in the Manufacture Of the envelopes which they
propose to supply and al also specimens of the enve-
Proposals also invited for devices other than
s for to such mart to
mems to be submitted 'p'N'
proposal althou Oh it be not the lowest is consid
cred the most advantageous to the Department.
Ga sae
tfsetnre aps deliver en-! eopes in accordance With
will be considered unless accompanied by guar
Before closing contract the successful bidder
may be required to prepare new dies and submit
Dies oG not he o rsa sS
icai change in the device OF the stamps will bs
Bonds and security will be required for the faith
full performance of the contract, and payments
General reserves to himself the right to snnni It
whenever he shall discover that the same, or any
the purpose of speculation; and he viii not in any
case sanction transfer of the contract to any
than original bidder cont az tess
aSe I ss
cal year ending june 1868, fully set forth in
The bids should be marked Proposals for
ssnss eS Se 'PS be
'SHi5 y 5,sotd " M ~ BiaifR. Postnaster General.
ORDINANCE 0FEn1oE, ,,,x,,-
the delivery at the New. York Agency, No. As
Worth sste5sceb bSsE nHrt fsksY ssfLAsKErs
These Blankets must be of pure wool, close
border three @ inches vide from the ed and the
stteas*US g So siY il lSl inches high black a color in
wide and Of the weight Of slas lbs. or ss ls lbs,
allowed. They must be single, and not in pairs,
and packed in Of on hundred each
where made, and none will be accepted or paid for
e sds az 1s One
wententh OF the amount contracted for on the 3lst
day of August, and one-tenth of the amount per
Failure to deliver at specified time will subject
the contractor to forfeiture OF the number he may
No bid will be considered which does not come
from manufacturer Of Blankets, or regular dealer
Forms of bid can be obtained at the above named
arsenals. Proposals made on THIS form ,ciH
not considered. cn,n.urv
The bidder will be afaared to accompany his
proposition with guaranty, signed by two re.
sponsble persons that in case bis bid be accepted
with good and sufici ent sureties in . sum equal
h sas ss the
advertisement and in case the said bidder should
pe s ahs Of s bdsts
the next responsible bidder, or the person to whom
shown ty the ofiea eertasass 9f the Slsrk Of the
'riss Bonds IN tie equal to the amount of the
susran,ors' viii be required of the successful bid
der or bidders upon 81 igning the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
s1
ss they
Sretss in sam eaas to the Of the
h h Ss ,a
July Which & the t bid sn,s, was made in
tract as aforesaid. we guarantee to make good the
difference between the ofss Of the said t.o 49, and
BE-
Given under. our hands and seals
To this guaranty must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned.
Each party obtaining contract will be Obliged
to into bonds with approved sureties for the
faithful execution of the same.
Upon the award being made, successful biddere
will be notified and furnished with forms OF contract
and bond.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all the bids if deemed unsatisfactory on any &C
Proposals will be addressed to - Bri gadier Gen1
George D. Bamsay, Chief Of Ordnance Washing. R
ATsilsTs .sos Brig Gent Chief q
DROPOsALS FOR WORK ON THE WEST WING
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Bpyeax Of Narigation, Macy DepdrtmeHt,}
Washisgt0a june - 1854. .
Sealed Proposals for work on the west wing d.sa oI
Proposals for work on Observatory" and ad-
dressed to the chief Of this Bureau viii oe re-
Drawings and specifications of the work to be done
may be seen at the Observatory, .v
The work ID to be completed by tGe M Ist OF MO-
vember, 1864. 10 eS-Tn6 NAV