Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-29
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR CUTTING AND OORDING
L FIREWO0D.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARrERMASTER,
Nos. 534 and a36. 18th ST., near N Y. ave.
Washington, D. @ Nov Is, 1864.
WTi1tsP viii be Iecsyed At this Office
until noon for cutting and cording 500 to 900
G n .5f so be M
signsted by the Chief Qusrtermaster, Department
The Wood must be cut four feet in length, and
split to the usual size of cord wood and the cord
win be eight. feet long; four feet wide and four
The contractor viii be required to make all
necessary roads, and to cord the wood in places
Any further informal ton desired can be obtained
upon application at this office:
An oath of slleg lance to the government OF the
United States must accom- psny each bid
cns and ooGax + Fire
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster,
nov 2s lot Department of Washington.
pR9PosALs FOR WRAPPING PAPER AND
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart
ment until the. 8th day of December next, st II
o clock. noon, for furnishing
WRAPPING PAPER AND TWINE,
for the use of the Post Offices in the United States.
for year from and after the Slst day of Deem
The said articles are to be delivered, free OF e1-
pense, at the Blank Agencies of the Post Office De-
partment at Washineton, D. c., New York city.
The estimated quantity of each article. and the
quality thereof required at each Agency, yearly
District No. l, at Washinrton. DC
1900 reams of Wrapping Paper, 90 by Is inches in
now in use in the Department, and to weigh q
pounds to the ream, and each ream to contain
10 reams Of the same kind of Paper % by 20 inches
in and Weigh + pounds f The
twisted, and in balls, to weigh one pound each.
2,M0 pounds Of coarse Hemp Irvine. about one
eighth of an inch in diameter well twisted, in
balls. to weigh from Ha to pounds each.
D,str,ct No. 3 Ne,o York City.
described in the estimate Of District No, !.
Of for similar to that de-
!, that frst described for District No. ]:
that of the second description for District
Div,ta Nos. Buffalo, ~ Y:
first named for District No l.
named for said District.
1000 pounds of Jute, or other Irvine, similar to
that of the first description for District No. /.
7.tV pounds of coarse Hemp Irvine, slmlla to that
of the second description for said id Dist5ct
rately, and separately for each District or 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 ascertain,
advantageous to the Department.
If the Districts should be reconstructed, or In
creased in number. or any of them discontinued,
the articles shall be delivered at such place or
places as the Postmaster General shall IA
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 do
can be seen at either of the above named Agen-
ces.
Bidders will send samples of such articles as they
propose to furnish wi tn their bids.
Each bidder must furnish, with, his proposals,
guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid
and certificate from his nearest Postmaster, lat
such euarantors credible and reliable citizens
must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient suretiesrwill be required 70 con-
tract.
Failures 10 furnish the articles contracted for,
promptly. the furnishing Of articles of an infe-
rIor quality to those contracted for will be CON
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 the name of the article or articles
proposed for, and the letter containing them ad
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster General
Washington. D. @, W. DENNISON,
25 Iaw6w Postmaster General