Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-11
PROPOSALS..
Pos Ls FOR AN,
rnnisusY DsrAnrxrsr July u. IA

ID O p os A L FOR LOAN.
fRlAsUaY D1PA NJ xsHr July Is, 1854
Notice sincerely given that 50 description will
be receiv by the Treasurer OF the United States
the several Assistant Treasures aud Designated
Repositories and ~ the National Banks designated
nd qualified IS Depositssies and Financial Asentsi
or Treasury Notes payable three years rom
August is. 1854, bearing interest Ut the rate Of
seven and three tsnths per cent. per Annum. with
semi annual coupons attached. payable in lawful
money.
These notes win be convertible at the option Of
bearing bends, redeemAhls after ave and payable
twenty years from August Is. 1857.
The Notes viii be issued in che denomination
Atty. one hundred, sve hundred. one thousand An
dve thousand dslArs. Ard will be issued in blank,
or payable to order may be directed hy the sub.
scribers.
An subscription must be for ATTY dollars, or
some multiple OF fifty dollars.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for al depos
ites The party depesiting must endorse upon the
original certificate the demo ninaton OF notes re-
CURED AID whether they are to be Issued In blank
or payable to order. Whsn 10 endorsed 1t must be
left With the officer ,eeiving the deposit. to be
forw arded to this Department.
The notes will ba transmitted to the owners free
oftrAnsportation chsYees seon after the reseipd
Of the original Oertidcat es Of Deposit as they can
be prepared.
Interest will be allowed to August Is on all
deposits made prior to that dste. and win be paid
by the Department upon receipt OF the original
certificates.
Astbe notes draw interest frem August ID, par
sons making deposits subsequent to that date
must Pay the interest accrued from date OK note to
date of deposit
Parties depositing twenty i've thousand dollars
and upwards for these notss at any one time will
be allowed q commission Of ne quarter OF one per
cent, which will be paid by this Department Hpon
no erej int of fopf n certified v
the sfdcer with whom the deposit was made. No
deductions for commissions must be made from
he deposits.
Ofcers resolving deposits will see thst the
proper endorsements are made upon the original
certificates.
All officers authorized 70 receive deposits
requested to give to applicants all desr uforma
ton, and afford every facility for making sub
acriptions W.P. FIssENDRN,
3y26-r Secretary Of the Treasury
pRoPnsALs FOR WRAPPING PAPER AND
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Sealed Proposals will be recefSes at this Depart
ment until the sth day Of December next, 1t IL
o clock. DON. for furnishing
WRAPPING PAPER AND TRINE,
for the of the Pest Offices in the United Statas
for year from and after the 3lst day of Dsce
The said articles are to be delivered, free of ex-
pense. at the Blank Agencies of the Post Office De-
paItpp ne ti at WaShing1on' D. c. New York city,
The estimated quantity OF each article, aud the
quality thereof REQUIRED at each Agency, yearly,
~, Dis.ria No No; l, at Rassineson: PC
now in use in the Department, and to weigh y
pounds to the ream, and each ream to contain
10 reams of the kind of Paper Is by 40 inches
psusa % Sen bard
twisted, and in balls, to weigh one pound each,
1900 pounds of coarse Hemp Twire,, about one
eighth of an inch in diaaeter: well twisted, in
Dastr,t No. 2. Ne,c York C.ty
l2,09o resms Of Wrsppins iapsr, similar to that
o., described in the estimate N of District No. l..
scribed for DstFics Nop .' siH'''' 10 'na' 'e'
pss of similar "
that, of the second description for District
.o District No 3. Bnfa,o, Ny
%f6Rpns tNs o similar to that
" named Fl Tor wfHns similar to that last
the rss
for said pisset that
Proposals will be received for each article sepa.
ratey 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
Ca e9 mi for the purpose Of tain
advantageous to tie Department.
1.-THE Districts should be reconstructed. or in
creased IN number. or any OF them discontinued,
the articles shall be delivered at such place
places as the Postmaster General shall designate at
pro yaIa prices
And the Postmaster General reserves to himself
the privilege of increasing or reducpg the guam
tlty OF the articles required, if it shall be found
Necessary to do so.
Samples of such articles as are now furnished
can be at either of the above named Agen-
cins.
Bidders will serd sanDlss Of such articles as they
Each bidder must furnish, with his proposals,
guarantees OF his ability to comply with his bid;
and Ger .ihcate from his nearest Postmaster that
such eparantors are credible and reliable citizens,
mnst also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient sureties will be required to .
tract.
Failures 20 furnish the arti cles contracted for,
promptly or the furnishing of artice s of infe.
rIor quality to those contracted for. will be con-
sidered sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of the
contract.
Bids not ade in accordance with these propo-
sails will not be considered
Proposals must be marked on the outside Of the
envelope with the n6me of the article or articles
proposed for, and the letter containing taem ad-
Crossed to the First Assiatant Postmaster General,
Washington, d. G. W. DESN1SON,
oc Is law6w Postmaster General.
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. Is. 1854.
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