Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-21
DROPosALs FOR ENVELOPES.
Po.T OFFICE DEraRr,

P"-T oFFrcKDErsR
Sealed Proposals viii be received AT thi. Depar-
ment until Msy 81. st clock, .. m Tor furnish
during speriod Of two years from the ist 81 July
1852 The estimated number of envelopes tina
Glass Ho 4, 100000. more OF less. s.. BY So IN.
Glass No. 2, 100000, more or lees. s.. by s,s IN.
Olsss No. 5. 5000. more or less, ga by g.. in.
Class H.. {, 7so.pO, more or less, BY in.
Glass No. 8. $1,000. more or less. q. by ioss in.
,l TOr Gl::s No + an ordinary quality Of ou
oOlcred paper. % may Be required. Of approves
All the sbeve mentioned envelopes must b. made
se.lias upon the entire length % the sS aud must
ed by. the Postmaster General. They must be
banded In parcels Of twenty i've. packed in paste
letter eisi, and estr. of5cisi sizes. .spsrsteig'
tion BY mail for delivery 20 postmsster.. when
wrapping win be dispensed with 'A''.' ''''
When soy or nors enyelose. are required to mn
when lee. than 500 are 'reauired, proper Labels
the contractors the whole 70 be done under che d.
region Of On agent Of the DeI.Itment:
tities ss may from time TO time be required Go ri
orders Of Pesimssters or BY the Department, aud
where the accepted bidder resides. st the enye-
,oSe ,s,enSy, or At this Department As the Post
Bids are also invited for sOo0 envelopes. mere
less, made from the best quality Of white OF bu nj
nsger: 6y SSH inches Cd and % be printed in the
the Dead Deter Once end 81 the stsm ped ave
ISIe Assofs :. ~ she q H:s rSsk Tsss
for packing. poth at to AsencJ in New YORK and
70 the Department at ashington, ID. C., in juan
Separate proposals will be considered for furnish
ine 20 0e, more or less annually. OF Registered
heavy bun or Manila paper with such printing on
IkCE AND BACK, LRNe eyHs sHI IL RID uh.
the same 70 be put up in pastebosrd straw boxes
81 s or s each IN t s9Se a2Ts
the Department, or TO Postmssters, q. may he a :.
An enyeopes enSr.osd in shis sav-r.i.em.n, re-
e1nred i,r delivery at the pepsrtment TO 30
ton, those for delivery to Postmasters pass as
The nrst delivery OF envelopes specified above 10
he made on er about the nrst OF July next.
Specimens Of the different kinds % envelopes for
cation at the principal post Ofhoes or At the De
Bidders are required to furnish specimen. of the
enreoyes they Propose to Supply; and no bid will
turers, accompanied by sstisfactory guarantees
The price bio and the quality OF sam plies submit
- viii oe taken INFO CONSIDERATION IN awarding
Bonds viii be required for the faithful perform
anoe Of the contract, and oil payments under &c
The Postmaster General reserves the right 20 re-
yect any or Gil bids II deemed compatible with the
Bid must 6e endorsed ..cropc.sls for once ard
for Registered Package Envelopes, y o. the case
may be- and addressed % the Third Assistant Post
JOHN a. J. CREsswELL.
sD-eo0 Postmaster General.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
IN BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. May u lSfq.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this urea
until y O'Clock noon OF the 18th Of June. for the
purchase Of the following named iron clad yes-
The "CoHoEs,n the "KoKA.n the NAL
SkTT, the .'sU6C0Ok.n the WA sA W - and
the "fAZOO," lying ST the L. s. Naval Station,
League leland, PenpA.
The "CASC0" and the 'CHIMO," lying az the
L. 1. Navy Yard, " sshington. u. e.
The proposals Will ate the prices that will be
gwen Tor the vessels in their present condition,
with such fittings a. are row sttached TO them.
The vessels can be n. and ell essary infor-
nation concerning them will be- given. on appi-
ton.
The Department reserves the right 70 reject any
and eli OF the proposals. ~ their acceptance IL not
20 The interest of the Government.
The whole OF the purchase money must lie paid
az the time ef ad juo icstOn snd the vessels must
De removed from the yards within two weeks from
The proposals must be endorsed "Pro po,als for
Purchase OF Iron Clsds +" myl3 2sw4w