Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-10
AND NEMsPAPkR MRAPPERs no


m, m on the lth d q August, l7o Tor furnishing ali
pers, which tb Department may require during.
Of October, $50 Va ~ ~" ' -A'
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
NO L. Note sIze,2 5-I b. Ia inches-twO quail
No. :; ordinary letter size, sIIs bysI-2 inches
No. ), Fall letter size, 5 IS bySI2 inehes-thr..
No. 4. Fun letter size for oircuIar..l unrummed
on Zap, 33 ny 5 ! ? inohes-one gnaiity -'''''''
No,s Extra letter size, l-2 by s 5 inches-thres
Noe. Extra letter size, 5 l-2 By IS inches Cfor
No S' 0esi siHs. Sn Is ss 81 s7 aSss
No. 8. Extra official size, q sbyIOI-I inehes-Oa.
STAMPED NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS
ein aud nYe-eighths BY 81 inches, round cut,l-
quality.
Killing, PAPER, STYLE % MASGfac.
All Of the above Envel ,pos end wrarper. up., Ina
embossed with postage stamps. Of such aenomins'
tons styles and ooors. have such water marks
printing snd ruling As the P5stmSsisr General may
drect; The envelopes must be made IN the most
ssmries furnished to bidders Sy tha department.
manufactured for the purposs.
| wheneyer envelopes are ordered Of the styles
inside or ruis on the fac the same shall Be- fur-
ni;hsd without additional cost the contractor % pay
ions for said lined or ruled envelopes.
DIES.
The dies for embossi ng the postage stamps the
envelopes and wrappers are Ca be executed 10 the
satisfaction of the Postmaster General in the best
~ se 10 ne ". fS
pepartm. nj reserves the right Of requiring dies
used, ana any change Of dies or oolors shall be
Before closing 8 contract the successful bidder may
o. @ Z, .p rsse and submit ne. de- for the
sent dies may or map noI se cOntsues Oh The pre-
The dies shall & ss,sly and securely kept by the
emporsr, Of psr@sHentiy SseCntisSed they shsii
o. pr"mpuS turned over 10 the Department, OF Us
agent, as the Postmaster GeneT al mas direct.
| GUM
The envelopes must lie thoroughly and perfectly
1nm1edl the cumming on the nap q each except
an inch The enilre length; the Wrappers 70 be also
II width across the end.
SECURITY FROM FIRE AND THEFT.
Bidders are notified that the Department will
quire as condition % the contract that the enveI
opes and wrappers shall be manufactured aud stored
m such msnner ss 10 insure security against toss
The mandatory must at sl times be subject 20
the inspection oi an agent OF the Department, who
faithfully observed.
An envelope, ana wrsppers must be banded in par
or straw boxes securely bound all the edges and
contain not les. than two hundred aud nifty 81 the
nSte and ltset sizes: and one hundred each Of the
psrer wrappers TO be packed ia boxes to contain not
| less than two hundred and fifty each. The boxes
manila paper. and sealed so q to safely bear trs5.
Eoration BY mail Tor deliver q postmssters When
the order OF postmaster, the straw or pastebosrf
boxes containing :ae mast Be packed in strong
addressed but when less than tw thousand are re-.
9uired proper labels OF direction 20 be furnished By
! an agent OF the department., must be placed upon
each package by the contractor. Wooden cases cpn-
SsIaT Sr II g. pagpEP TO x e Sy
Ing re es wh S 70 be S.ns Snar tae a.ps
M, DELIVERY.
d With ss al wssp 5.. SGst q furnished
b fqred 70 tha daily ; orders "a pe.,
ofhoe Department. Washington, ID. O.. or Al The o.
ceiye the same the place Of deseTy ~ ~ 81 and re
ton 81 the Postmaster General and tho cost 81 d.
addressing, labelling, anu water- pTootng H. b. pa;i
pS the contractor.
Specimens Of the envelopes ana wr.,,s,. So
which proposals invi,od showing ths gifraDt
Of wish fSss snl T STT d s shs sPa
had on application to the Third Assistant Postmss.
TeIs 5 and sPsspen Of the sample
Be snd maee y q s
GUARANTEES.
40 ptoposA VII be considered unless offered bya
sible parties. '"S'S'''A
| AwARD-AGREEnENT-
s b tor all ali Se sS.rSss to ths lowest repon
prices to be csicpsied on The basis Of the numbo9
SseS e. the se,eTr grades during the last scs year.
Letter us size first I. %. q.
Letter size second quality .-......-...-.- ss5sTs
Liter Size sic sssond aaalisy ansummsd. ssIssS
dstTs letter size second qualify Gngum a. as 40
| Extra official siZe. ' sJ.,
newspaper wrsppers....- 4.9s6.zsa
% so
Within ten dsys after the contrsct has been award
men, IN writing with the Postmaster General 70
s s IL
sceSrdlng to their true intent and meaning, and
prcyai and scceptsnee q the Postmsster genera enc
t%o hunares sG thousand s eoisrs u J. .9e sum
for the faithful performance of said agreemest
Of Congress entitled act esaisiHs and q ~ sss
IN General I1SSs s ssss
vide incidental expenses u the penss pro
nents and Of,ees et the Geyernment and for other
Fs ~ spproyed August IS isss .sss ss &C, vol srs >,
With TIM e m Of me SS1tTstO. sh. R comply
shs D. LIABLE fsr The iorfeure ssechd ssch
name Of the United sas any court having ar ss
r,. p RksERvArIoNs.
fOllorins rs9st. Senersi reserves to himself the
the 5s rect aIS and all bids IT, in hi. Judgment
mart the contract whenever the same or any
~ 81 az, and under no circumstances wia trans.
", VI Ihe contract be allowed sanctioned 10 any
E who shal, BE- in the opinion OF the Postmaster
less able 20 fulfill the conditions tbereof
than the original Contractor. 'uefeN
Ie annul the contract IL. in his Judgment there
snen ps failure 70 perform faithfully apy Of tfs
supuiauons or m case Of wilful attempt 10 imnose
rior 70 sample. VI Wrappers me
g. II the contractor 10 whom the first award mar
pe made should fail 20 enter into Agreement and give
esusctory bonds as herein provided then the sxsrd
may De annulled and the contract let 10 the mort
lowest responsible bidder, and on until the re-
CURED agreement and bonds are executed: and such
lowest bidder shall be required % fufl every
eupulation embraced herein IL he were the origf-
MAJ party to whom the contract was awarded.
BIDS
should be securely enveloped end sealed. marked
xMfroposai. for stsnped k1vsleged ssd H.wsg.ser
Postmaster General, W sshington, D.
Hu-uvfln '"o iSssIssssr Gsss1a.