Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-22
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PROPOSALS FOR STAMPED FNKrt,p--
AND NEWSPAPER wRaPfEe> ''I -

-ND =" - A. IA W hAHfEk~
sc,,.s resT oTFIcs DErsETNEvr. Jaiyulsu
m, on the nth day o. August 1870 i,r i,r.--.' \,
pers. VII hil NV e,9p,s, and N-S>r,Pe- Ma
s uso ~ ropT O. years eoanencins VA thr l.. sy
STAMPED ENVELOPES
w l. Note size,2 81 10y Ia inckg.-fy, mali
mo, Ne; O. Ordinary letter size, 3Il6lysl.,,.n.s-
No Full letter size, s. by5l2 ir-.,.-.r,...
on No - 4 =, Pun i, letter liz for crcqs., um,
No 5 Extra letter SIZE l.s by' s ! ; 'n,l.,,,.
No, g. Extra letter size. 3 I2bysss,.-,.. g..
! ciIculars ung1nmed on iap-prc .,u,,i', "e .i"i
Ne. Official size, Is 10 by 81, hcGe, two ,n,l
No Extra official size, IS hy IoI-4 rp. hem.
| -, STAMPED NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS
,r.Il. SLo "'e-eIsh'hs by sl2 iacii-s g.uYi s1'
EEMIB0SSISG; WATER MARKS, PRINTING.
KRTThhIENG, PAPER, STYLE Of MASurGC-
All Of the above Envelopes pnd wrapp-rs mus, he
| embossed with postage stamps, OF slch deIaiains
tlors sly les and oOlors. mus; have such water aarE
PRINTING ard TaE as the Pass aea & %
direct The envelopes must be made ia he nsust
samples tnTished to Sidders b. III i :, no,
dhe Sarer must be OF approved quality specially
wheueyer envelopes are ordered of tire style-
inside ruled the face D Ihe saIne snail L. I'M
nishd without addition ocst the caarraciHr % ray
ions fof said lined or ruled enyeIspss
| DIEs.
envelopes aid wrappers are To- be- eNegi.i a. m,
satisfaction Of ,he Postmaster General m the hrsf
Kept IN orcer "a the pc. OF ie rt,tra.tor TL-
ni rrsr'.s Tie right q requiring new dice
a-s9, an9 any charges OF dies colors saali b.
Before cl siI contract the successful ,idsrmay
"a - ~ pare and snb,t new dee Ia the
Ill ii-g or may laut be continued
Tie dies shall be safely aud securely h. ~ ny the
temporarily or permanently discoatinuei they shai
De promptly tnrned ever 60 the Deg rtneiit OF ~
agent, as the Postmaster General ma dirr-t
GUN.
TIE envelopes must be thoroughly aud perfectly
foT circnlsrs, = ha pGf on b bas No., - Ia, , EXP,
an inch the entire length; the wrappers a. ur a-s
hand gnnmed not less than three tOurth- Il an inc
in Width across thu end.
SECURITY From FIRE AND THEFT
quire = condition uf the CONTRACT, tilat In. r,
opes snd wrappers shall be manufacture "a aud st ]
"a such manner as TO insure security against lo,s
The mannfsciory must at eli tirne- Re sui.e-t.o
The inspection oi an agent OF the Department. wsip
VII ItJnlre the stpulations OF tae cgatra-t be
faithfully observed
PACKING.
All envelopes and wrappers must be banded ia par
GELS OF twenty live, and packed in stTong pSs.e.a-I
or straw boxes stcG'ely b0uad ON all the tise- ana
corners with cotton linen cloth e,uel on each 20
contain NOT less than two hundred and my u The
note ana letter sZes. aud one hundred each % the
official or extra official sze separately. Th- H-W-
paper wrappers 10 lie packed In boxes.
less than two hundred and iifty each. The boxes
are 10 he wrapped and securely fastened IL strong
poriation by mail for delivery 10 past.nas:Crs Mh'
Two Thousand or more envelopes are required ~ hlI
bUNes containing tle lie hacked ia strJ.-
wooden csses, well strapped with hoop icon. aud
CURED, proper lales q direction 70 be IN r,.i. b.
an seentoi the department, nlus, be p!s-ed up6a
ts.ng snysionss oT wrappers u he Transported ~
Ing. Tie " d. le be dome ne
ton and direction OF an agent of the ID, psrfmeut
DELIVERY
The envelopes and Wrappers must q. furnished
AID deliv ered with an nsbie dispat,h compte
in all respects ready for use; and IN sch anantti-
masters deliveries to b. made either "a the Pos.
Office Department, Washington. ID. c. the OF
aeiye the SAME the Ilace 81 delivery t. = Al -@ on
Iion OF the Postmaster neral, and the q de
addressing, labelling. and water proohRg 10 BE PAID
by the contractor. SAMPLES
Specimens Of the enyelgpes and wrarreTs ior
guaiites AID coors Of paper r. gTirea. the cuts All
style of cumming, with blank firms 81 bids may be
rad on application to the Third Assistant POstnas-
This advertisement and a specimen Of the sample
envelopes and wrapper furnished by the DeoarfI,s,t
must be attached TO and made part of each I'D
GUARANTEE.
20 proposal VIII be considered unles ug.red hv \
manufacturer of envelopes, and accornn,aisG -
satisfactory guarantee, signed by least iso reopen
AwARD--AGREEMEsT
The contract Will BE- awarded 10 the lo,-..f -,
PRICES be calculated on he bans Of ~, p, sh,
which was as follows: - b
Letter siize' nrst 9raty % l67 zoo
Letter size, second quality. ungummsd - 8sIs 90
Extra letter size, hrst quality .------..-. ISIS sp
Extra letter size, second quality Iungun a. Ss 80
EHtTs ntIics sZe - h61.sco
Newspaper wrappers. ass 20 80
Total = - =
Within ten DAYS after the contract has BEEN avail
ed the sxecssstul bidder shall enter into agree
nd ; .es ins me se9d.n
shall make, execute, snd deliver, subject 10 the ap
With good sod sne .arsas S S
two hundred Thousand dollars oocl ~ forfeit
contract according to the provision asd sHssst
70 the liabilities cf the seventeenth section 81 an act
appropriations for snch necessary objects a. ha1S
been usually included in the general appropriation
for certain incidental expenses q The pe,s
ments and Offices e DE Geyersment. and for other
psse e. approved August %, isia; which act pro
with the terms Of his Contract he and h 20
shall be liable for The forfeiture specified in such
name Of the United states in any has ing ris
RESERVATIONS.
| The Postmaster General reserves 20 himself In,
! following rights: WV
/ 4 10 reject any and all bids, III, in hs Inesmspt
| the interests OF the Government REQUIRE IN
= To annul the contract whenever the same or An,
part thereof 10 offered for sale for the purnose ~
speculation; ard under circumstance III.
Ter OF the contract be allowed or Sanctioned 10 an,
party who shall be, in the opinion of the Posmo
General lees able 10 fulflf the CONDITIONS tbeTeo
than the original coniractor ~
3 To annul the contract. IL, in his Judgment Their,
stall be failure to perform faithfully aay OF its
stlpulatlons or in case Of wful Tempt 20 inposs
rior 20 sample.
4 II the contractor to whom the first award may
be made should fail TO enter into agreement and
saiaectory bonds az herein provided then the award
may be annulled and the Contract let 20 the mex
lowest responsible bidder, and go until the re
quired agreement and bonds are executed; aud sucl
next lowest bidder shall be required 10 fulhii ever
stipulation embraced herein II he were the origi
nal party TO whom the contract was AWARDED.
BIDS
| Should be securely enyeioped srd sealed, markat
| Proposals for Stsmped EnyelOped AID Newspapel
| Wrappers" aud addressed 20 the Third Assistan
| Postmasts General, Washington, ID. q.
| yNO. a y. CRESWELL.
! !yu mwf, In Postmaster General.