Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-20
PROPOSALS.
DRoPosALs FOR Posi- oTFIoE E,YE-
LOPEs
Pesr orF.S DsrssrsE~r.

wssHINGroN. II. Apftts ts.i
Teai unti FRIDAY, the isih Say = Va, - :,
clock m, Tor furnishing IN such Qusa'iti.. "a
described p, oee rnssioSss fsT Sris
.-.rs eoumsuoins On the ist day q Juiy, iva. 20
feR OFFICIAL LETTERs AND RErUR,s
oa'T1 80 oy - inohs- estimated nuHser TO
ol,,sS .,zs ~ By g inches estimated uumser
NJ 10 > SIC ~ inches estimated number re-
r, No :. :i,s - ~ - inehe. estimated nuab.r
FOR RkGlsTEREp PACKkgEs
,riTed srur.lSy 'asa's estimated Hu1ibtT -
ne esi.msi9s SVEN sre intended a. eusast,
of.sch kind, as the scTS ce NAV ssnas NOR 81 iss-
Rids must Be made Tor each Kind II Euve,op. ser
item 70 the L west rsspSnsibl. biassT el $500 ~
spt linens q the diaerent sizes and styl-s 5i u,
bids viii Le furnished on application q the TA-f
assi-i9nt Posimsster GeEe1pl.
~ e paper. cumming. and make, % the samples,
,h N summing 90 the fsps ~ lsrpet. % D. done N
hsnd,d IN parcels u twenty five. psrkei IN strong
Hsslebo ard o. straw boxes securely bound vita
. certain no, Ies. thar - q sizes Mo-. ana 2 aBd
may be ordered. the boxes 20 lie wrapped m str,ng
Esper and properly sealed . :. 60 s,sr -si.
auired to bc delivered a; the DePsTtn nj, ths ~rss
nay De eisssn,ed ~ith in the disoretion OF tbs
VII. 2 SO" 81 ns,rs Envelope, are required % hl
the order 81 pcsimsster, OF when LARGE llts
they must be pscked in stroug wooden sGses ana
riopeTy address. but When less than ely are
~, e. riassd on sssa P.sksss al . b. done ~
The knvelOpe- must be delivered IN such a1ant-
ties - may from tine o. time b required a. az
s5s he Ssasp 81 ~ ne nsp.rtn,n,
city where the soossted bidder resides ~ a. tbi.
rect free Of cost for pscIinr labsliss az 9s,,,r
Ing; the whole 90 be done under the iLs nection AMI
superyisiou Of an agent OF the Department
All the Enyeios-s herein described must bear sucb
rtintins As the Postmaster General may direct aus
the Be is'ered Package knvel pes viii be required
60 be printed in yermiilioR 81 SINE other approved
The Ps.imss,er General reserve. IN. risbf =, 70.
iect any and all bids A. On hts Judgment the later
es,s Of the Government require t.
Eech proposal must be signed BY the Individual OF
hrm mskiDg e, and be accompanied by = guarantees
certified 70 be responsi. De- and sufficient by COS
bidder resides that the bidder shall withia ten DAYS
49, oehns called upon 20 d. 80 execute ooatrsst
the article OF srtioes awarded 60 him. 20 be
ssniea oy bend, Win approved security, IN pen
the articles estmt ted 90 be furnished by sad bds
conditioned upon the faithful performance u tia
PIoposals unAooompAaied BY such guarantee WI
| The Postmaster General reserves 70 himself the
right 80 anDu the contract Il m his gudgnsnt there
siipulsions, IA case % viliul attempt - impose
gPon the Department Enyelopes interior q sample
The failure q comply with any order under "a
contract viii oIersie as forfeiture Of the eBtirs
petely on the bond under the Eth section OF thu
of Congress approved August "a l>t2. entitled An
act leRalzinR and msklng sppTC priatisns Tor sacb
necessary objects As have been usually incuf.f Ia
the general appropriation bills without authority OF
law, and O. m and provide Tor cersiu incidental 90
peuses 81 the Departme ana Otces she Govern
ment, SUD Tor other purposes, L. =. Statutes
Large, Vol. 5, page 2as OF the Postmaster General
nay 10 he discretion, drrct the purchase IN op.a
market Of such qusntite, Of Enyelspes as shall be
necessary 90 supply the deficiency caussi bT such
failure aud ehSged o. the contractor contractors
fifty per ceutum Of the price which 10 shall b. fpuud
necessary Go paw Tor such articles.
BIDS should be securely enveloped and sealed
marked " Proposals Tor Pest once Fnvelapaz.H anf
addressed 20 the third Assistant Postmaster G.a-
eral, Post Office Department, Washington. n G
JOHN A tRrSWTIL.
apis N " t.sw pOstua ~fer General.