National Republican., 1873-02-25
PROPOSALS.
DRoPos1Is ron POSTAL cARps.

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fnrnaSRs s saS tS az e GssSSsS .sSs W.
and dpting aRsriQd of four years, oommoncins on
'oe'''a's I2f z SHSb 3bAL1TY OF Card.
% nSs, ~ s ,s afSs msds y
stc6i Cotton and linen PiIed. iub died. hs kbrs
sies9 SSa r., .s Ss sSS Sf%SS % ss ID sS sc
Is. Ss az E5Ds snS Tqn ~ IN mi oT 81 PeSRS Ro
ssnd ISS cards And zach card. X The option d the
$ q S ~ Sssf g. ss ots sG%
Ts. pEIN,TIISa. DIES: PLATES, &c, c:;,,,ou,,.
frnin hardsnsd steel Tlaies made from de ihs
81 ,nG & csT essb or s n .da'tto &c
he emit actor. moaniSa % de Sssh, cf'ordinsfy
Es n ss seS'4 ass Srsss "a
nlates 20 BE- ksnti repair and tenewed at the cost
ISs Pspss,ns9i reserves the seh, TO cause the De.
sary. ngx dSals diss rolls. pistss, cglors and va
~ s Horsn in tS e T. RSSi RrS,ssd he %hn nep,sa TSS
son,6,s i'9 :, &c Son,,c%,ess % %soit sneieSt the
ptSs.i md. rEtood hat All aies. Iolls nlstss, and
W. aIs To ~ Il so1 sb S M e s5Hnnss
EToIsr,y q ,hs un,s ai,,ss and shsl y dsliysFsd
hl' h'lS2Fkf6k SSk6k kSpS GSfRHSSs'f SRSs f HSRfRYsEfqhn YEhn
hrst tcst J. one hundred NIL lon SScC, but t6s
eYntfactor rnnst fnrnish all hat MAJ hs called for
BdiLbNn. sEculITy FROM rTRE AND
The caria viii be required q be manufactured in
a from .hsas Il ssoh any fsSs S,n SGSE dSns
BY the eontfactnr and when nnished must he plaeed
ssS S'T fal $ srr ss Ss sd r. apart s
nt9ta and sais Or vault sha y ~ Tunes, be subject
to the in'Ir'on Of PhJSTs ssspsS the Department
Tssss.as 3. ns, D bS + ssnSiS rstssls e tw.nty
baIes. securely bound on The edges and corner.
si'h coGn os tnsp & sio'be I'D pn seeh boz 20 son,
" wfstssd and .ccursiy is.i.ssd 70 sirons msnilla
5, mai Tor delivery to postinSsisrs. Whom .ionr
;hS1saEd yE GT m9rs Gsrds srs rsdSirsd 70 on
SosS sas ss%c MI NM, se rSSsca ssrSas irony
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suitable "a'"FProobbppfryyRy
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p.cked, addressaa and labeled % Aforesaid, such
rn!iiss s hs " made sas tSSs 81
the Port Qliiee Drrartment, washington. u; O., OF
s S N s e OF p.Ss q sFs sT
Il the option oi the ppstmastsr 6snerS the cost Il
sis q q sSa e y " sisE sd
rue Bspsrsinsnt shall have the right to require of
The q ihe Ton Of contract or q
aSsh,s ins 81 ami. ne ssSsshs % sny IN i9r 1.s
fSssPiSEGcsiTiioS.-.aEST OF THE DEPARTMENT
kn sssht Of ihs Department viii have snpcfsisien
ot the manufacture roraSe aud issue Of tue cards,
msnniaeinfed aud stored. for the ,PurIo.e q in
gsirs the stpnaiaes % % q tRs cSniras, 70 bs isitS
iI, 9esfrysd; and iha s shill farn.h h IN
Basinsss q ks ssrncI Without cost % he rhiiS'
Iss SSP.rss.sr; h, s%E,oys,s Sna assnts aha.
rom time 70 tns ADOPT ior the security o. the aSS
eminent ,,,,,,,.,
The contractor viii be required y report weekly
under osth. the nupber Of cardl manufaetnrrd
..ssa asrs ~ Ssst sa md s sanSsS f sesassi' Ss
for i.sa.i Al .pohed cards - b dcstrnyed hy ihs
contractor In the presence Of the aSrnt nf the DE
partment
furnish labels, and direc, The saIpc for each rack
~ N scsoraS1ce With nc daily h.ts furnishSd h
othsr blanks required to be inrosea Win the cards
5 r,Srns reSI%Ss % y he nsSP esFd. sRa s
pished. and stock on hand or in process OF manu-
' ' CONTRACT NOT AssIgSARLR
me eentrse ,lli sa,nnot IN any nie' be lawfully
RRaRRyATIONs
/ The Postmaster General reserves the right 10 re
Jcct any and all bids A. In his Judgment. the inter
nau % m hs cnnraei n AZ eSn Ss henS sas sSa
" faaaEs 4 any tine g Isriorm z, ,tSthtnlly ~,
sS$Ts fsfnisSSd = NJ s$idSsE p Inc Department. %'
BAyments for earG sstusily Ssned and delivers
and aa1'IlifRI TSSRpa :, sifIle kSsTlReskNr BONDS
ssssa Mf IT, ssss ar5 HSs' s snsT a1i into I
agresmsnt In writing. with The Postmaster lenera
an .st tnS III s f
aecarding % thclr true. iqtent and meauini, ant
SHa saS sssssnSs sae q sS z sSsr. sSs
b"nds With soYd aud sa,sisni snrstlss. n INC sln
fsiiurc. tor ths iaihfni pfrformsnes q ssd srSs re-
SSFs. En- 20 .5S Sn,
o. an act Of conlre.s, entliled An act leSalIini
tsa s @ sSs q SS S
Oprirtion eils ~ sihoat su,h9,FiS q law: aud !,
and lot other purpoSess United states staintSsa Il
Ihss sSt ssss Ss Ss s
NJ % eonpiy VIII ne term. 4 " sohtrssthe sn1
sSsS oenSet s .s
for II the name % The Omitted States In any cOuri
ifihs sSRiTssiSr q SsSa the hr.taxard may b,
p spa s ae Let n &
@ asaairsd saTssSsat and Sonds are slSsuIea % an; s
such neat lowest bidder Hhal be relulrcd 10 iulhi
! eNeIl einDThCeu ueTeAns ~ u ne WeFI
thf erinAl parti to whom the oo1trae! was awarded
time during. the continnahcs q the oontrsct In,
suretiee ahAll die or become rIesponFlble for thi
entire penAlty OF the bpnd. the Postnlaster Oenern
| hall have the right TO require a nav bond, witt
| additional aud sufficient Hureties, which the con
tractor shah fprnAh, to the acceptance of the Pust
master General within ten days After notce and Ii
default thereof the contract may be annulled.
| :. EATENblON FH.
hhOuld the interest Of the Government require
named. not sSceedpE tbrss mouths, 6y order OF III
sonfiiops hcsrn "a forth shslI soSern II such ca y
ktsnAed oontrAeL y W
SPECISIENR AND FORMS OF BID,
Specimens Ot the printed card aud card board
WITHOUT the water mark. which is not yet CON
bad on application to the Third As,Staut PnStUaai
ter General.
| RANTEE-PR0POSAI.S
| No PROPOSAL Will he considered unls,Es accom-
panied by a satisfaetory guarantee, signed by a
Bidderr mnat state In their proposals the price re
Be dnns or hlfnfshkd 4 set forth In Ihs adyrTts,
ment. aud al proposals. must be made upon th
blank forms furnished BY the Department, securel,
enyeloped aud sealed, marked Proposals for poata
Cards. and addressed to the Third AAslAtAnt poai
master ueneral, Washington. n q,
| - JOHN A. j. ORERwEII.,
lA2l ThkMtfelG postmaster densral,
Jos. T. K. Plant,
| NOTARY PUBLIC AND JIIsTICR M