National Republican., 1873-01-30
PROPOSALS.
DRoPosA1.s FOR POSTAL CARDS.
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Posr O1yIcs DrPAnrApSrJ
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ps, Sai RURspRY VA Il he ftS d,y q IebflsTy
ls7a for furnshipg United states Postal Carls tor
and daring geriod q four ysarr' commencing on
'1e WV. w q sI%EH HhEb o0ALITY or CARD
isI;ss $Sss ~ Sss |S ssS% ssgs
Without pastins and spitsbly caendeTed on both
SeS Se Srd st d si 6 II POUNDS i1 p Pct tBou
tand uool cards and caon card AZ the option Of the
water marx rolls 70 Gs furnished 6y the Govern.
PRINTING, DIES, PLATES, &c.
The cards viii be surface printed on one side only,
r@t,H T2n hSragsd f 9 t1ee gs.ss made from ds lhs
igr thtiS.sk tJsl cards zach VII 5S tarnialed to
printing type on metal blocks, spaced sccuratel 10
cut the size q the cards ready LOT tue prt.s saii
pihos 70 be kept in repair aud renewed st tue cost
The Department reserves the right to cause the dc.
card 70 10 changed whenever the In6lc interest msy
Ss STeSy d 70 Lsrs Maea .nS 5cT
Rs sggs IN eTS 20 hS1S sSEpsa
sensible time At ihs cSntfsciSrS CSst sg6joSt 70 the
approval OF ths POstmlgter ,Geueral And u In 81.
SSr SrE f6 1s o ~ T al s ns rns enc
the exlstence OF ihecontraot, shall be the agsoluts
d good working order o the fosinaster USnerGl or
his .OITrhffSdE RThfSE f ~ SBs shSs'F FitsT Es&a
All Sss1 ans hpaE nphS n sSrd1 Sr @ .hs
o1ntfSctor must irais6 ali that maj Ge cslit. Tor
Without rcfetenoe " tnis estnats be the same more
BUILDING. sECURIII PROM FIRE AND
III. III, =, ILL Hi J.. !. ~. -.-,,..,,,,.y, A.,
aire.pr0of building airl in separate SpaTiiuents.
aisine, frYm tuose IN witch any other wors y dons
y rs sd and Ggrsr ga pSS9f t ssIs &C InI e % .pe
meah md ssi. ot y.si snst ( ~ t@es o subject
to the Inspection Of fpnasSsppSsSat paSpSa the Department
The oards must be bandod In Parcels of twenty.
Win cotton q linen oloS " I oS: eSc %. % o cSa
mot - ,n S' yS StId r @s GSsSf e
Rpss sd ,Ss se.sd % s ssfS es5 tnap
the order OF poatmAste-. tho psstsbOafd or straw
soSs.S e s ESS 70 s
oases and paekSses shaii b. addressed by lnS CON
ms1I s Wocdsn WOOD ssses eShtSnins ,Rs esrGs y be
transPortsd oy waterrouts", must be provided with
'~'"O'' bEGIyRnY.
shall nave on hSnd' ready iof deliver aot les lhsn
nVe million ulltOl cArts and shall, FROM aud after
psssS sdsssssa and s5sGi IS stofa sSa
quantities as may be required to nl the daily orders
sas so.. 1isss DspSr.nisnI wSa6iiIan % B. 'd y, or
At the post othcs IN The oiy OF town wheIs the con.
q tbs Option II the PosRstsr G.nsral the cost of
PfOSGns stofins NM and abas g ;. sisE psi
| bI the contractor. -
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any time during lts eIistsnosi 70 furnish an extra
quantity oi cards not sKessding . supply Tor three
iNsPsoffoY, Y,-AGRNT OF TIE DEPARTMENT
ss az AZ Ia 'sSs E". o. O.. s.ra q
spsrtmsnis, SAFES, aud vaults whsrs ths cards are
manu- uiactnred aud stored, for the purpYss of In.
fully observed; and the contractor shall furnish hun
place Of manufacture, for the Transaction Of the
business Of his agency without cost 70 ths United
TIs cOntrao.0r. hi. smgloyo?s, and agent. shall
from time % time adopt Tor the security OF the GOv.
ernmsnt ,,,,,,.,
The contractor will be required 70 report weekly,
under oath, the number Of oards minufActursd.
ssusa drins tss sss and Ss SamSsT eT sRSaS. nPG
ooniraetor in the presence o. the Ncut Of the De
BLANKS.
furnish isSS; and Srec tSs same " Tor esSh PACK
age in accordRnoe with he daily lists furnished by
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also all blanks ioT daily. weekly. monthly and quar-
nisled, and stock on hand or in process Of manu-
CONTRACT NOT AssIGNABLE,
The contract cannot In any case be lawfully
rAn'iofredO or 'iifERSGh RESERVATIONS.
The Postmaster General reserves the right 10 re.
81 SS s19 s Sa Il n rsaas s n 'Ss 9.i nj;
% annul the contract ~ IN his opinion thsrs shall
q IL stipulstion, or in case o. willfu sttrmpt %
sP g baeT 6y h. n6rlSr a.
Il PAYMENTS.
Payments for cards actually issued and delivered
will be made quarterly, after proper examination
Ana Ad'1syTSas RWHas@G o. GadSfRS2gRRSaEST-BoNps. aSfSgRRSa
HsTdsa S Bidder "a CGn6'si enter ri uts SSS
. isiihigIy observe and Esep The ternIs conditions
and EsPairsments act forth In this Gdyertisementl
shall make execute and deliver, subject 70, DE az
Win VIZ sSS2 sna susat sa IN he
q one hundred thousand doarr, (slOO,Qo,l ss for
mont Or Vs sontraet sosorSns ,o The pTossiuns anj
subject 70 ne liabilities o NE seyehtcenIh sSctioI
lects y have been usually included in the Ecneri az
hI and provide for certain innidental eIpcnscs q
RssSiRs Sf s1S SS Ssa q s si
I4hrss volume Page ~ approSSsd S AgEus, "a sti
his surVtGs shall be liable Tor the forfeiture uocinea
ior IN ihS name os ne un,tSd stass ia any y eoar
haying jurisdiciion thereof.
made should fail 70 enter into aSresment aud siy,
eSnS naa s Ssrsh G H. pT9T,dSd heG tS x,
neIt lowest Responsible bidder, and until th,
such nett lowest bidder shall be required 70 iulbl
every stipulation embraced herein, as II he weT,
The 'agrsSinset win also provide that. Il at AMI
, time during the continuance Of the ogntraGt tn
Huretiss shall die become irresponsible for tn
entire ponAlty Of the bond the POstnastsr Genera
hall have the rlzht 10 require new bond witt
additional and sqflclent sureties, which the cnl
MASTER General within ten days after notice, and II
default thereof tho contract may be annulled
EXTENSION.
Should the interest VI the Government require
this contract may be extended beyond the tim
named. not exceeding three months, 6y order Of th
Postmaster General. and the contract PRICES aud Al
conditions herein sol forth shall govern In such
tended contract
SPECIMENS AND FORMS OF BID,
bpooimens OF tho printed card aud card. board
without the water.InArk. which IL not yet con
pleled,) togsther with blank forms for bids, may
hal on application 10 the Third Assistant Pustnisi
6UARASTRR-PRQPosA
No proposal will be considered unless accon
panied by . satisfactory guarantees. signed by
. | least two Responsible parties.
bidders must state In their proposals the price ~
be done or furnished. aa set forth In this edyertis
ment, and all proposals must DO made upon N
. enveloped and sealed. marked Proposals for POST
Cards.A and addressed 70 the Third Assistant Pos
' JUN <. j. GRRswRLL,
ia4ThGMtfehN Postmaster General.