The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-05-31
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES

No. 5, size by 1915 inches; estimated number re-
qured annually, I,o00.0o0
The estimates given intended as guide to bid.
dsrs. The department may require more or less of
| each kind as tho service may demand.
Bids must be made for each kind of Envelope Official
and Registered packages separately and the contract
will be awarded for each kind the lowest responsible
bidder.
Samples of the different sizes and STYLES of Enveor.,
required together with blank forms bids will be
nished on application to the hrd ant
General
The Envelopes must strictly conform in size quality
Of paper cumming and make to the samples the gum
ming Oh the flaps or lappets to be the hest man
ner by hand The Envelopes must DO banded in parcels
o twenty-five, packed in strong paste-board or straw
boxes securely bound with linen cotton cloth on the
corners and edges each not less than $50 Of
sizes Nos and j. and not less than 100 Of the other
sizes or otherwise may be ordered the boxes to be
wrapped in strong mana paper and properly sealed 80
AS To bear safe transportation by mail to postmasters
When required to be delivered at the Department the
wrapping may lie dispensed with, in the discretion of
the Postmaster General.
When 1000 or rnore Envelope. are required to fill
the order of postmaster, or when large lots are
ordered to he sent to the Post Office Department thew
must be packed in strong wooden and properly
addressed but by mail proper labels Of direction
be placed on each package all to be done by the con-
tractor without additional charge.
The Envelopes must be delivered in such Quantities m
may from time to time be required fill the orders of
ostnastcrsor OF tho Department and he delivered either
at the post Office in the city where accepted bidder
resides or at this Department the Postmaster General
may direct free OF cost for packing, labelling dellv
erns the whole to lie done under the inspection and
supervision of an agent Of the Department.
All the Envelopes herein described must bear such
printing as the Postmaster General may direct and the
Registered Package Envelopes will be required to be
printed in Nsrmon some other approved bri lliant
color.
The Postmaster General the right tie reject
any and all bids if in his judgment the interests OF the
Government require it.
Each proposal mist be signed hy the individual or
firm making it, and lie accompanied by guarantee GER
titled to be responsible aud sufficient by the Postmaster
or Ind States Attorney where the bidder resides that
in fan, I..;,,.
to do 81, execute contract to furnish promptly and in
quantities ms ordered the article articles awarded 4,
him, to be accompanied by bond with approved secur
n.y. in penalty of not less than twice contract
price OF all the articles estimated to be furnished by
said bidder, conditioned upon the faithful peri ornancc
of the same.
Proposals uuaccompapicd 10y such guarantee will not
be considered.
The Postmaster General reserves to himself the right
to ahul the contract if in his Judgment there shall
failure tu perform faithfully of its stipuatious or
in case Of wilful attempt to impose upon the Depart
ment Envelopes inferior to samples. The failure 10
comply with any order under the contract will
operate forfeiture of the entire penalty the bond
under the 18th section of the of Congress- approved
August 26, 1872 entitled An act leEaliziny and max
ing appropriations for such objects as have
been usually included in the general appropriation bills
without authority of law and to iix and provide for
certain Incidental expenses of the Departments and
Offices OF the Government. and for other u
s. Statutes at Large, Vol page ) or the Postmaster
General may, in his discretion, direct the purchase in
open market OF such quantities Of Envelopes shall
be necessary to supply the dricenc, caused by such
failure and charge to the contractor contractors fifty
centum of the price which it shall found ncc.,-
sary to pay for such articles
Bids should be securely nyeloped and sealed. marked
Proposals for Post Office Envelopes and addressed to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General Post Office
Department, Washington. d. c.
JOHN A. !. CRESWELL
May u lS,3-lw. Postmaster General.