Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-22
PROPOSALS.
pRorosALs FOB POSTAL CAKps-
Pcsr otylcE pyrAss.r,

SIZE AND QUALITY or CARD.
csss ,scss. n ?, usss - nss sss ose .'ssts
s,ock, cotton and linen MIXED, tni--Eed ,ss ss..
sSc 0 S. Ss and S's .s. e.. Z s' :, - a..
sid-s fcr prsntns sud writing IN ink OF p-ucsi -.
Gsi s.rs. ana e.sS sss sSs s, ~ 49,. =.
1 feslmsstei 1891. ma-t ec-f sssfer msrk fr,9
nsnt. WV
PRINTING. DIES, PLATES. &c
fra~ hardened ssss y sss. ...ss frs- s,- IN S-s
etty II the government Tss forms % pisf~. Cor
contractor. oSs,ei 20 the s.srs, q orSis1r, ,5,ss
,ns tyr~ on metal blocks, spscs secutssrst, T. COD
te Dc ksr an repsir and renesrs 4 fke sess q tAs
ILs pes.rtnen, TIRE rish, y e.v-- the g.
s ia :. al, al rlss.s esseT md ws,ef NAT f,L.
be sst-erves tk~rrty. ana 10 rl,s.r~. VA, 49,
ssry new desssns, d,s. rli., plate r.,srs "a 90
b. sRs s % r. ,ss :. Tho. .gs.e
s sss, Az ,ss p P- sS ,. 9 CO.
ned,a .s@oa iLst all sls.. rss, plsfes, ana ssss
iesc sc ~ nm = s, - sns TIM eihs ,hs
y q The Isited sts,s. .sa -h.lls dl,v-rea IN s,.s
, SSsAes % oS ,f to sss rs,-r General % his
NUMBkR oF CARDS FIRsr WAR
s. s c,,. snS, y ,o,I, Saa ssssa CO %.
contractor must fnra M an that MAJ b. ca.lsa To-,
~ii ~ reiererre ." thu estimate Be the sane mos
BUILDING SECURITY PROM FIRE Asp
mr. prosf bnildins- AM IN ..p@rste sr.strn~ats a..
Ss in%% SS. and n re sn I Ss'5 ss' e
NJ sna e,sisf rcof SAT, q ysgli q b %, '.ii,
safe or vault shall a. All s;sn~s h. s. 70 tss
in-Pe'iion II an agrutcf che Department.
The card. must b. ssnsSa "a parcel. % t~-,,, g..
seur SsS IN N e ss. sS sr % SITE
or lines cl,b ei,,es a.. srs -, =, & 49, ,' ,
than tyr hundred card the boxes 90 be wTappei .ns
-~iei, bear ssoTtsiion d, mail Zoe d~i.s
cry 90 postmssters. When tour thsn-ana faass, O.
e the Or straw a.. sss :, a.
same nus, he pscsa IN -,rong ~oeden cases, ~sa
shall ~ sadres-ed X, tn ccs,sr tor ras~r *, 49,
eS SS s c q ss' ~ ss ass.c.r 49,
ing.
At'hc time the contract takes eject the cpn.rsr,ss
nve million t5oacsl ards. aud shall On aaa sfssr
thai date, deliver with all reA-Onsble dIspsicA,
quantities MAJ be uired NJ the daily srs-ss
q ppps,a sssrs hs g he made either e
=, the rsss sece w the cry OF WHORE The cos-
the option II the Postmaster General; the cost a.
deiiserS a. well A. all ~ king. ~stsr-
rTY9rng storms, addressing, and labclihs. TO 10
The Department s6siI hsvr the right 70 r~auir. a
any during exist ~fce 40 fnrns an ex,rs
quantity of cards not exceeding supply fOrthree (p
INsPLCTIOS.-AGENT or THE DEPART.
MINT.
cf the snufac, storage, sni issue of the o.ri-
who shall at ali times have fu and Tree aces. % the
apartments. Safe, and Nsgli- where the cafis are
manufactured and stored. for the purPs~e q nspect-
the stipulation, OF the ct 20 De fsithfaIl, or
s and ihf contractor shsi, furnish hun sst
fr mn ana SS Il n, 4 ,s p
hi. sgency without cost g. the United Stats.
form 90 such Regulations ~ the D-partsn.ai nag
from time ~ time adopt Tor the security of the Coz.
''-'''' EFFORTS.
TT contractor will e required 60 report weekly,
thni-hed. unnnl-hed aud speilea tle nun,.r i--a-S
DUR Bg the week, and the number ailae for i.sas
AL spoled cards g. be desire, - bs the tratOT -
the presence II the agent OF the Depsrtmrnt.
BLANKS.
IL addition. the contractor ia be required % far.
nsh LABEL and direct ihe sane for each P.ckassis
ss &C -, With the daily ts :grni;hee - hs ss.st
CURED o. De incicsed With the cards. s-o AL hlaaks
aiing TO the number Of cards I'm n.ls. ana stocs On
hand on an process ii manufacture.
CONTRACT NOT AssIGNABLr.
THE Contract cannOi, in any be law .cy trans
teisSd oi assigned.
OBSERVATIONS: w..
any all bids IT, in hi JudgueI,, the Interest. sftbs
e. rSur r. si,s IA. rsh, to sinful ID.
any time TO perform faithfully Of il. stpulstis..
pepsfnnY csrSs inssrsr M the - .aSs apo. ss
to the bidder ID the ID apartment.
p,ru.u,. c,,d IA lr,l.lsT s.., ,.. .,,.
vii be made quarterly siaer proper eNsainstsR aud
AwARD-AGREEMENT-
ed the successful eidder shall enter INTO an agree
faithfully observe and keep the terms, conditions,
and re.iTsmsnis e, forth IN hi. .dysrti'em.nt
make, execute, aud deliver subject % the approved
With good and suihcint sureties in the sum Of On:
hundred Thousand dollars, lsoye, forfeitsrs,
contract scoOrdns to the prOsi.Sns and subject e
the liabilities Of the seventeenth section q az sct q
for such Act seossy S .Ss s.
s s S ssss ,SSssss 10 The ssns,
Tor eestsn i9eden,s expsns.. Of ,.e Departments
poses" united ststes STATUTES a. Lsrge' ' sSiuus
page So approved August d, ists, which act pro
with the terms Of his contr.ct NJ aud his sur-tss
shall be liable for the forfeiture -peched ia such
Isme Of the United States any court having Juris
Ii the contractor to whom the first award mar be
made should fail 20 enter into agreement nd give
@s ms t s%5 e sss ~. sn en-:
next lowest responsible bidder, and until tbs
such next ie~e: Ss sa s be required 70 fus
eyery stipulation embraced herein, ss II he the
The asreen,ent will also provide that, Il at say
TN, time SaTiSg The 81 sns Contract the
penalty o. the bond, the Postmaster General shall
and sufheeat sureiies, which the contraciSr shalt
furnish, te the scoepsanoe Of the Pos,.naster Cen
thereof tie contract may be snnuied
EXTENSION.
Slculd the interest Of the Government require.
tins contract MAJ be extended beyond the time
named, Il exceeding three months, b order Of ths
Postmaster General and the contract prize. aai ali
conditions herein set forth shall govern ia such
tended contract.
SPECIMENS AND FORMS OF BID
Specimens of the printed card and cari-bosrs.
without the water mark. which j. MT y-t con-
pleted, together with blank forms fsr lids. may hs
had on application TO the Third Assistant POs;mass
General.
GUARANTEE-PEOPOsAL
No proposal viii be considered giile-- Accompanied
by ssfisfactsry guarantee, signed by Al least
responsible parties.
Bidders state In their proposals the price p~r
thousand cards. including everything required 90 Ne
done orfUrnshed. forth ia this Advertisement:
and all proposals must he made upon the blank forms
furnished by the Department. securely env-lop-i
and sealed, marked "Prepossls for Postal Csgi-,'
and addressed 90 the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, ashAlgton II. G.
JOHN A. J. CREswELL.
JSs-&w-M Postmaster General.
Is THE SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT
i OF COLUMBIA.
Ho'd'ns Spsoial T1n, February ~, 1873.
In the case Of John Cranch, Administrator u WILL
LIAM q. CRANCH. deceased, the Administrator