National Republican., 1873-02-08
FOR POSTAL CARDS.

Sealed TrSposSis wii be rcceiyeI n M Bcpnrt.
mept ,a until IIIyhsDAY The giih day o. fcbEiary,
and during period Of four years, commencing on
Wv w sI2E KSb 0nALtTY OF CARD.
The Cards will be three BY hVc and onc-cighth
S dsIsS %SaSI an n sss mas f,Sm s9nd aSr
beaten out long worked tgEethcr Ia solid sheet
sides foP priStnE and WrnS M iSE Or ." rcSc SS
Lhe card board must wcigh aix 6l pounds per thou
Postmaster Genefai, must bear a watorm frSni
water.mark rolls to DC furnished By the Govern.
PRINTING. DIES. PLATES, SC.
,r, dme cards wi " sptinceprlntsd on one ,idG only
propefty Of The Cow r,mSni, Two for ms Of patrs
for thirysix (9sJ cards each will be furnished to
printing type on metal blocks spaced aS Curateiy 10
cut the size q the cards, ready for the ro.s said
Plates 70 DC kept In repair and irnewel at the cost
ThS DcIsrimSlt reserves the right to cause the de-
card 70 be changed whenever the public inicrrst may
be snSssrysd S thereby; and to renire when ncee
y iRs sa =, eISrE S TTSSS S hSiS Shn hEnEr
alprgyal OF the Postmaster General. Aud II IA eN.
water mark rolls made or used al apy ilinS ,dGrinE
as preSsrs ~ s e. S shS 6S RS G8EGn,
N good working order 70 the PosinastoT General, or
his au'S2FIf ME EjTGp TRfnpSyeT Rpg Eg HfgFpY9ssdkR YskR
hrst year is one hundred nilllo tiOoOOn1 but the
without reference 70 thls estimate, be the same
BUILDING. SECURITY FROM FIRE AND
The cards will be required to be manufactured in
distinct from those Ii Which any othsr S6fE Is done
BY the eontractor; aud when finished must be placed
cay pS8Sidsd for thsi PURPOSE. % and Ssd "a Sr1r
ments and safe or vault shall at ali times, be subject
to the inspection Of an agent Of the Department
PACKING.
The cards must I've banded In parcels Of twenty.
Ave l1ll and hacked HtrUig ri ~
s9hss S s,eS9TslE 62G9d on tng edges EPd CORNERS
tain not less than hvc hundred cards. Inc boxes 10
be wrapped and securely fastened in strong MANILA
by mail Tor delivery IL p6stn,asters. When four
thousand l.OJOl more cards ART required 20 MI
boxes containing tie same @ hust Ge packed IN strong
wooden cases, well strapped with hoop ron said
tractor under the direction OF avent OF e Depart
ment wooden cases containing inc cards, 10 lle
DELIVERY
tiye million lbgOOJOj cards and shall irum aud alter
packed, addressed aud labeled AZ sforssSid. such
ggantiies as may be r,lniEed % ~ the daily orders
the Post Once Dep4rtmcnt, Washington, y, O., or
o. ne pSot oihss ~ the ciy or town where the con.
at the option Of the Ppstmater General the cost of
proohn, storing addressing and iabeiins 70 be aid
by the contractor,
Inc hnAll nave tne fiGnt 10 require ut
the contractor, at the expiration OF the contract
any time during It's existence, to furnish an extra
quantity Of cards not exceeding supply for three
fSsPECfioN,- OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Of the manufacture, STORAGE and Issue Of fhe cards
who shall at all times have full and tree the
mSnaiSctifed and stored, Tor the purrGas Of In
spectng the same, aud whose duty Il will be TO re
fully observed; aud the contractor shall furnish hin
and his clerks suitable office and deSkrOon at thC
business OF his agency without cost to the United
The contractor, his employees, aud ayents shall
conform 10 such regulations as the Department nay
from time to time adopt for the security Of the uv
ernment -
The contractor will be rcIuind 20 report weekly
under oath, the number OF cards manufactured
FINISHED, unfinished, and rpuiled,l the number
ssr al ppsd i rsa mi 10 S bS sTS Y w.
contractor In the presence Ot the agent Of the De
partInent. -
IN addition, the o9ntraeigr viii bo required e
age in accordance with the daily iisti iurnisnyi by
the agent OF the Department; together with al
also. all blanks Tor daily weekly, monthly aud quar-
terly returns relating 10 the number ui cards tur
nisied, aud stock on hand or IN process Ur maniI
~ CONTRACT NOT AssIGNAnLE,
The contract cannot, In any case, be lawfully
'1"''''''1'' u RESERVATIONS.
Tho Postmaster General reHerN ~ the right to re
IeCt any aud ali bids H. in his Judgment. the inter
ests OF the Government require II; also, the righ
be failIuro At any time tn perform faithfully AM
II its stipnlatiOns or in case Of wful attempt I,
sample furnished q Ihg 9idaGE By The Department
Payments for cards actually issued aud delivered
will be made quarterly, after proper examination
aud ad'qR-WIREiaPbt RWEab@k Of klSifE2EElSiEXr- lif2lSi1 BONDS
wihia Zen d@ys si,gr thn contract haT bee,
eSmSn III In WTn With tGe FSstSstSr SIr dsnet n1S n
u faithfully observe aud keep the terms, conditions
i5 thir ~ tr icrn , M 'hs n
shall make, execute aud deliver, subject To the al
BoSnSds Viii good aud suea8t T ssres IL tSs s
of Que hundred thousand dollars, t$lOOOOl gB for
inent Of contract aceorSns to the rrovisions an,
subject TO the liabilities Of the sryentctnth Hcatul
and making appropriations for such necessary %
Jects as have been usually included IN the general az
m and provide Tor certain incidental expenses
the DeTartments ami 9lhqes Of thg Government
which act that IN Case e o1ntraot5P r. sSsi
bis sureties shall be liable Tor the forfeiture speoct
Ia snch contract q. lilnidated DAMAGE, TO be suet
having Jurisdiction thereof.
1.-THE contractor 10 whom the irst award may b,
made should fail to enter into agreement and lyiyI
SatiafActory, bonds, as herein provided, then u,
award may be &nngIISd S9d the contract Let tP a.
required agreement, and bonds are executed, aud
such next Lowest bidder shall be required to ful NJ
0
the original party to whom the contract was awarded
This agreemeet will also provide that, II at Rnl
time during the continuance Of the contract thi
sureties shall diO or become irresponsible for tn
entire penalty OF the bond, the Postmaster Genera
hall have the right to require u new bond, will
additional aud sufficient surCtieS, which thg con
tractor shall furnish to the acceptance Of the Post
master General within ten days after notice, and II
default thereof the f&&9|rHSSss mIoSy oo 1nnulIed
Should the interest Of the Government require
this contract may be extended beyond the tint
named, not exceeding three months, BY order Of tn
Postmaster General and tho contract prices and nj
conditions herein sot forth shai! govern Ia such
tended contract
SPECIMENS AND FORMS OF ND,
Specimens Of the printed card aud card dbuarl
(NithDut the wntcr-Inark, which IN not yet com
pleted,D together with Dlauk forms for bids may b
had on application to the Third Assistant POstnRs
ter GsneraL
TEE-PROPOsALS.
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by u hatlHfactOry guarantee, EiguCd By O
least two responsible parties.
Bidders must state IN their proposals tho IflCe DC
thousand cards, including everything required l.
he done furnished, set form In this advertise
ment, aud all proposals must be made upon til
blank forms furnished by the Department, EeGurell
enyelOped aud sealed, marked "lTupOsals for PUstd
Cards" and Addressed 10 the Third Assistant Post
master General, Washington. ID q,
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
ia2lThGMtFelal Postmaster General
COLOMBIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY