The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-04
PROPOSALS..
DROPOsALs FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.


PROPOSALS..
DROPOsALs FOR ADHESIVE POSTAGE STAMPS.
Posr oyr.cn DnrAa.sssE}
December IL, 1872.
SEALED PROPOSALS invited from steel plate
ss aa pati p ind
g0t day January 1873 for furnishing Postage stamps %
for term OF four years. commencing ON the hrst Qsp
'"S u ""' QUALITY OF STAMPS
The stamps must be furnished subject to ne approyalof
e s sue cost
may be selected BY the in the best and
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SaSerins to each other; he same furnished with
81 Is in such g al pass Se Sas Ss
eqa0n' of sHocK aSa oN pfAs'sSp pnAsp agents
The contractor shall at all times keep on hand stock
iSas ssy s
the he conac 70 furnish
ty Of stamps not supply for three months
in Il. %rRRssa Rasa II
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Manila or f. PC IN strong Manila
all packages to be so enclosed enable agent Of
the Department to Oni'sl,S BI.Sxsas. sfsl them
In addition the contractor viii be required to furnish
NE assSs;
ssq SxsTT9p
y pre-
s0a eight s per
M o s Sns
eighty three million stamps will be relureu.
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% Without 3 he above e:%sts c which as
given only for the n0F%fSr b%S nS guidance Of bidders
The may required be Sy
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stock to 81 Sf s Of the
acquisitions from the Department without hindrance or
Ihe contractor win be further required to keep in re
should new DESIGNS be REQUIRED any time to take the
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shall be furnished and engraved subject to the approval
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lutte property United states and shall be delivered
in good working order to the Postmaster General or his
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burglarproof safe vault to be specially provided Tor
1 s"bect S the Inspection Of an agent Of the
Dep"iNhe"" REPORTS
The win be required to weekly under
finished and spoiled) Inc number issued during me
sis%b. @ be SssreSeS y assnt TIC bepar%snt
the presence Of h sf%M aGES SE his
An agentof the Department, will have supervision Of
:Ss ~ si lines SsSs and free access Gees ,s5s
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Of h GoNTTc Sp S% s & af
rne contract cannot in any case be lawfully trans
'errea or assigned RESERVATIONS.
The r. General the right to reject
as n h sPSisy hs sns q II % as " q
OF wiiiul attempt to IMPOSE upon the Department
stamps inferior 70 'h0sf fh2xRNTs. aSx b u.s.
be made quarterly after proper examination and adjust
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writing with the Postmaster General 70 faithfully OBJ
o. % shall nd and de-
Postmaster General, bonds with good and sufficient
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seyen!ssnih section asi Of CONGRESS entitled AN
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provide ertain Incidental sspsnsss the bs
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naied and the contract let to the next lowest responsible
bidder and 70 sd on until the required bonds
qured q fulfil every stimulation embraced herein Il
die become irresponsible for the entire penalty the
SSre bond with and ssseni sarshcs
Sef & ID
in default the ExTEssIo fSpfTsss be annuled
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Noprop0sal Will be considered unless accompanied by
guarantee, signed by at least two RESPONSE
Bidders must state in their proposals the price per
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sass * hs o sn and a
dressed the Third Assistant General Wash
jngton, D. Q. JOHN A. J. CRESWELf,
Postmaster General.
DOARD OF ENGINEERS OF THE FOURTH AVENUE
ID Improvement,
0vvicE GRAND CENTRAL DFpoT
NEw YoRk, January z 1873
Notcc.-Thc proposals for work between Forty ninth
street and seventy ninth street not being satisfactory
this Board proposals for the will again be received
by the undersigned until two o'clock p NJ OF Monday,
the 18th inst No offer will be considered unless the bond
attached 70 the printed proposal Is properly executed
ALLAN CAMPBELL.
A. w. CRAVEN
EDW'D 4: TRACY,