New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-06
AWARD-AGREEMENT- BONDS.

"Ihin ten days stte- the contract hss bAan
awarded the successful bidder shall sr.t.r irto a,
agreement IN wiring. with The l',,,u,g S,sr Gen.
eral 10 faithfully observe aGI keen the term,
cohu't!ohs' AMI requirements set forth in TIL.
advertisement. according 20 their true ir'rnt p-i
meaning, and shall make, execute. a,B Jsriyar
subject 10 the approval and acccutsrg, of n,
POSTMASTER Geueral, bonds g.i:h GOOD anil ~
cieht Sureti"s. IN the sum Of Hac huadrei thou.
ana dollars, 100000 q forfeiture. ,,r tbs
I"'hilI Performance of said agreement or con
"a't 4: a'Soruing Ia the provisions and subject -
'"e haoiutes OF the seventeenth section Of an
act OF congress entitled "Aa &C; lcgsl;zing sri
making appropriations for such necessary oh
JretS rs have been usually included in The yen.
eral appropriation bi l. vithog: authority of law
anu 10 Tx and provide for certain incidental OF.
r'hS"e o. The Department amt Offices of tho
so, s,ft"nent, ""i Tor other purro. es," United
States statutes al Large. volume :. race bos
approved August ~. 1872, which act provide,
lhat In case the contractor shall E,il To- comnly
win the terms o! his contract he and his sura.
ae' shall be liable for the forfeiture spcci6ed In
snch contract rs lIuidAtei damages, 10 no ;uoi
Tor IN me name OF the United States in any
court having jurisdiction thereof
II the contractor to whom III, i;-.t aw,-d ,,ov
De made should fail 10 enter into agreement ART
CIV" a'i-iaetory bonds, rs herein provided, then
Tue award may be anuulod aud the contract let
to the next lowest res pousihlc bidder, and So ON
until the required agreement aud bonds arc ex.
ecnted; and such noNt lowest bidder shall be
required to fulfill evety stipulation embraced
herein, as If he were the original party 10 whom
the contract was awarded.
me agreement will also provide thai. if a.
any 'ime during the continuance" of the contract
the .nretes shall dio or becom. irrcsnopsihln
Tor the entire penalty Of the bond, the Postmas.
ter General shall haze the right to require new
bond, with additional and sufficient sureties.
hA ont oh .l,l
ceptance of the Postmaster General, within tan
days after notice, and in default thereof the con,
tract may be anuulled.
EXTENSION.
Should've interest ofthe Government ra1u,rc.
this contract may be extended bcyoul tho tima
named, not exceeding three months by order OF
the Postmaster General, and the contract price,
and all conditions herein set forth shall govern
IN such extended contract.
SPECIMENS AND FORMS OF BID.
Specimens Of Tie printed card and car,.bo
without the water mark, which is not Sc, com.
ple,ed, together with blank forms for bids, may
be had on application to the Third Assistant
Postmaster General.
GCAEANTEE-PROP
No proposal will be considered unless accom-.
panied by a satisfactory guarantee, signed by at
least two responsible parties.
Bidders must state ia their prop sails the prica
per thousand cards, including eyerythiag re.
qured to be done or furnished, rs set forth ia
this advertisement, and all proposals mus. ba
made upon the blan. forms furnished by III,
Department, securely cnvelopcd and sealed,
marked Proposals for Postal Cards, aud ad.
dressed to the Third A ssistaut Postmaster Gen.
eral, Washington, ID. e.
JOHN A. +. CRESWELL,
iebo- " Postmaster General