The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-29

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at thi. Depart.
ment until FRIDAY, the 2sth day of August 1874 at
II o'clock NJ for furnishing in such quantities and at
such times may be required the following described
Envelopes during the year ending August 81, 1875,
to-wit:
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES,
size by 1oH inches. Estimated number required,
5000 900.
The estimate given is intended as guide to bidders
The Department may require greater less number,
as the service may demand.
Bids must be made the forms prepared by the De-
partmcnt, which, together with samples of the size and
style Of envelope required will be furnished applica-
ton to the Third Assistant Postmaster General. The
contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder.
The envelopes strictly form in sze quality
of paper, cumming, and make, to the samples; the
cumming tho flaps lappets to be done in the best
manner, by hand. They must bear such printing us
the Postmaster General may direct. in vermillion
come other brilliant color, and must be banded in par
cells Of twenty-five. and packed in strong pasteboard
straw boxes securely bound with linen cotton cloth
glued the edges and each box to contain
less than one hundred envelopes When 1000 more
envelopes required to fill the order of pos
when large lots ordered to be sent to the Post
Office Depar they be pack ed strong wood
without additional charge.
The envelopes must be delivered in such quantities
from time to time be required to fill the orders of
the Department. and be delivered either
At the post Office in the city where the accepted bidder
resides at this Department the Postmaster General
may direct free Of packing labelling and dey-
ering the whole to be done under the inspection and
supervision of an agent Of the Department
Although the envelope to be submitted is patented,
the contractor will not be required to pay royalty on
those manua ctured for the Post Office Department.
Within ten days after the contract has been awarded
the successful bidder shall enter into agreement in
writing with the Postmaster General to faithfully OBJ
and keep the terms, conditions and requirements
set forth in this advertisement according to their
intent and meaning and shall make execute and de-
liver subject to the approval and acceptance Of the
Postmaster General bonds with good and sufficient
.nretcs in the sum Of twenty thousand dollars (s2o.
100 0OO) forfeiture for the faithful performance
said or contract according to the provisions
and subject to the liabilities of the seventeenth section
Of an act OF Congress entitled AN act legaizng and
making appropriations for such necessary objects
have been Usually ncnded in the general appropriation
bills without authority of law, and to fix and provide
for certain incidental expenses of the Departments aud
offices Of the Government, and for other purposes
United States Statutes at Large, volume s. page 500
approved August g. 1912, which act provides that
the contractor shall fail to comply with the terms
of his contract he and his sureties shall be liable for
the forfeiture specified in such contract lquids-d
damages, to be sued for in the name of the United
States in any court having Jurisdiction thereof
If the contractor to whom the first awar may lie
made should fail to enter into and give salts
factory bonds herein provided, then the ard may
be annuled and the contract let to the next lowest
responsible bidder and so on until the required agree
ment and bonds are executed; and such next lowest
bidder shall be required to fulfill every stipulation
braced thercn if he the original party whom
the contract WAS awarded.
The agreement will also provide that if Mt any time
during the continuance of the contract the suretes
the bond the Postmaster General shall have the right
to require bond with additional and sufficient
sureties, which the contractor shall furnish to the
acceptance Of the Postmaster General within ten a rs
notice. and in default thereof the may
nnnulled
The contract cannot in any case, be lawfully
fcrred OF assigned.
Should the interest of the Government require this
contract may be extended beyond the time named not
exceeding three months by order of the Postmaster
General, and the contract prices and all conditions
herein FORTH shall govern in such extended
The Postmaster General the right to reject
any and all bids it, in his Judgment the interests of the
Government require it; also the right to annul the
contract if in his opinion there shall be failure at any
time to perform faithfully OF its stipulaons, in
of willful attempt to impose upon the Depart
ment envelopes inferior to tho samples.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
responsibility and suiciency Of the sgners to which
must bc certified to by the postmaster United States
Dist let attorney where the bidder resides, that the bid
der shall within ten days after being called upon to do
execute contract to furnish promptly, and in guam
titles ordered, the articles awarded to him. To be
accompanied by bond with approved security, in II
penalty of s2O000 conditioned upon the faithful per-
furmance Of the same.
Proposals unaccompanied by such guarantee will not
be considered.
Bidders state in their proposals. the price per
thousand enveopes including everything required to
be done furnished set forth in this adv
and all proposals must be made upon the blank forms
furnished by the Department. securely enveloped and
sealed, marked proposals for Registered Package
Envelopes and addressed to the Third Assistant Post
master General, Washington, ID. C.
J. W. MARSHALL,
Aug s, lSI4-4w Postmaster General