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

FOR REGISTERED PACkAGES,
sizo by lO1s inches. Estimated number required,
6,O00,0O0.
The estimate given is intended guide to bidders.
The Department require greater or less number,
as the service may demand.
Bids must be made on the forms prepared by the De-
partment which, together with samples of the size and
ton to the Third Assistant Postmaster General. The
contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder.
The envelopes must strictly conform in sze quality
Of paper cumming, and make, to the samples; the
cumming the flaps lappets to be done in the best
manner, by hand. They must bear such printing
the Postmaster General may direct. in vermillion
other brilliant color and must be banded in par
cells of twenty and packed in strong pasteboard
straw boxes securely bound with linen or cotton cloth
glued on the edges and corners each box to contain not
less than one hundred envelopes. When 1000 more
envelopes required to fill the order of postmaster,
when large lots ordered to be sent to the Post
Office Department they must be packed in strong wood
and be properly addressed by the contractor,
without additional charge.
The envelopes must be delivered in such quantities
from time TO time be required to fill the orders of
postmasters the Department, and be delivered either
at the post office in the city where the accepted bidder
resides at this Department the Postmaster General
direct free of cost for packing labelling, and deliv
erng the whole to be done under the inspection and
supervision of an agent Of the Department.
Although the envelope to he submitted is patented
the contractor will not be required to pay royalty
those manufa ctured for the Post Office Department.
Within days after the contract has been awarded
the successful bidder shall enter into in
writing with the Postmaster General to faithfully Oh
and keep the TERMS conditions, and requirements
set forth in this advertisement according to their true
intent and meaning and shall make, execute and de-
liver, subject to the approval AMI acceptance of the
Postmaster General, bonds with good and sufficient
sureties in the of twenty Thousand dollars (S20
OO0O0O forfeiture for the faithful performance of
said agreement contract according to the provisions
and to the liabilities of the seventeenth section
of act of Congress entitled San act legaZing and
making appropriations for such necessary objects
have been usually included in the general appropriation
bills without authority of law, and to fix and provide
for certain incidental expenses OF the Departments and
offices of the Government, and for other purposes"
Omitted States Statutes at Large volume page 526)
approved August &C. 1912, which act provides that in
the shall fail comply with the terms
of his and his sureties shall be liable for
the forfeiture specified in such contract quidated
| 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 be
made should fail to enter into agreement and give
factory bonds herein provided then tho award may
be anuulled and the contract let to the next lowest
responsible bidder, and until the required agree
ment and bonds are executed and such next lowest
bidder shall be required to fulfill every stipulation
braced therein if he were the original party whom
the contract was awarded.
The agreement will also provide that if at any ting
during the continuance of the contract the sureted
shall die become irresponsible for entire penalty
the bond, the Postmaster General shall have the rie
to require bond with additional and snfficien
| sureties which tho contractor shall furnish to tn
acceptance of the Postmaster General within ten day
after notice, and in default thereof the contract may
annnlled.
The contract cannot in any case, be lawfully tran.
Il
Should the interest of the Government require thi
contract may be extended beyond the time named
exceeding three months, by order of the Postmaster
General and the contract prices, and all condition
herein set FORTH shall in such extended
The Postmaster General reserves the right to ree
any and all bids it, in his judgment the interests of
Government require it; also the right to annul IL
contract it, in his opinion, there shall be failure al
time to perform faithfully any of its stipuations or
case of wful attempt to impose upon the Depa
ment envelopes inferior to the samples. |
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
firm making it, and be accompanied by guarantee,
responsibility and sufiiciency of the signers to win
must he certified to by the postmaster United SITS
District attorney where the bidder resides that the
der shall, within ten days after being called upon tto
so, execute a contract furnish promptly and qn
titles as ordered, the articles awarded to him. tone
accompanied by bond with approved security, la
penalty of $4,000, conditioned upon the faithful Err
formance of the same.
Proposals nnaccompaniei by such guarantee wilhot
be considered.
Bidders state in their proposals the pricper
thousand envelopes, including everything require to
be done furnished forth in this advertseRnt;
and all proposals must be made upon the blank firms
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. MARSHAL,
Aug 8, 1s74-w Postmaster General