Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-12
PROPOSALS.
pkoPOsALs FOR Ih1ERsAL REyHNUI
STAMPS
Treasury DrPARrNsyr,

phofOsALs Foz lhIERsAL REVENUE
STAMPS.
TKEAsulY D.rARrx.Sr,
VF''s" ION ,,ssIenS q IHfraai Rer..M,
IfrSoSesa Is vii be received unsii TGEsDAT IN.
printing upon paper 20 be furnished for thst pur-
following classes and Sizes, in pres.
eni use, and ~ hereafter specihed, viz:
Es.r stamp,-Hos.Beasd.s, barrels, half barrels,
s;sh,h Thr,Is, quarter barrels, sixth barrels, an
Glass III.
Ten gallons, twenty gallons, tbirty gallons, forty
salons, ntty gallons, SIXTY gallons, seventy gallons,
one huSdres and len sNIs,s one ons S9Sares ,ns
twenty gallons and sne s1ndrSd and thirty gallons
SsaDRs CoI DisfriiSd SPIRITS. Otser fAqs Tar
fhh,di.ps,lllery ware house, rectiied Ispirte and
Sta"1y5 Jor To5aoco and snEf-Sirip.-one
sixteen ounces Tobacco, ant one nsif ounce, one
snn.s, Two ouoce-, Tour ounces, eight ounces and
sixteen ounces s11f- c,v
Stdn7rs Jcr To1acco aHf SnEf, SqV1rs.-One- half
pounds, ten Tousds, fifteen pounds, twenty pounds,
pound. "a 9Sy P5unS TsS.ceo sSa ose fsf
ponnd, one ISund,tw2 pounds, three pounds, i've
pounds ten pounds s r to- Sty pounds Snuff
.StanpsJOy CsaTs dnf CFa,afss-Twenty-ivss
hundreds and cigarettes VT,
F,,oy.,,,,, :s,,,,1 0LA =, VII L.. r,,.,z,..
. Siaf. Ps fer SPIRITS, BT.lrsTS' Permit Stamps
OLAs. -Io - printed aud prepared for issue In
CLAss Ito De engraved with si.e coupons, and
stqbto be Tuuhersd in serial nun 1eTs aud bound
!. %. ioir seh boob to contain one hundred snd
my staJTs three on Page, sLd book to be apPro-
ptIsteiy l.lteT,1 81 numbered
Glass III zach stamp 10 nave engraved stub
numbers and bound in book forI2 eaca book 10 con-
tan io1I hgodrrd stan ps,fouT % page, and book
Glass IY.-T.saerO Stamps, As follows, viz:
One ounce TO four ounces, inclusive, TO be printed
and psTtC rated, with forty stamps On a sheet.
Eisht ard sixteen ounces, TO o. printed and per-
foIstec, with fifteen stamps on a shect.
SHEf Snaps follows:
One-hsI ald one ounce, 70 be printed aud per-
IeIsied With one hundred aud nin-ty six STAMPS on
Two ounces, to be printed and perforated, with
-Four, six ana eight ounces, 20 be printed and per-
foIsted, with twenty stamps on sheet
Sixteen ounces, To be printed and perforated with
eLAss V-T5barro Stamps. Is follows:
One half O. I'VE pguIds, TO be printed withsut per-
foratiCn, and issued in shee-s, Twelve stamps to
Ten pouEds 20 sixty pounds, inclusive, excepting
only hfteen pounos, to be engraved with stub at
numbers, srd bound in book form: each book to
cobtsin four hundred stamps, hye stsmps on page,
coupors attached to each stamp
One-hsif 10 hve pourds, inclusive, to be printed
without psifSI alton, and issued in sheets, twelve
Ten and twenty pounds to be engraved with stubs
attached, and bOuBd In book form, book con-
tain four hundred stamps, five STAN ps on page, and
book letfered and numbered
dred. be printed and % aod Be issued IN
sheets, with ten stamps on sheet.
printed and perforated to be prepared for issue in
sheets, i've stamps on sheet.
Cigarette staup-, TO be printed, perforated and
prepared issue IN 81 cots, ten Stamps on sheet.
attached sn o and stubs to be numbered in serial
Numbers, and bound IN book form each book 70 con-
tain four huHd ed stamps, four on page, aud book
lettefed eLd numbered.
1he stan ps Included in classes l. H. 1 and are
70 be printed two cOlors, the tint or border may
BE Of surface plate printing and vignsrts aud
lettering, IL every case, must he Of plate printing.
seen at the Offce Of the Commissioner OF InrernaI
Reyeaus, Washington, ID. o., and sizes ald descrip-
statement Of the number Of IAN d Issued during
the scal year ended June 80, I,4, may also be
Bidders viii state the price per thousand stamps,
delivered az their places Of business, Including the
cost Of packing resdy for shipment, aae the
SInee or IRE Commissioner Of Internal ReveEue in
Bios will not re accepted for less quantities than
an entire olss, OF where stamps are printed in two
sfsnPs erlrraced within the class '-O
where biGs are for the second printing only,
that Is, for he printing Of the vignete and letter
ing, such bids should also iLelGde the numbering
Zach bid Guild be accompanied with q specimen
OF the style 81 engraving and the pied bidder,
required - furnish proof imprs.sops Of he e NJ
cravings Of the several Kinds and denominations Of
The contract will require sl designs, dies, aud
plates 20 b prepared and dies AID latss TO be kept
signs dis and plates shall b. made either the
present ki.Es aud deusIninafiuEs Of stamps or
Others vi nCUt chsrge, a. tAe pleasure OF the OOm
missioner q Internal Revenue; and all such d.
signs, dies, aid plates to b. the property Of aud
delivered u the United States Treasury Depart
ment al tn fertilization OF the csutFact, when
ever ceuaIcef By the ssid department., IN AT toe
stamp shah be prepared and delivered Of such
kinds and de uOminstiOn5, ard in such quantities
and 81 such times, the COmEissioaer OF Internal
Bevenue Tor the time being may direct and that all
measures q Z precautions " hen the Commissioner
OF Intern~i Revenue shall deem necessary to take,
in order protect the government against fraud or
negligence The part &C the COufrs ,sor or his en-
plOyes sbali b. taken at the Proper charge and ex-
Psnse Of Ike contractor.
No bids will De considettd except from parties
who have bsC1, are, actually engaged In tbs
mess Of steel craving aud piu ing, and provided
with all the Necessary facilities ecute the work
promptly, and give the requisite protection TO the
stamps, dies AMI plates IN IN ,ir possession.
Parties L. known 20 this Department will furnish
proof o these points
Bidders will state the time from the date of the
contract, IL sNarded, when they will bs ready TO
commence delivering the stsmps, and taeir daily
capacity fer delivery thereafter.
Zach tid must DO sccOmp sn.sd BY guarantee OF
at least two responsible persOCs, that. in A3e the
will become sCreties IN such I, able may
be required by the Government for faithful per-
fsrmAnce Of ths contract.
The contract will bs made for not less than one
nor more than three years, a. may be agreed upon.
In awarding the contract wOrk, the Commits
siOner reserves the night TO reject Gay al pro-
case shsll appear to be for the interest
OF the Government 20 do So.
Proposals should be carefully sealed and mark ed
proposals for Revenue Stamps" and addressed TO
The Commissioner Of Internal Reyenue.
J. n. DOUGLASS,
jy22-vGs.td Commissioner Of Intern ii Revenue.
Il Iron WORK FOB THE LIBRARY OF THE
NkN STATE DEPARTMENT.