Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-22
PROPOSALS.
pRoPossLs FOB REGIsTEBHD PACKAGE
w PosI OFFICE DzrsEIszyI, !

Washington, D. O, July 81, 1874
rent N III FRIDAY, The asth day Of August, iss,
~ oelcck for furnishing in such quantities
c,serlhed envelopes, during tue year ending
FOR REGIsTERED PACKAGES,
sanenny E's inches. Estimated Eum0er required,
The e.tima.e given is intended s. guide to bid
Iss LIZ DsP,,imen. may ,eAn,rs 2 greater or
Bids must be made ON The forms prepared by the
Department, which. too ether with samples OF the
81 sRd 81 S tsfuf "a. 0P sssa
General The contract will Be ssareed TO the loweet
The ebTSc pes must strictly conform in size, quail.
~. o. sR s and nss to q, hs 3. ss Sns
abe eest maHu-r; BY had. They must bar such
yeSmillivn some ether approved brilliant color,
and n1st be bsLded ia parcels Of iwests i've, and
" bound with linen or cotton cissh gl1sd on the
eoges az corners each box 20 contain less than
yelopes are required to hiI the II p0stnast-
s, or Whth lSrse lois are ordsrsI % be seut the
~ n.ong o9-a sssss ami o. oro2e5y addressed By
. The enveiopvs must Be delivered ia such qnsnti-
ties a. may fr" tine - tins be required to Ii the
selivered tib-r the post oic- in the city where
the scceP'.d bidder rssitss, at this Department.
Tor hs end ds bs Whole S5 S0s TO
be con. GEd,r he Inspection and super tis1E Of
AlIhoush tn enysi9ps to Be submitted 1. patented
the contractor Will not Be- required pay roy Atty
on those maaLfsctured for tho p s: Oaice De part.
Within ten days sitter the contract Ia. baea
awarded the successful bidder shall eutsr into an
agreement IN writing Nth the Postmaster General
and requiem. ms set form il Ihis s1~rtisemsat,
secordlnR 20 tt~if t1ue intent Ard nearing, and
proyai aud scceIiance Of the P-s;Il ts;er Genera,
b nds With s1sd sud sufficient slrs : in the sum
81 tveniy th9nssnd dollars 52,0OJ as forfeiture
Tor the fsiihfnl performance If said agreemsnt or
tSnEsSti to the provision sud subject to
ire nsolrs 81 the sTe nth section OF an set OF
Congress entitled IAN &C ie zslIiag aud making
pen usually Included in the Reus:a appropriation
oils hout authority q Law, snc nj and pro-
ments snd ficss Of M GOyerun M and for other
purp9ses," United states st-:uics AZ Large, vol
set provides case ths costra,.r sh al fail 70
e9np WIZ H. IsIHs e. hs contrast he sDd hi;
in such Contract a lqu,datsd damages, to be sued
TOT 10 the nam@ 81 The Cated ssstes, in any court
III the eoLtf sctpr n whom the first award may be
satisfactory bones, a. herein provided, then the
awsfd NAV b suHulled and the Contract let 20 the
next lowest resPOnsbe bidder, snd 50 on until the
required agreement aud bJ-ds are executed; aud
such next loves. bidder shall be required TO f1Ifn
the origiLA party to whom the contract was
The sgresment will also provide that in at any
time duri' ;hs continuance OF the contract the
entire penalty q the bocf the Postmss:er General
shall have the Ilght to require ueE bond with ad
shall furnish 10 th- acceptance 4 tbs Postmaster
General Tihin ten days after notice, and in default
The contract esnnot, In a1y case, be lawfully
transferred or assignee
Should tie H-teres. " the G yv.Tnment require,
this cOutIscs nav be EXTENDED b-yCLd the time
named, not xceed1g t0res mont z. b. ORDER OF
Postnas;tr Gene. al and the cJnt-sct prices, and
all eouditiCn herein set forth, slal in such
extended contract.
The Postmaster General Reserves ths right to re-
Ject aby and bids IL, III hts J11me iat8r
ests Of the Gyernus ut 1ire n slsJ the right
annul the ntIset, it, IN his CBiniau there shall be
failure EEy tie perform fzi hfuiy any of Its
stipuls.iCnE, in Of wil'.Il attempt to i'm
pose upon the Depart Eent envelopes aferior TO the
samples.
Escn prOpCszl must be signed by the individual OF
nrm uRkiDs Il, aod De acc ON paIici By aTantee,
The responsibility and sutcieUCy IF the sigDsrs to
which mus be certified 20 by tbs pcstm a1ter
United Stses district sttOrney xhe. the bidder
sides, that bidder shall, Vitail days after
being called upon T. do 50, execute c 1UtTact TO
furnish pr 60 and In quantities ordered, the
articles awarded 10 him. TO be ps1ied by q
bond with sTp-OVei seCErity In penalty OF S21O0,
conditioned UpOn the faithful peri finance Of the
same.
Proposal. unacoCmpanied By such guarantee Will
Not be cOnsift red.
Bidders NUT state il their proposals the price per
Thousand envelopes, uclU1iuy ever thing required
TO be done fCrnished, forth In this adver-
tisement; anf all Proposals must be made upon the
blaLk forms furnished b. the Department, securely
enyelOped and sealed, marked proposals for
Registered Ps- ksEe Euvglope-,' and addressed to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Washing
ton, ID. @. j. W. MARSHALL.
Rugl-s&W ,4W Postmaster General.