Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-01
PROPOSALS.
PEoPosaLs roI nIeIsTERED PACKAGE
Pssr 0EEies pErAEINsxr, I

wAsRI.sToS, d. o., July 81, isi4
HSt FRI6Af, ihs a.s is day Of sus s pIst
at IL O'Clock for furnishing In such yu antilles
io~ir es.eIted envelepes d9rps as xs.r sesios
| August 81, ls7s, to wit:
FOR REGIsTERED PACKAGES,
sz-5by l0s inches. Estimated NUMBER required,
The e.,imsse given i. intended Is guide to bid
Hss ~ moer; a. the serstee may demand.
Desar,mept, which. ,os ether with samples o. the
sze and STYLE Of envelope required viii furnished
Gentr.l IN. Contract viii be svsrdsi 10 the lowest
sIonsfble bidder.
~ o. rsper, " mining, and make, TO The samples
hs sl,, on Tue :ps or ,apIet. to be do ne 10
prin,iss IS the Pestmssisr Gsnsra may direct ia
and must be bsuded ia parcels OF iwents five, and
packed 10 strong pasteb0ard ssraw box ;Hre-
and corners each boy 10 contain no, less sn
one hundred envelopes; When 2 eco or more en-.
.rse lots are orderes 20 o. be 70 iSe
Post Oface Department they must be packed in
the cor tractor With ut cations, charge. "
>, The envelopes mr,t delivered in such qnant:.
lies as may from time te time be required to m the
orders Of pestmas;ers or Of the Department., aud be
se Bidder cs e The city where
Is the PG:tmsss.T General may direct, free Of
con. ardsr the i.o.etio sI me Whole to
agent OF the Department.
Althoush the enyslOps to be submitted is patented.
the contractor will not be required to pay royalty
On tnose manufactured for tho Post O1ics Depart.
Within ten days after the contract has been
awarded the successful bidder shall enter into an
to faithfully observe and kee the terms ons
and redriremenis set fo IA in this adver isement,
shall make, execute. and deliver, SUBJ sct to The an
prevail and acceptance of the Postmaster General,
Il twenty doars cot 9o rSs
tSr The fsth,Gl Performances Of said asreensut or
the liabilities OF the seventeenth section Of Of
s.ngrsss Entitled ed IAN act lssslizns and making
peen usually included In the general appropriation
vide for ain ineideats expenses Of the dspsrt
sno 'fhSes OF me Goyerpnent, and for other
Hasus 49, I s which
act provides that In the contractor shall fail 20
ure, snail 6s for THIS ssurs &c . seS h
in such contract as liqudsted damages, to be sued
a,in Inc name q the uated States, in any court
IL the contractor to whom the first award may be
satisfactory bones. as herein provided, then the
aws,d may be annnlled and the contract let to the
required agreement and bond. are executed: and
such next loves bidder shall be required 20 fulhll
every stipulation embraced herein, as If he were
the original party to whom the contract was
The agreement will also provide that III at any
time durirg the continuance OF the contract the
entire penalty Of the bond the PosImf ter General
tson nave ne HIGHT to TsSgre bond with ad
shall furnish to the acceptance of the Postmaster
General ten days after notice. and in default
thereof the contract may be apnullsd.
Inc contract cannot, In any case, be lawfully
transferred or assigned.
Should the interts, Of the @ Government require,
ibis contract may be EXTENDED beyond zoe time
named, not exceeding three months by order Of me
Postmaster General, and the contract prices, and
all cord ms herein set forth, snail govern in such
extended contract
Ire Postmsstsr General reserves the right TO re-
Ject aaJ aDd all bids IL. In his Judgmen Mt, the ints
ests OF me Government require IT. also the right to
snnul the cntr act II, In his opinion, there shall be
aaure az any time TO perform hiully any of its
stipustions, in of wilful ate y. to i'm
pose upon the Depart nent envelope inferior the
ssm ples.
Each proposal must he signed by the individual or
MIN making IT, aud be accom- panied by ga arantee,
the responsibility end efficiency of the signers TO
which must be certified TO BY the pos TIM sster or
United states district attorney whei the bidder re-
SIDES that the bidder shall, within days after
beng called upon to do so, execute a contract to
fnrnsh prompt y, and Ia quantities ordered, the
articles swarte TO him. to be accompanied by a
bond with approved secE-ity in penalty Of $4,000,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the
same.
Proposals 1nsecOmpanied BY such guarantee Will
Bidders must state in their pro posals the price per
thousand envelopes, includirg everything required
to he done fHrbished, set forth in this sdyer
tlsement; and all proposals must be mado upon the
blank forms furnishCi by the Department, securely
envelopSt and sealed, marked uProposals for
Registered Package Envelopes" and addressed TO
the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Washing
ton, ID. @. W. MARSHALL,
angi-sdwi4W Postma ster General.