The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-06-27

FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES
Size by 1913 inches. Estimated number required,
6O0o0O0.
The estimates given intended I, guild. to bid
ders The Department may require less of each
kind, as the service may demand.
Bids must be made for each kind of enreIope Official
deadlcter and registered PACKAGE Sepdrdtciv. and
the contract will be awarded for each kind to the lowest
responsible bidder.
Samples of the different and styles of envelopes
required together with blank forms for bids, will he
furnished on application to the Third Assistant Post
master General
Tbs envelopes must strictly conform in size quality
of paper cumming, and make. to the samples: the
cumming on the flaps or lappets to be done in the hest
manner. by hand. The envelopes must be banded in
parcels f twenty-five, packed in strong pasteboari
straw boxes securely bound with linen cotton cloth
the and edges each contain less than
$50 of sizes Nos and q and not less than 100 Of the
other Sizes or otherwise may lie ordered: the boxes
to be wrapped in strong manila paper and properly
sealed to bear safe transportation by mail post
masters When required to be delivered the Depart
mcnt, the wrapping may be dispensed WITH in the dis
erection of the Postmaster General.
When 200 or more envelopes required to fill the
order of postmaster, when large lots ordered
be sent to the Post Office Departments they must be
packed in strong wooden and properly addressed
but when less than 1000 required be sent mail
proper labels OF direction must be placed each pack
charge.
The envelopes must delivered in such quantities as
from time to time be required to fill the orders Of
posmasters or of the Department, and lie delivered
either the post once IN the where the accepted
bidder resides or at this Department. the Postmaster
General may direct free of for packing labelling
and delivering the whole to be done under the in,p-c-
ton and supervision of an agent OF the Department.
All the envelopes herein described must bear such
printing the Postmaster General may direct and the
registered package envelopes will be required 10 be
printed in vermilion other approved brilliant
color.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject
and all bids if in his Judgment the interests OF the
Government require it.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making it, and be accompanied by guarantee, the
responsibility and suflciency of the siguers which
must be certified to by the postmaster United States
attorney where the bidder resides that the bidder shall
within ten days after being called upon
contract to furnish promptly and in quantities a.
ordered, the article articles awarded to him. be
accompanied by bond with approved security in Il
penalty of not less than twice the price of all
the articles estimated To be furnished by said bidder
conditioned upon the faithful performance OF the
Proposals unaccompanied by such guarantee will
not lie considered.
The Postmaster General reserves himself the right
to annu the contract if in his judgment there shall be
failure to perform faithfully any of its stpulatons,
of willful attempt impose upon the Depart
ment envelope. inferior samples The failure
ply with any order under the contract will operate
forfeiture Of the entire penalty of the bond under
the LIT section of the act of Congress August
e. lS42 entitled An act l.sazing and making appro-
priaons for such necessary objects have been usually
included i'll the genera: appropriation bills without
authority Of law and 10 fix and provide for certain incl
dental expenses of the departments and Offices of the
Government and for other purposes" (U s. Statutes
Large vol s. page $3.50 the Postmaster General may
in his discretion, direct the purchase in open market
such quantities of envelopes shall he necessary
supply the deficiency caused by such failure and char
to the contractor contractors fifty per centum the
price which it shall be found necessary pay for such
articles.
Bids should be securely envelnped and sealed marked
Proposals for PostOce Envelopes, and addressed to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General Post Office
Department, Washington. d. C
JOHN A. j. CRESWELL
May 80 Is74-4w Postmaster General.