The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-22
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES,

FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES,
size by los inches. Estimated number required,
100000.
The estimate given is intended a guide bidders.
The Department may require greater 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
style of envelope required will be furnished ON appc
ton to the Third Assistant Postmaster General. The
contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder.
The envelopes must strictly conform in size quality
of paper, cumming, and make, to the samples the
cumming ON the flaps lappes to hs done in the best
manner, by hand. They must bear such printing as
the Postmaster General may direct in vermon or
some other brilliant color and must lie banded in par
GELS of twenty-five, and packed in strong pasteoari
straw boxes securely bound with linen cloth
glued on the edges and corners, each box to contain
less than one hundred envelopes. When 1000 more
envelopes are required to fill the order of postmaster
when large lots ordered to be to the Post
Office Department they must be packed in strong wood
ell cases and be properly addressed by the contractor
without additional charge.
The envelopes must be delivered in such quantities rs
may from time To time be required to fill the orders of
postmascrs tine Department and be delivered either
at the post oic" in the city where the accepted bidder
resides ut this Department the Postmaster General
direct. free of cost for packing labelling and cliv
ering: the whole To be done under the inspection and
Supervision of agent of thu Department
Although the enS slope 10 be submitted is patented
the contractor will Tot be required TO pay royalty ON
those manuflc tured for the Post Office Department
Within ten days after the contract has been awarded
the successful bidder shall into agreement in
IT,
serve and keep the TERMS conditions and requirements
set forth in this advertisement, according their trne
intent and meaning, and shall make, execute, and de-
liver subject to the approval and acceptance of the
Postmaster General bonds with good and sufficient
suretIes in the sum of twenty thousand dollars $50
OOO0OO) forfeiture for the faithful performance of
said agreement or contract according TO the provisions
and subject to the liabilities of the seventeenth section
of an act of Congress entitled An leaasin and
making appropriations for such Necessary objects AS
have been usually included in the general appropriation
bills without authority of law, and fix and provide
for certain incidental expenses of the Departments and
Offices of the Government, and for other PURPOSES
Quilted States Statutes at Large, volume s. page i26)
approved August 20 1912, which provides that in
the contractor shall fail to comply with the terms
of his contract he and his sureties shall liable for
the forfeiture specified in such contract quiItei
damages, to be sued for in the of the United
States, in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
If the contractor to whom the first awarl may be
made should fail to enter into agreement and give salts
factory bonds as herein provided then the award may
he anuullcd and the 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 very stipulation en-
bracrd therein if he the original alv to whom
the contract was awarded.
The agreement will also provide that if at any time
during the continuance Of the contract the sucues
shall die or become irresponsible for eutirc penalty IF
the bond, the Postmaster General shall have the right
to require new bond with additional aud sufficient
sureties which the contractor shall furnish 10 the
acceptance of the Postmaster General within ten DAYS
after notice and in default thereof the contract may be
annnlled.
lut Caulot, III any case De laWfullN trans
ferred or assigned.
Should the interest of the Government require this
contract may be extended beyond the time named not
exceeding three months, by order of the Postmaster
General and the contract prices, and all conditions
herein set FORTH shall govern in such extended contract
The Postmaster General the right To reject
any and all bids it, in his Judgment the interest, of the
Government require it: also the right to annul the
contract it, in his opinion there shall be failure ut any
time t" perform faithfully any OF its Stipuations or in
case of wiilful attempt to impose upon the Depart
ment envelopes inferior t" the samples
Each proposal must he signed by the individual or
firm making it, and he panied by guarantee the
responsibility and suiciency Of the sgnc.s which
must be certified to by the postmaster United States
District attorney where the bidder resides that ihs bid
der shall, within ten days after being called upon do
So execute contract to furnish promptly and in qaa
titles ordered, the articles awarded 10 him. To be
accompanied 10y bond with approved security. in Il
penalty of $4,000 conditioned upon iaH faithful per-
formance Of the same.
Proposals nnaccompanird L. snch guarantee will not
be considered,
Bidders must state III their proposals ;hc price per
thousand envelopes including everything required t,l
he done furnished set forth in this advertisements.
and all proposals must he made upon the blank E,ras;
furnished by the Department, securely vnvelulcG auA
sealed. marked Proposals for Registered rrcfas..
Envelopes, and addressed TO the Third Assistant Post
master Geucral, Washing ton. ID. Z.
J. W. MARSHALL,
Aug 5, lS,l-iw Postmaster Geutrgl.