National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-18
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR POSTFICE OF EN-
yELOPES.
nt-pE D

q VELOPES,
PosrOFFIcE DETACHMENT
WAsHISGToS, ID. g. May =; isst.
Sealed propos. Us viii be received a. This pspar lt
L. clock m, for furnishing. in such quantities ana
at sqch Times as may DC REQUIRE. the ioie yer
ending June %. 1875, to wit:
FOX OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS.
No. 1-size, ~ by 81 inches. Estimated nqn1 soo
No. 2-siae, * BY sss inches Estimated ns@SsG
No. s-sias. BY inches Estimstcd numb;E re-
No +slar, X by sGz inches, Estimated nS@SsG
required ....--................----.-.-. -0osV'o
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
size; * BY ss inches. Estimated number re-
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES.
Size; BY los inches. Estimated number re-
CURED, e,nv, ooe.
ladders The Department miy rsgaire more or less
OF zach kind, as the ssrS Ice may demand.
lofieiai dsad-, ,f and registered PACK agsl
zach Kind TO the lowest rrspousi5ie bid :.
samples Of tue different sizes and styles Of en-
BIDS viii Be- Ilral-hed on applicaiion 70 the Third
A ssists mt Postmaster Gen raj So 20
qualify OF PAPER, gammlns, and make. 10 the sam
ples the cumming on the hsps or appets to be done
| b. banded in p.rces Of twenty-five, packed in
rSns or s1 eosna
zach to contain not iess tnin 20 Sf sizes Nos and
wisO. as may be ordered; tne DO Is 10 be wrapped
in fonx manila paper and properly s-uled 50 as
WHEN s .srs 70 ee 9v n - the ne
tie Wrapping may be dspeHsed with, in the dScre-
When2,fgo o. more envelopes are required TO al
70 Il Be sp1t 70 The Pt ocs
sy must ss packed ~, trglg Weed eases and
CURED TO be sent by nsl proper labels OF direction
must BE- piset on each package-all TO be done by
| the envelopes must be delivered In such qIantI-
ties may from time TO time be required to MI the
delivered either at the post Office t,s city where
the accepted bidder resides or At tins Department,
for packing laesiins and Delivering; The who'll 70
All The e.veiopes herein Described must bear such
the registered Envelopes will be required to
be printed IN termiilon or some other approved
The Posiln ls,er General reserves the right to re-
1ect any and all bids il in his Judgment the inter-
estS OF the Government require 1t.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
Snee iRe sHd pensy o. fhs
sguers to which must be certified TO by the post
csides ina Tie bidder .iS Within ten days sfter
Ssn fasa pS1 70 sG So eeqs S9ntTast to
aItie!s OF articles sEarded To- bin, TO BE- accom-
aty OF os les than Jwiss tac contract price of all
the aTtieies eStnated 70 " ~ nlSsd by said bid
Ter, CONDITIONED upon the faithful performance OF
Proposals unaccOmpanled by such guarantee viii
The PostmssIer General reserves 20 himself the
right to annu the coutraet II IN MS Judgment there
shall be failure TO perform fIfthfnfy any Of its
sIipuiations, OF In cEse Of wtlfll attempt 70 i'm
pose upon the Department envelopes inferior to
under the contract will oPerats as t2rfsitHrs OF
Of the act 81 Congress approTsd August IS is4 en-
titled san act legalizing and making approprla-
lions for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general ppropriation bills without
authority Of lsY, and TO AZ and provide for certa u
incidental expenses of the Departments and Offices
Statutes at Large, vol. page $3.50 or the Postmas-
ter General may, In his discretion, direct the pur-
shall be Necessary to supply the deficiency caused
by such failure and charge to tile contraetor or con-
tractors Bty ~ centum Of the price which 10 shall
| be found necessary to pay for such articles.
| Bids should be securely enveloped and sealed,
marked .Propossl for Post Once Envelopes and
| addressed to the Third Assistant Postnsstsr Cen
i eral, Post Once Department., Washington. ID. c.
| JOHN A. ]. CRESw ILL,
| my26-Th&S8t- go Postmaster General.