Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-30
DRoPosALs voR STAMPED ENVELOPES
AND BKWsPAPER wRAPPERs

49, . = - NJ - hAf No.
Scala, PosI OPTIC. DkFARIxEsI, July y, Izl.
oro on 5s ISth day q Aus9.t ~ i.r
p.ser xbiSS s. NAV VS.
9u1re for poblie and Official during Q period Of
toar ears, commencing on the LIST day Of octo-
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
DO. i. Note size, Il By So inche--tvs qualities.
=. No. ., Ordinary letter size, lis By So inches
No. ]. THii letter size. ss BY ss inches-thrse
30. Z, Fan letter .ise. dor eire1IsrsJ unsummsd
Ne 5, kxts letter size, 81 By 6's inches-three
Nos Extra letter size si By So inches, flor cir.
culars. unsummed on hsp-ope quality.
Vol ofheial size, Is 10 b. SO iAches-tvo quail
No. s. Extra oficisl size, "a By IOal irohes-one
STAMPED NKwsPAPEB wBAPPERs.
O. by 81 inches. (round cut } one quality.
OFFICIAL STAMPED ENyELOPEs.
Also the l.o.ins oficisl STAMPED envelopes for
uie OF TIE Pc. once Department, viz:
Ne. .-size, Sc By e. inches.
Nc. tsize, A. BY lO1s inches.
khB9sSINS, WAIER MABks. PRINTING.
q rhs ,sd1s n UI e.s AMI mus,
embossed viii postage stamps Of such denomins-
marx: Or O;hsr devices 10 prevent imitstloR, ANA
must bear such printing ss the Postmaster General
mOsI thsrouzh manner equal every respect to the
sampIes fur i.hed to bidder, b. the Dep srtmsnt
Manufactured for the Turooss
DIES
The siss for enclosing the postage stamps on the
satsfscsIen q the Postmaster Gsn-Tai 10 the best
style, snd they are to be provided, renew ed, anu
bept in at the D. Of the coatrsctor The
dee or or Of STAMP. n po
now ussd, and any changes Of dies coOrs shall
Before entering into 8 contract the successful bid
Ger may De REQUIRED to prepare snd submit new dies
present dies may or msy lot be continued.
The dies, s. soon % made, shall b. come the prop
securely kept sy the contractor, and should the
OF sn{ o. them oe t1he1Tsriy or RsrIaseny dis
Post Once De partmeut, or ITS agent, the Post
master General may di G1N
The envelopes must De thoroughly ard perfectly
r e1eusTs % Pa oa BY hand not es th ~
half an inch the entire length; the wrappers to be
inch in wicih acrots the end.
SECURITY FROM FIRE AND THEFT.
Bidders are notified that the Department will re-
quTe. a condition Of the contract, that the en-
TeIOpes AID wrappers shall be msnufscTured and
stored In apartments separate and distinct from
those in which any 0tner work is done, and such
IS to insure sec urity against loss By IRE
The mandatory must at sll times be subject 70
the inspectt- OF an sgent OF the Department, who
will require the stipulstons Of the contract TO be
faithfully Observed.
conform to sue regulations he De partment may
from time 10 time adopt for the security of tbs Gov
ernmenf. -
Anenyelores snd wrappers must be banded in par:
or straw boxes, securely bound on all the eGges and
box to contain not less than txo hundred and hfsy
OF the note and letter sizes. and hu 1d sd Of
ss packed in S5sss to
tain not LEES tean two hundred and fifty each. The
npss " se sss IS i ssen an
transportstiUn BY mail for delivery TO pOstmssters
are required TO m the order of postmaster, the
straw or Ps,eb2srd boxes containing tbs same must
be packed IN strong wooden cases, well strapped
With hOOp-iTon. and addressed: but wnen less rnsn
lion, 10 be furnished BY an agent OF the Dspsrt-
ment must be placed upon each package By the con-
be Prcvid.d With suitable water. PROBING T Tns
whole to he done under this inspection and direction
OF an agent Of tho DEPARTMENT
livery OF The 1t day q OCTOBER is4 and thereafter
u 81 De n snd dsiEersd, com
to MI the daily orders Of p2stmsslers the deliveries
Washington, d. O., or at the Office OF agent duly
authorized TO inspect and receive the same; the
Ter GeIersI and he cost u delivering as well as
all expense Of storing, pscki sddre sing. label
ing, and water proOns 20 be paid By the Contractor
OFFICE ROOMS AND FURNITURE
An sgeht Oi the Department will have supervis-
stamped envelopes and wrsppers and he shah at ali
times have full and free access TO the apartments,
safes, and vaults where the same are manufactured
and stored fer the purpose Of inspecting the same
and the contractor shall furnish him aud his clerks
sufsbe Office snd desk room, for the transaction of
the business Of his agency without cost TO gov
erDmeDts
The contractor may also be required to furnish
without charge, suitable aud properly -farnisned
rooms TT Of the post once Ia registering pack
ages Of envelopes and wrappers 20 be forwarded
through tbs mails.
STOCK ON HAND.
The contractor shall az ali tim Keep on hand A
stock Of the ers kinds and denomin ions Of en-
yelOIes and wrappers, SUBJ % the n,rol of th.
Agent OF The apartment, in al stages OF manufac-
ture sufficient to meet all orGers Of the Department,
and TO provide against any aud all cOuIinRenc es
that may be likely 10 occur duri9g the existence OF
the contract tna eacn aud even order Of the De-
2artuent may be promptly flied.
PAYMENTS.
Payments for stamped eove.Opes and wrappsrs
actually ss1ed and delivered will be maize quarter
H, sftsr proper examination and adjustment Ct
accounts.
AWARD
The contrAc. win be awarded TO the lowest resp1u-
tibIe bidder Tor all the envelopes aud wrappers the
prices % be ca culsted tbs basis of the number
used OF the several grades daring the last fiscal ye Ar
" hich MAS a. follows:
No. j. note size, nrst quality lS5 900
No. i, Eote size, second qualify 1850
Mo. Z, ordinary letter size. rst quality. llglOO
No. ordinary letter size, second quality, S59SJ5l
No. 2rOrdinBry letter SIZE, third qu atty. 90 OO
No. B full letter size, rrst quality 81 936 400
No. ), fall letter size, second quality .. 7I6 ga
No. ;, full letter size, third Qu Ally. 56S Ol
30. 4, full letter sILe ung umned-.. ... Toss $50
No 5, extra letter size, INST quality % O7g 250
No. 5, extra letter size, second quality IOq6 an
No. 8, extra letter size. third Quality..... an ia
No. o, extra letter size, unguDmed 20