National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-08
AGREENYST-BONDs.


Within ten days after the contract has been
awarded tie person or persons, or bOIy corporate
sureties to be approved by the Postmaster General
enter into contract in writing with the United
and every of the terms. conditions, and require
ments sci forth in this advertisement, according to
tract the contractor and his suTetes shall covenant
and agree that, in case the said contractor shall
fail to do or perform all any of the covenants,
stipulations, and agreements Of said contract on
the part Of the said contractor to be peTf9Tmed as
therein set forth, the said contractor and his sure
ties shall forfeit and pay to the United States Of
for which said forfeiture the said contractor and his
sureties shall De jointly and severuuy uable, as
If the contractor to whom the first award may be
made should fail 60 enter into agreement and give
satisfactory bonds As herein provided then the
award may be annulled and the contract let 70 the
required agreement and bonds are executed: and
such next lowest bidder shall be required to fulhl
the original party TO whom the contract was
The agreement will also provide that if at any
time during the continuance OF the contract the
entire penalty Of the bond the Postmaster General
shall have the right to reqqtre new bond with adj
tor shall furnish TO the acceptance OF the POstmas
ter General within ten days after notice, and in
default theTeofthe contract maybe annuiled.
CONTRACT NOT ASSIGNABLE.
The contract cannot, in any case, be lawfully
transferred or assigned.
RESERVATIONS.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to re-
ject any and al bids If, in his Judgment, the inter
ests Ofthc Government require IL; also the right to
annul the contract IT, in his opinion, there shall
be failure at any time to perform faithfully any
OF its stipulatiOns, in ease OF wilfll attempt
nd wrappeTs inferior TO those now in use
EXTENSION.
should the interest of the Government require,
this, contract may be extended beyond the time
nanISd, not exceeding three mont h, BY order of
the Postmaster General, and the contract prices,
and all conditions herein set FORTH shall govern in
such extended contract.
SAMPLES.
Specimens OF The envelopes and wrappers for
which proposals are invited, showing the different
qualities and cOOrs Of paper required, the cuts and
style of cumming, with blank forms of bids, may
be had on application 10 the Third Assistant Post
master General.
This advertisement and a specimen Of the sample
envelopes and wrappers furnished by the De-
partment must be ATTACHED 70 ana made part ofeach
bid.
ARANTEE-PROPOSALS.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by satisfactory guarantee signed by at least
Bidders must state in their proposals the price per
thousand envelopes or wrappers. including every
thing requreu be done or furnished, set forth
In this advertisement; and all proposals must be
made upon the blank forms furnished by the De-
partment, securely enyelOped and sealed, markell
fsProposals for Stamped Envelopes and Newspaper
Wrappers, - and addressed to the Third Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. O..
= j. w. MARSHALL,
su22-S&TuSt Postmaster General.