Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-22
PEOPss.Ls FOB PosT OFFICE EsVE
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PosT OPEJcE DEPARTMENT..

SEALED PBUPOsAL Is vii be rec wei a. a. ,hi,
~ oi Inii fBlpAY The 2,th dsy Of June
iiies ana At sHeh times a. may be required the fol
fos oFF iPfs IEff ks h e RETURNS
ho.l-siZe, 50 By Sl inches Estimated number
SO.2-sze, b. Ga inches EstimsIed NUMBER ;U
No ssse. 6J Inches TsiimsIsd number ss!' re-
KO.-sze, - BY i6js Inches Estimated n92S SS
FOE BsTURETIiSiiaj DEAD LETIE Rs. 1000
,, sze' Sc ~ % inches. Estimated number
g.. FOB skGIsTEBEp PACKAGES.
SIC. ~ les Inches. Estimated number re-
The estimates given are iu-euded as guide to
OF each kiDf, IS the service NAV eemsnd.
eia dead istter and registered packase) sspaT1.sy
and the contract will be awarded TO- each ziad to
Samples cf zoe different sizes and styles of enye-
lopeS reqnlrsd together Sith blank forms FOR bids,
sistsnt POstma-fer Ge1ersi.
The envelopes must strictly. conform in size,
guaiity Cf Paper, CANNING, and make, - the
pies; the CANNING the ips or lao2sts 70 be done
be ia ss S' ID y ha15 Nv mast
gastebosTd or straw boxes, securely bod1d with
linen OF cotton cloth the corners All edges each
10 contain less thaa $50 Of sizes Nos and 2 and
not lees than lUJ - tbs other sizes, Otherwise
may be ordered; the boxes 20 be wrapped in strong
transportation b mail 70 postmsstcrs. When re-
CURED . be d l-ysTei =. the Ee paGtneus the wrap
ping may b dispensed with, in the discretion of the
Postmaster General.
Wheu 1900 OF more envelopes are reI7icei to I'LL
the order ef postmaster, or whsn large lots are
ordered % be sent to the Post on &c De meat,
grSpy tu ~ ahen s a.n a s s3
required % b. sent BY mail, proper isbis of direc
b. the cont, actor without sdditionsI cnsrss OOA'
The envelopes must bsdeliyereci n sucn quantities
orders Of psStmssters Of the psrlment, aud be
fS er1ta ia pIss ONE ~ IN, city Mhsre
as the Postmaster General may direct free OF cost
Tor packisG lsbef- ard delivering ths whole to
ageEt Of the Department.
printing the Postmaster General msy direct, and
the Registered Packsgs envelopes viii Be required
70 be printed IN Sermiiion or me other approved
The POSTMASTER General reserves fhs right to re-
Of the Government require il.
Each proposal must be sisned b. the individual
or firm making u, AID be accompanied By guaran-
tee, the responsibility and sunieieney Of the signers
fI,s.ss s,a.s a,,o5I u -, 70 81 ~ s5- So %
that the bitder shsll, within ten ds after being
promptly, su1 ia quantities orteret, the article
or articles awarded 10 him, TO be accompanied by
len tsap ie G so5fTsrt p,es % an the a RI
estinsiei - be furnished BY said bidder, eoo-
ditened uPcn re f-ithfal Performance Il the same
Prop ssi- Gnsccoupani-d By such guarantee will
The PostEas, er General reserves to himself the
right 70 anuui hs contract il ~ his judgment there
shall b a fsiure 90 perform ts.i,atdliJ aay OF its
pose upon tbe Department envelopes Inferior to
saIlElcE. IN failure 10 ply Win any ODs order
under the COZ trace will operate forfeiture OF
the entire PEI stT 81 the bond under the th section
Ct the act Of Congress approved August 26 1914,
titled An act leRsziI aud making appropriations
for such ssary bects have been usually in
cluded ia the general appropriation bills without
authority CT Law, AID 10 x and provide for
incidental 9enses Of the departments aud on ces
Of the government, and for other purposes" 90. 3
ststutss 81 Large, vol s, 1861 or the Postmas-
ter Genera w his discretion, direct the par
chase in market Of such quantities Of envelopes
shAl be necessary TO supply the deficiency caused
by such failure aud charge 10 the ntractOT
tractors fifty csntum Of the price which IL shall
be found necessary to Pay for such articles.
Bids shOCd be securely enyeloped and sealed
mark 81 Proposals for Post once EnveiOpes,n and
addressed 10 the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, Post Oflice Department, Washington, ID. o.
JOHN A. J. ORkSWELL,
may g 7awt Ine25 Postmaster Genera
GOAL AND WOOD FOR THE TREASURY
~ DEPARTMENT.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May IS, 1874.
PROPCe Is 10 supply the Treasury Department
with Coal ard wood for the ensuing year will be
received az this Cfice up to loon Of WEDNESDAY,
June Il, lS74.
Instructions bidders will DO furnished appli-
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