Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-15
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOB REGISTERED PACKAaI
l. ENVELOPES.

WAsHINeToN, d. O., July 81, iS4
until iRIDAT The ash day Of August, So.
% AZ O'Clock for furnishing in such qua utities
ioSins GsseIissd sn,sioDs: during the year sSdios
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES,
size By Hos inches. Estimated num0er required,
The ss.imste given is intended IS guide to bid
les. number. Is the :s1,ies may demand greater or
with q the
on s1e and Of s ,ss will
Genera The contract will be awarded 10 the lowest
The envelopes must strictly conform in size, quail
ity OF paper, cumming, and make, to the samples;
ss or :; Be S,s s4l IL
printing as the Postmaster General may direct 10
and be banded in p.rssis Of snd
packed 10 srons pasteboard or straw boxse sesale-
sess: ana e.eh g contain NOT less than
one hundred envelopes When 1000 or more
Post Once Dspsrtnent they must be packed in
the contractor without additional charge.
The envelopes must BE- delivered 10 such aasnt.
orders Of pestmssers or Of the Department.. and be
The sccepted bidder resides, or q. this Dsptmsns,
e the P9stmsstsr General may direct free Of cost
be done under he inspection and supervision of
agent OF the Department.
tbs cons4.etof viii mot be pesured to pay rog atty
ON those manufactured for the Post ONCE Depart
Within ten days .tter the contract has been
ssresment in wriiinS with the Pnstmasset General
TO faithfully observe and KEGS the terms conditions,
sccordiDe to their true intent and meaning, and
shall make, execute, and deliver, subject the a D.
Bo1ds With good and s1ficiSnt snresiss in the sam
Of twenty thousand dollars S2l COD forfeiture
contract. to the provisions aud subject to
the liabilities Of ths seventeenth section Of Of
n a N Ina 1yn and Hfnv
appropriations for such necessary objects as have
PEN usually included in the general appropriation
bills II hout authority CT law, and to fix AID pro-
vide for certain Incidental expenses Of the depart
purposes" United States Statutes at Large, vol
ume s. page 52o approved August Is, lsi2, which
comply with the terms of his contract be and his
les shall be liable for the forfeiture specified
for iu the nsme OF the United States in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.
IL the contractor to whom the first award may be
made should fail to enter into agreement and give
satisfactory bonds. as herein provided, then the
next Low est responsible bidder, and 50 on until the
required agreement and bonds are executed; and
every stipulation embraced herein, if he were
the original party to whom the contract was
The agreement will also provide that If at any
saretes .hsI die, or become iTrespousibIe FOR the
entire penalty Of the bond, the Postmaster General
ditionl and sufficient sureties hich the contractor
shall furnish To the acceptance Of the Postmaster
thereof the contract may be sanull-d.
The contract cannot, in any case, be lawfully
transferred or assigned
Should the InieTes; Of the 1vernment require,
this contract may be extended beyond the time
named, not exceeding three mont By order OF tAe
Pcstls stsr General and the contract prices, and
all conditions herein set forth, snail govern in such
extended contract.
fls Postmaster General reserves the right to re-
Jsct all bids il, his j1tgme mt, the intsr
ess OF he Government require 1T also the right to
anbul the Contract, IL, In his opinion, there shall be
tslure at any time to perform tsthfully of its
q r ut n
samples.
nrm making II, and be accom- panied BY antee,
the res possibility snd suciency of the signers
which mUst se certified TO by the postm sstsr or
United States district attorney Uhe the bidder
being called upon TO do 50, execute a 2ntrsct to
furnish pfCmIt and In guam titles ordered, the
articles awarded 10 him. TO be sccomp panied by q
bond with approved secErity 10 penalty Of SD 900,
same
Proposals unsccompanied by such guarantee will
not be considered.
Bidders must state in their proposals the price per
Thousand envelopes, including everything required
to he done furnished, set forth in this sdver-
tisement; and all Proposals must be made upon the
blaL forms furnished BY the De psrtment, securely
enVel ped and sealed, marked proposals for
Registered Package Envelopes" and addressed to
the Third Assistant Postmaster General, Washing
ton, ID. @. j. W. MARSHALL,
augl-s6wAw Postmaster General.
PR9PQsAIIss FOR IIki .S1s AND FbAGGlsG
AND SIDEWALKS, sc uF THE SOUTH
WING OF THE NEW STATE, WAR AND
NAVY DEPARTMEaTs' BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, ID. @.
OFFICE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
TREAsURY DEPARFNBNT,
WASHINGTON. ID. August Is, le74. \