Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-30
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SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received a. mi,
Department. until FRIDAY, the 21th day of Jane,
titles end at sGsh times as may be- M sSI1 t 8gs
lowing described post Office envelopes daring the
IsTf isIss H e hi RETURNS
NO lslze, SO BY Ga inches. Estimated nunbar
NOISE s BY 81 Inches Estmared 1 n9S SSs2
No s-szs, BY iIcles Estimated nGmo rS9 ge
No. Isle, "a BY iojs inc6cs Estimated auSsbeg
FvR RSTUsNTNG DEAD OLE LsT ii sO'oO
,,r s,ze, S9 bg % inches. Estimated number re-
FOE REGISTERED PACKAGES.
onir.J Coy ay ,a 10 inches Estimated number re-
The, 7 he estimates given are in.ended as guide to
IN Department may require more or less
Prs nIEsi Be male for sach End Of enrsIoPs (oi
% q, "a iettsr and registered pac sge) separately,
ana the contract will be awarded for each Kind 10
the lowest rssPoEsible bidder.
lops required, together With blank forms for BIDS
VIII De i1IDl,hed on Application TO the Third As
The envelopes must strictly conform in size,
quant{ OF paper, cumming, and make, to the sam
be banded in parcels Of twenty i've, in strone
linen cotton eiuth on lbs coFGers and eess each
70 contain not less thal $50 Of sizes Nos snd and
may be ordered, the boxes TO De wrappsd in strong
MANILA paper and properly sealed, 10 bear safe
CURED t. be delivered at the Department, thu Wrae.
ping may be dispensed with, in the discretion of ths
When 20oo or more envelopes are required to FIJI
oped o. b s "a ter pr 9,n large lots are
they must be packed in strong wooden cases ana
properly address, d. but when less than 1000
required 70 be sent BY mail, per lsbsls Of direc
ton must Do placed on each package; al to be done
The envelopes mus. bedslivereii n such aGantit,es
Is may from time to tia bs required to fill the
delivered either at the post once Ia tbs civ Thspe
The accepted bidder resides at this Department,
for PACKING, sbslire, AID deifveiing the whole to
be Done under the inspection and supervision of al
All theenvelppes serein described mast bear such
printing as the Postmaster General may direct, aud
20 be printed in vermilion or some other approved
The Postmaster General reserves the right 10 re-
Ject any AID all BIDS IL in his ud gme. the interests
II the Government require Il.
Each pro posal Hust be siQned By the individual
or firm making il, and be accom- panied BY gusran-
tee, the responsibility and cheney of the sig aers
70 which must be certified t. b. the postmaster
uniied States attorney where tie bidder resides,
tsSi the bidder shall, within ten days after berg
called upon to do 20, execute a contract to fdrnish
promptly, and in quantities as ordered, the article
OF articles awarded to him. TO BE- acconpa lied by a
BOND with approved security, In q pssa5y of not
Less than tsic the contract price q all the articles
dtionfd upon the faitbf1l performances ef the same
Prop sails uaaecompsni by such guarantee will
The Postmaster General reserves to himself the
igh 10 annui the contract II N his judgment there
si .uIstions, in Of a willfal attempt to i'm
Jose upon The Department envelopes Inferior TO
sami ltr. Tn failure to CON ply with order
under the contract will operate forfeiiure Of
the en- ire penalty Of the bond under the 7th Acton
~ the act of Congress approved August 20 1914 en-
titled An act legalZiD and making appropriation
for such Necessary directs as have been usually in
cluded in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, ard to x and provide for certain
Incidental II the departments and OH ces
Of the government, and for other PURPOSES (U .
STATUTES at Large, vol s. page 526J or the Postmas
ter General may, IN his diecretion, direct tbs pur
chase in open market of such quantities Of envelopes
as shall be necessary TO supply the deficiency caused
by sucn failure ard charge to tho contractor coz
tractors City per centum Of the price which IL shall
be found necessary TO pay for such articles.
BIDS should be securely envelopsd and scaled
marx ed Proposals for Post once Envelopes" aud
NSdresstd TO the Third Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral, Post Office Department, WasbinstOn, ID. O,
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
mays 3awtJune2S Postmsst-r GaneraI