National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-09-24
PROPOSALS.
l-ORoPOSALS FOR BUILDING A LOOK
L ON THE GREAT KANAwHA RIVER.
DROPOSALs FOR FUEL.
PROPosALS FOR MAIL BAGS.


PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Septem DER q, 1875. {
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
Partment until Il O'Clock noon, the EIGHT
ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875 for iur-
nishing, by contract for four years, from the first
day Of July, 1876, such quantities of Leather
Mall Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
quired ana ordered; such pouches to CONFORM, in
every respect, TO the samples exhibition in this
Department, and in the post Offices at Boston,
Hartford, New York, PHILADELPHIA. CIncinnati
Louisville, ST. Louis and Chicago
Specifications of the construction and materials
Of these samples will be furnished, on application
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General
Bidders, before submitting proposals, should
therefore carefully examine such samples and
compare them with the specifications referred to.
The label cases, which are to be attached to
such pouches by the contractor will be furnished
to him for that purpose by the Department.
20 ~ .Ge Leather he maj tor are
tractor, and ut such tfmee and IN such quantities.
as may be required and ordered st the post offices
sets; New York and New York; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Washington, District of Coum ba;
Cincinnati, Ohio; st. Louis, Missouri, ami Obi
caRo, Illinois. They to be Tigidly inspected
before delivery at the place of their manu- iac:ure
and none of them found to be interior to the sam.
pie, in any respect, will be accepted paid for.
The average number of such pouches required
Will probably not exceed ten thousand annually.
But the Postmaster General will reserve the
right to order more or less than that number, as
the wants and interests of the service may seem
to him to demand.
The bids will be opened, verified and announced
in this Department on the EIGHTEENTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, 1875, beginning at noon, and
the Postmaster General will decide thereon with
in five days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the
right to reject any or all the bids received under
this advertisement IT, in his Judgment, the inter-
ests of the Department may thereby be promoted.
The accepted bidder must, within twenty days
after the receipt of the contract for his signature
duly execute the same, giving a bond, in the sum
II twenty thousand dollars with suretes satisfac-
tory to the Postmaster General, conditioned for
the faithful and proper performance of the con-
tract; and for a failure on the part of the con-
tractor to comply with the contract he and his
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum OF twenty Thousand dollars, as liQudated
damages, to be sued for In the name of the United
States In an action OF debt in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Every proposal must be accompanied with
bond in the penalty OF five thousand dollars,
cuted by the bidder and two sureties, Certified TO
be sufficient by the postmaster Of the place where
they reside conditioned for the bidders ering
into contract, with bond and sureties, as hereinbe
fore specified In case his proposal shall be accept
ed by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms of proposal, bond, &C., will be fur
nished on application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, and all bidders are required
to conform thereto in submitting proposals under
this advertisement.
Every proposal should be inclosed in a sealed
envelope, Endorsed proposals for Mail Bags"
and be addressed to the Second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, ID. O."
MARSHALL JEW ELL,
sea Postmaster General.