National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-12
PROPOSALS..
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
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| ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1876, for fur.
uishIng by contract, for four years, from the FIRST
. W Of July, 1875, such quantities of Leather
a. Il Pouches as may, from time to time, be re.
MA I'd ana ordered; such pouches to CONFORM, in
every pent, and in the post Offices at Boston.
Depart :. New York, Phiiadeiphia. Cincnnsti'
HartlorH ST. Louis and Chicago =
LSnlsviaiS ions of the construction and materials
81 81 tb be SEAM Assistant Postmaster General
W 1 Sns hs . submitting proposals should
a. BioaeIs' Dei9: 'ly examine such samples and
compSre them witt the specifications referred to.
,ucb ooncs eases hx 1ntractor will be furnished
to him for that ~ 1ns BY The DEPARTMENT.
All the leather mail DO, and s1nsnso 20 ,h ~. S,e
to be deliverable at the risk I'd IN sucS onsntitss
as may be required and ordere 'oston HsssacSn
IN the iolioTing places, viz: I; PhiladeIphis,
Pennsylvania; Washington Distri, 'sg' ng ma
Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Nilsson " insnsctsd
SasCs n Ip dhey are 70 Ts & nutacture;
and none of them found to be inferior to "a for
pie in any respect, will be accepted or pa, 1Ui;sd
The average number Of such pouches re- lu II
will probably not exceed ten thousand ann1 a ~
But the Postmaster General will reserve 'n ne
right to order more or less than that number, o.,
the wants and interests of the service may seeh
to him to demand.
Inc DlQs Will De opened, Verined and announced l
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 all the bids received under
this advertisement II, 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 q bond, in the sum
OF twenty thousand dollars, with sureties satisac
tory to the Postmaster General conditioned for
q NJ form on0Q nj a m
tract; and for a failure on the part OF the con-
tractor to comply with the contract he and his 4
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum Of twenty Thousand dollars, as lQuldated
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 q
bond, in the penalty Of five thousand dollars, exc
cuted by The bidder and two sureties, Certified to
be sufficient by the postmaster Of the place where
they reside, conditioned for the bidders entering
into contract, with bond and sureties, as herenDe
fore specified, 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 JEWELL.
sea Postmaster General.