National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-08
PROPOSALS
pR0P66eS1nfs FOR MAI I1 BAGS.

I0RUPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
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Sealed proposals win be PsceiVed at ii this De.
partment until u O'Clock noon, the EIGHT
ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875, for fur
5ishng Hy for four YEAR; from the first
Mall Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
CURED ana ordered; such pouches 70 conform, in
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
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.
All the leather mail pouches contracted for are
to be deliverable at the risk and expense Of the con-
tractor and at svch times and in such quantities,
as may be required and ordered at the post offices
In the following places, viz: Boston, MassachC-
sets; New York and New York; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Washington, District OF Columbia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri, and Obi
csRo, Illinois. They are to be rigfdly inspected
before delivery at the place Of their
and none Of them found to be inferior to the
pie in any respect, will be accepted or 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
The bids will be opened verified and announced
in this Department on the EIGHTEENTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, 1915, 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 bond, in the sum
of twenty thousand dollars with suretes satisfac-
tory to the Postmaster General conditioned for
the faithful and proper performance of the con-
tract and for 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 liquidated
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 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 hereinbe-
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 sealed
envelope, Endorsed proposals for Mail Bags"
and be addressed to the Second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, d. O."
MARSHALL JEWELL,
sea Postmaster General.