National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-15
PROPOSALS.
PRoF cS FOR 601 1880

PROPOSALS FOR GOAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING,
| sa MIASSI nIO d: e., February q, IsIS
unit. z G'clCik E a m, EsD4Y, ssth MARCH fOr
tseorge Creek cgm6ers1a cOai e 70 Be d deliyered
at such times and places and IN such quantities
IE: 'sThat such coal shall Weigh Z 20 pounds 70
quantity OF each load Ceeted az the time Of deIVs
az tes spPSinssd and qgSss under
fee OF cents for each ton coal weighed
viii be sas SRdaS or one
week irom the 9th March. the Department reseTy.
as res right to reject all or any portion bids
No proposals win be entertained unless sccompa-
nieo BY satisfactory evidence Of ability to fulfill the
contract, nor VIII any payment be male without
nshed is such as the contract calls for.
Proposals shall be addd5eSssd and sent H e the
Chief Of Bureau of Engraving and PrintinT, Treas
ury Department. fe2i-WFMtmhSO
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF FOR INDIANS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
oFFIcE OF INDIAN AFEAIRs, March II, 1875.
plies" will be received at this once until IL
o'clock Of Monday, the I'D day Of March. 1875, for
ties and at such times as may be required Tor the
Indian service, at the following Agencies in the
Indian IerritoEyI to July l. $50:
Kiowa Agency.
Wichita Agency.
Bids must state the price per pound gross; said
prices to be given without any modification, or
proposed modification, whatever.
The delivery must commence at each Agency
ceived.
Should the contractor at any time fail odeIiver
cattle as required, they will be purchased else
Bids must be accompanied with certified check
Of not less than three thousand dollars, payable
to the order Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
upon some United States Depository or solvent
National Bank, which check shall be forfeited to
the United States in case of default by bidder in
executing contract If awarded to him.
Bidders are invited to be present at the open
ing of the bids.
mh12td Commissioner.
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
l. ING STAMPS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENr,
. WASHINGTON, February l5 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until the 18th day of March next, at II
O'Clock noon, for furnishing for the use OF the
post Offices in the United States for year, and
also Tor four years from the LIST Of April next,
scriptton, namely:
GLASS No l.
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, or other
suitable material, with cancel combined, the
stamp to be about one inch, and the cancel one
half inch in diameter with the name of tho Office
and State with type for months and days In blocks
of:like material, with suficient thumbscrew for
the same, and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
or other heavy wood.
In pICpnsa4s for this class Of stamps the bidder
will state'tGe additional charge when fitted for
and ACCOMPANIED by 2+hour blocks as a. NJ, 1
p NJ, &c; also, the charge for separate figures
Also, Octagon Marking Stamps, without the
cancel hut similar in all other respects to the cir
cular stamp above described, and with type for
blocks.
GLASS No.2.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suit
able material, without the cancel. but similar in
all other respects to No. Circular Stamp, and
with type for months in blocks and single figures
for days, all OF the same material.
Also, for the same when on square face instead
of circular.
CLASS Nos
Circular Marking Stamps Of lockwood, or other
suitable material, ana in all other respects SINH
lar to No: stamp, except that the type may be of
printers type metal
CLASS MOI
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, for foreign
mails. similar to those now in use in New York,
San Francisco, SC, or OF any other suitable style
for foreign mails. and containing such words as
"Uhicago Direct" "Detroit Paid ALL" sport
land B. R. Transit" New York Unpaid, J." "Bai-
timore Paid All b. K. Transit" &C., and with
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
corresponding with stamps Nos. 1, 2 and in ma.
Advertised" "RIssent," Returned for better
directions" or any other word sentence or figures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
for better directions"
Also, Cancels of halEinch diameter and con-
tanning four or more parallel lines, and cor |
responding in material with Nos. !, and 3
stamps.
Proposals will be received for all the above de-
scribed stamps, or for each class separately.
II bids are made proposing other materials
than those mentioned in this advertisement, !
such bids will be considered in making the |
awards.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
Of Offices, according to the present or future regu
lations and necessities Of the Department or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to or
der any Of them in his discretion.
Models Of stamps complete, Of the bidders own |
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee OF two euttcient guarantOrS that the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted bid.
The accepted bidder will be required within ten |
days after his bid is accepted TO enter into con-
tract with sureties TO be approved by the Post |
master General, to supply the articles the pro- |
posal for which is accepted, in which contract it
shall be provided that In case OF failure to supply
the articles or any Of them according to the con-
tract the contractor and his sureties shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liquidated damages to be sued for In the name of
The stamps must be delivered at the Blank
Agency of the Post Once Department at the eX- |
pense Of the contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside of |
the envelope, proposals for Office Marking |
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant |
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL, |
febl7-W4t Postmaster General.