National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-22
JoRuPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Sealed proposals will be received al this De-
psrtment until Il O'Clock noon, the EIGHT
EEMIH ;, DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875, 70, fur.
day of July, 1875, such quantities of Leather
Mail Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
every respect to the samples on 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
ofthese 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.
such pouches by the contractor, will be furnished
to him for that purpose by the Department..
All the leather mail pouches contracted toz are
to be deliverable at the risk and expense of the
tractor and at such times, and In such quantities,
as may be required and ordered at the post Offices
In ,se %eS Yoss @ S9s.oP
PennsylvaDia; Washington, District Of Columbia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; st. Louis, Missouri, and Obi
before delivery at the place of their Manufacture;
and none of them found to be inferior to the sam
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
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 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 theTeceipt Of the contract for his signature,
duly execute the same, giving bond, in the sum
OF twenty thousand dollars, with sureties satisfac
tory to the Postmaster General conditioned for
the faithful and proper performance 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 lquidated
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 suretes, as herenbe-
fore specified, in case his proposal shall be accept
ed by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms Of proposal, bond, SC, will be fur
nished on application to the Second Assistant
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, ID. O."
MARSHALL JEWELL
sea Postmaster General.