National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-16
PROPOSALS.
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TENNEssEE RIVER IMPROVEMENT
UNITED STATES ENeIsKEn OYFIoE,
CHATTANOOGA, tenn. Sept IS 1873:
Sealed proposals, in duplicate. VIII be received
at this ofice until noon on THURSDAY, Noyem-
Der 4. 1875, for the Excavation OF Earth, ROCK,
Gle Shoals, in the Tennessee river. between Flor
Specifications and forms for proposals Will be
furnished on application 10 this ONCE.
WALTER MCFARLAND,
Major OF Engineers.
DRUPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De
EENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875 for fur-
nishinR, by contract for four years, from the first
day Of July, 1875, such quantities Of Leather
Mall Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
Quired ano ordered; such pouches to conform, In
every respect to the samples on exhibition in this
Hartford. New York, Phifsdeiphis, 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 susn samples ana nc
The label cases, which are to be attached 70
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 such times and In such quantities.
as may be required and ordered at the post Offices
in the following places viz: Boston, Massachu-
sets; New York and New York; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvanis; Washington, District Of Columbia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; st. Louis Missouri, and Obi
cago, Illinois. They are to be rigidly inspected
before delivery at the place Of their manufacturer
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
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
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 q bond, in the sum
Of twenty thousand dollars with sureties satisfac
tory to the Postmaster General conditioned ter
tract and for failure on the part Of the con-
tractor to comply with the contract he and bis
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum OF twenty thousand dollars as liqutdated
damages, to be sued for in the name Of the United
States in an action OF debt in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
bond, in the penalty of five thousand dollars, exc
cuted by the bidder and two sureties, Certified to
pc eumcient Dy the pos master OF the place Wuero
they reside conditioned for the bidders entering
into contract, with bond and sureties, as heretnoe
fore specified In bis proposal shall be accept
ed by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms of proposal, bond, &c, viii 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 JEW ELL,
se24 Postmaster General.