National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-28
PROPOSALS.
T'ENNEssEE RfTE If MfRoTGGENSTr..
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

| PosT OFFICE DEPARrMrNr,1
| SALAD ,-ono,,, September q, 1875.
y ooe Ss Isssssa at shs De
ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1873, for fur.
nishng BY contract, for four years. from the firs,
Mall Pouches as may, from time 10 ti;1e, be ne.
CURED ana ordered; such pouches 70 conform, IN
and n shs Sos Sn oes u IN
Hartford, New York, Phiiadeiphia, Oincinnati'
Louisville, St Louis and Chicago.
OF these samples will be furnished, on application
TO the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Bidder, Biddsrs, before submitting proposals. should
compare them with the specifications referred to.
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
tractor, and at such times and In such quantities.
as may be required and ordered at the post ofioes
In the following places viz: Boston, Massachu-
Pennsylvania; washington, District Of Oolumbsa,
Cincinnati, Ohio st. Louis, Missouri, and Ohi-
cago, Illinois They are to be rigtdly inspected
and none of them found to be inferior to the sam.
pie, In any respect, win be accepted or paid for.
viii no s4sssS a ,s1 acn TsGuTSd
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 Ibis 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 or 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 sureties satsfac
tory TO the Postmaster General conditioned for
the faithful and proper performance Of the con-
tract; and for q 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 liQudated
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 o
bond, IN the penalty of five thousand dollars, exc
cuted by the bidder and two sureties, Certified to
be sufhcient by the postmaster Of the place where
they reside, conditioned for the bidders entering
into contract with bond and suretes, as hereinbe-
fore specified, IN case his proposal shall be accept
cd 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 Q sealed
envelope, Endorsed proposals for Mail Bags"
and be addressed to the "Second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, d. Or
MARSHALL JEWELL
sea Postmaster General.