National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-05

I0RoPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS.
POST oF seSte Dse4 r. fsIs.
Sealed proposals will be received az this De-
ZENITH DAY OF NoVEM HIsI' is ISIS, for fur.
nishinE, BY contract for four years. from the first
day Of July. 1875, ssch quantities Of Leather
CURED ana ordered; such pouches to conform, in
every respect to the samples on exhibition in this
and IN the Il
Louisville, St. Louis and Chicsgo.
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
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
tractor, and at such times, and In such quantities.
in the following places, viz: Boston, Massachu-
sets; New York and New York; Philadelphia,
Pennsylyanis; Washington, District of Columbia
caso, Illinois. They are to be rigidiy Inspected
before delivery ct 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 msy seem
to him to demand.
The bids will be opened verified and announced
In this Department on the EIGHTEENTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, 1875, beginning ct 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-
este OF the Department may thereby be promoted.
The accepted bidder must, within twenty days
after the receipt Of the contract for his signature
Of twenty thousand dollars with sureies satisfac-
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 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 o
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-
fore Specified in case bis proposal shall be accept
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 q 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.