Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-14
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOR MAIL BAG RAGS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
SEPTEMBER 10, lS75.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
SEPTEMBER 10, ISIS.
partment Nntii tcs.rs O'Clock, NOON the ftsenfy first
day f October, 1875, for furnishing, by contract,
sueR bs and oares anan az
ole year from the first day of December, 1875; the
quantity Of such Tags TO be furnished being two
hundred thousand, less, shall be required
and ordered cred during that period.
Tie arrow Tags are to be made OF suitable har,:
wood OF light color, in rectangular strips, each
six and a half inches long, one inch vide, and a
hall iEch thick, and having circular hole three
point one inch from one end Each Of these Tags Is
to have printed and slightly indented thereon, In
and State, of such railway post office, OF such
ron agency a. may De ipeciaed IA schedules which
thereon, In smaller letters direction for its
to such office as will be specified in such schedules
an ieseeets; excepting the width, which must be
R 81 and Sf the print
larger letters, will be required aud partc ulary
specified in the schedules for mails sent to foreign
Samples of the Tags hereby advertised for can be
91ttalned, on Application to she Second Assistant
All the Tags contracted for are to be delivered at
this Department at the risk aud ex pense OF the con-
tractor and must be Inspected and Be found to con
orm TO the sample and orders of the Department,
before they shall be accepted or paid for.
Every proposal must specify, Internationally, the
price OF each Tag offered to be furnished.
The proposals. received will be opened, read and
yerired, in this Department noon he fcsnfy f1I
day 81 October, 1873; and decision thereon will be
made within hve days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the right
10 reject any or all OF ths proposals received under
this advertisement it, in his Judgment, the inter-
ests Of the Departures may thereby be promoted.
The accepted bidder must enter into contract,
and, with two sureties, satisfactory to the Post
master General, be bound in the penalty of four
thousand dollars for the faithful and proper per-
tOrmance Of the contract; and for failure on the
part Of the contractor to comply with the contract
he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
OF the full sum Of four thousand dollars Qudated
dam ages, TO he sued for in the of the United
states, in an action Of debt in any court having
jurisdiction thereof,
This contract and obligation must be dolly signed
and executed, within tweoty days after the receipt
thereof from this Department.
Every proposal must be accompanied with bond,
in the penalty OF two thousand dollars, executed by
the bidder and two sureties certified to be sufficient
BY the postmaster whore they reside,) conditioned
Tor the bidders entering into contract, as herein
before speched IN case bis proposal be accepted by
the Postm aster General,
Blank forms Of proposal and bond will DO furni she'd
ON application to the Second Assist ant Postmaster
General; and all bidders required to conform
thereto, in submitting their bids under this adyer
tlsement.
Every proposal should be inclosed In a sealed
envelope Endorsed Proposals for Mail Bag Tags, ("
and be addressed TO the second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, ID. O."
MARSHALL JEWELL,
sep4 tu,ow Postmaster General.