National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-12

IS WASHINGTON AVENUE,
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, viii be received
At this once until p. m. OF THURSDAY, the 18th
Falls Canal Improvement,
For Information upO1 the subject apply. at this
mhi-6t Major OF E2Rileers.
PROPOSALS FOR GOAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, !
WAS W,AsshINGToE, ID. e., February q, 1915
SnI 70 G,SCiE' a A. TUGsDAY 9Th MARCH for
cesk @ Of 5g5
y Se re1sd PHASES and In gsh
CURED by act Of Congress approved july Ii, is7e
viz: ''That such coal shall weigh 2 90 pounds to
quantity Of each load certed at the time Of deiiVs
cry by the person appointed and qualified under
fee Of cent: for each ton of coal Inspected weighed
AnS deiiyeEed shall be paid by the e9ntractgrn
week from the 18th March, the Department resery-
ing the right to REJECT all or any portion of the bids
No proposals will be entertained unless accompa-
contract, nor win any payment be ma lie without
the certificate Of the Inspector that the coal fur
ProPSSals shall be ADDRESSED 6E6 and sent to the
Chief Of Bureau of Engraving and Prfn1inT Treas
ury Department. fe24-WFMtmh0
PROPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
l. ING STAMPS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until the 10th day of March next, at Il
o'clock noon, for furnishing for the use OF the
post offices in the United States for one year and
also for four years from the LIST of April next,
Marking and Rating Stamps Of the following de-
scription, namely:
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, or other
suitable material, with cancel combined, the
stamp to be about one inch, and the cancel one
half inch in diameter, with the name of the office
and State. with TYNE for months and dayS In blocks
of Ike material, with sufficient thumbscrew for
the same: and with handles Of mahogany, walnut
IN PROPOSALS for this class of stamps the bidder
will statetLo additional charge when fitted for
and accompanied by 2ihOur blocks, as a. m,
p. NJ, &c; also, the charge for separate figures
and months.
Also, Octagon Marking Stamps, without the
cancel but similar in all other respects to the cir
blocks.
GLASS No2.
Circular Marking Stamps of iron, or other suit
able material, without the cancel, but similar in
all other respects to No. Circular Stamp, and
with type for months in blocks and single figures
for days, all OF the same material.
Also, for the same when on square face instead
Of circular.
GLASS No. 3.
suitable MATERIAL and in all other respects simi-
lar TO No. stamp, except that the type may be OF
printers type metal.
Circular Marking Stamps Of steel, for foreign
mails, similar to those now in use in New York,
San Francisco, &c, or OF any other suitable style
for foreign mails. and containing such words as
Chicago Direct" "DetrOit Paid All" "Port-
land B. R. Transit" New York Unpaid, )" "Bal-
timOre Paid An B. K. Transit" &C., and with
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
corresponding with stamps Nos. l, and in ma
ADVERTISED "bIissent," Returned for better
directions" or any other word, sentence or figures
not exceeding in length the sentence Returned
for better directions"
Also, Cancels of halElnch diameter and con-
tanning four or more parallel lines, and cor
responding in material with Nos /, and 3
proposals will be received for all the above de.
scribed stamps, or for each class separately.
than lLcee mentioned In this advertisement,
such bids will be considered in making the
awards.
OF offices, according to the present future regu
lations and necessities of the Department, or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to or
der any Of them in his discretion.
Models Of stamps complete, of the bidders own
manufacture, must accompany the proposals.
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee OF two sufficient guarantors that the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted bid.
The accepted bidder will be required within ten
days after his bid is accepted 10 enter into con-
tract, with sureties to be approved by the Post
master General, to supply the articles the pro-
posal fer which is accepted, in which contract it
shall be provided that in case of failure to supply
the articles, any Of them, according to the con-
tract, the contractor and his sureties shall be liza
BILE for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
liquidated damages to be sued for in the name OF
the United States.
The stamps must be delivered at the Blank
Agency of the Post Once Department at the ex-
pense Of the contractor.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside Of
the envelope, proposals for Once Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. g..
MARSHALL JEWELL,
febl7-W4t Postmaster General.