National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-18

PROPOSALS.
mE EiSiSiEsG RIVE iiMPRoTEmENT.

TENNEssEE RIVE IMPROVEMENT.
UNITED STATES EserNExR oYYTcK
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Sept; -, lsI5.
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, VIII De received
ct this ONCE until noon on ~ E NG %
etc. In the construction Of the Canal around Mus
Gle Shoals, in the Tennessee river, between Flor
Specincations and forms for proposals will be
WALTER MCFARLAND,
Major of Engtneers.
DROPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.
Posr orgIcE DEPARTMESr,
Sealed proposals will be e received at this De-
partment until Il O'Clock noon, the EIGHT
ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1876, for fur
day Of 5 is s nEs 0S SusSss Of Isstssf
Mail Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
quired ana ordered; such pouches to conform, In
Department, and in the post Offices at Boston,
Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, 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.
tbereS S' cSTsfuIly Examine such pS samples and
compare them with the specifications referred 70.
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 deverableat the risk and expense OF the con-
as may be required and ordered at the post ofiees
In the following places, viz: Boston, Massachu-
sets; New York and New ORR; Phnaaelphia,
Pennsylvania; Washington, District CT Columbia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, missouri, and Ohi.
cago, Illinois. They are to be rigidly inspected
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
to him to demand.
The bids will be opened verified and announced
in this Department on the EIGHTEENTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, ISIS, 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 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
tfsc and for ana faifufe on the part Of the
tractor to comply with the contract he and his
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum OF twenty thousand dollars, liquidated
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
be SUFFICIENT by the postmaster OF the place where
they reside conditioned for the bidders entering
into contract with bond and sureties as hereinoe-
fore specified in case his 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, ID. u"
MARSHALL JEWELL
sea Postmaster General.