National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-15
THE NATIONAL. s. R Y p b,
PROPOSALS. T
DROPoSALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS. -
|ss1a' as-. PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
nssimsnp f S 70 vii Se received at s9is De
ZENITH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1875, for fur
nishing, by contract, for four years. from the rst
Mall Pouches as may, from time TO time, be re-
CURED ana ordered; such pouches to conform, In
every respect to the samples on exhibition In this
Hartford, New York, Philadelphia Cincinnati,
Louisville, St Louis and Chicago.
Of these samples will be furnished on application
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Bidders, before submitting proposals, should
therefore carefully examine such samples and
compare them with the specifications referred to.
The label cases. which are to be attached to
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
as may be required and ordered at the post ofices
In the following places, viz: Boston, Massachu-
Sets New norx ana .Sa, New 1ork; Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; ST. Louis, Missouri, and Chi.
csRo, 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
The bids will be opened verified and announced
In this 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 o 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 o 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, 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 q
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, hereinbe-
fore Specified in case his proposal shall be accept
ed by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms Of proposal, bond, &c, viii 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.