Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-05
PROPOSALS.
DROPOsALs FOR MAIL BAG RAGS.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this DE.
day Of OctObsr, 1875, for furnishing, by contract
such times as may be required and ordered during
one year from the first day of December, 1875; the
quantity Of such Tags to be furnished being two
hundred thousand more or less, shall be required
and ordered during that period.
wide.
The harrow Tags are to be made Of suitable hard
six and half inches long, one inch vide, and a
halt inch thick, and having a circular hole three
point one inch from one end. Each OF these Tags Is
to have printed and slightly indented thereon, IN
suitably large Letters, the name Of such post Office
and State, IF such railway post office, or of such
route agency, as may he specified in schedules which
viii accompany eacn order, ana also have printed
thereon, IN smaller letters, direction for its return
L. such Once as Will be specified in such schedules
al; al jtsrects' excepting the width, which must be
Two fes inife%d Of one, ana excepting the print
larger letters, will be required and parc uIary
specified in the schedules for mails sent 10 foreign
Samples of the Tia Is hereby advertised for can be
obtained, ON application to .he Second Assistant
All the Tags contracted for are 20 be delivered AZ
this Department at the risk aud Expense of the con
tractor and must be inspected and be found to con
form TO the sample and orders of the Department
Every proposal must specify, Internationally, the
price OF each Tag offered to be furnished
The proposals received VIII be opened, read and
verified in this Departm at noon the tIreHty first
ddg ~ October, 1875; and decision thereon will be
made within five days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the right
to REJECT all of the proposals received under
this advertisement, II, in his Judgment the inter
ests Of the Department 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
Torrance 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
u the full sum Of four thousand dollars qudated
dam ages, to be 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 duly signed
and executed, within twenty days after the receipt
thereof from this Department.
Every proposal must be accompanied with a bond,
in the penalty of two thousand dollars executed by
the bidder and two sureties, certified to be sufficient
by the postmaster where they reside,) Onditioned
Tor the bidders entering into contract, as herein
before specified in case bis proposal be accepted by
the POstm aster General.
Blank forms of proposal and bond will be furnished
on application to the Second, Assist Postmaster
&c neral and all bidders required 10 conform
thereto, in submitting their bids under this adver
tIstment
Every proposal should be inclosed in a sealed
envelope, indOrset Proposals for Mail Bag Tags, {"
aud be addressed to the Second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, ID. CO.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
sepl4 tu4w Postma ster General.