National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-27
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAGS.

| VOROPOSALS FOX MAIL BAGS.
Posr OFFICE DEPARrMEST,
Sealed proposals will be received AZ this De.
EENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, ISIS. for FUR.
day Of July, 1875, such quantities Of Leather
Mail Pouches as may, from time to time, be re-
CURED ana ordered; such pouches to conform, In
Department, and in the post Offices at Boston,
Hartford, New York, Phiiadsiphia, 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.
therefore carefully examine such samples and
compare them with the specifications referred to.
such poucSes by the ooptrscsor viii be fnSnisbsG
to him for that purpose by the Department
An the leather mail pouche: contracted for are
tractor and at such times, and in such quantities
as may be required and ordered at the post offices
In the GLOWING places, Viz: Boston, Msssas a
Pennsylvania; Washington, District Of Columbia,
Cincinnati, Ohio; st. Louis, Missouri, and Chi
before delivery at the place Of their Manufacture;
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, 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 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 Q bond, in the sum
Of twenty thousand dollars. with suretes satisfac
tory to the Postmaster General conditioned for
the faithful and proper performance OF the con-
tract; and for q failure on the part Of the con-
tractor to comply with the contract he and bis
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum OF twenty thousand dollars, as 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 o
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 hereinbe
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 fnclosed In sealed
envelope, Endorsed proposals for Mail Bags"
and be addressed to the Second Assistant Post
master General, Washington, d. O."
MARSHALL JEWELL,
seq Postmaster General.