National Republican., 1876-12-18
DROPoSALS FOR MAIL BAG TAGS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, |

November Is, 1876.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until noon on the 21st day of Decem-
Der, 1875, for furnishing, by contract, Printed
Wooden Tags In such quantities and at such
year from the first day of January, 1877; the
quantity of such Tags to be furnished being two
hundred thousand, more or less, as shall be re-
quired and ordered during that period.
Such Tags are to be OF two klnds-narrow and
wide.
The narrow Tags are to be made of suitably
hard wood, seasoned and Of light color, in rect
angular strips, each six and half inches long,
one inch wide, and half inch thick, and having
ter bored through it, at point one inch from one
end. Each of these Tags is to have printed and
slightly indented thereon in suitably large let
such railway post Office or of such route agency,
as may be specified on schedules which will ac-
company each order, and also have printed there
on, In small letters, direction for its return to
such office as will be specified on such schedules
The printed side of each Tag is to have q smooth
surface.
The wide Tags are tc be similar to the others
In all respects excepting the width, which must
be two inches instead of one, and excepting the
printing, which viii consist of such brief direc-
tiCn, in larger letters as will be required, and
particularly specified in the schedules for mails
sent to foreign countries. Samples of the Tags
hereby advertised for can be obtained on applica-
tion, by letter, to the Second Assistant Postmas-
at this Department In the city of Washington,
tied in bundles of fifty of each inscription, and at
the FISK and expense OF the contractor, and they
must be inspected and found to conform to the
samples and the orders of the Department before
they will be accepted or paid for.
Every proposal must specify Internationally
the price of each Tag offered to be furnished.
The proposals received will be opened, read
and verified in this Department at noon the 2lst
day of December, 1876; and decision thereon
will be made within three days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the
right to reject any all of the proposals received
under this advertisement, II, in his Judgment, the
interests of the service may thereby be pro-
NOTED.
The accepted bidder must enter into contract,
master General, be bound in the penalty of four
thousand dollars for the faithful performance 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 Of the
damages, to be sued for in the name of the Uni
ted States in an action of debt in any court hav-
ing jurisdiction thereof. This contract and obli-
CATION must be duly signed and executed within
ten days after the receipt thereof from this De-
partment.
Every proposal must be accompanied with
bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars, ex-
ecuted by the bidder and two sureties, Certified
to be sufficient by the postmaster where they
side,) conditioned for the bidders entering into
contract, as hereinbefore specir ed, in case his
Blank forms of proposal and bond will be fur
nfshed on application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General; and all bidders are required
to conform thereto in submitting their bids under
this advertisement.
Every proposal should be inclosed in q sealed
envelope, Endorsed proposals for Mail Bag
Tags" and be addressed to the "Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Washington, D: O."
JAS. N. TYNER,
nov24-F4w Postmaster General.