National Republican., 1876-03-04

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Approximate EmOunt Of masonry $500 cubic
yards. Work I" be finished by the 18th Of No
vember, 1873. stone already Quarried.
Specifications and printed forms for proposal:
will be furnished on application to the under
Requests for blank forms should be indorssd
on the envelope, "OEcial Business"
VIM. L. MERRILL,
tese.5t Major Engineers.
PROPoSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
L IS6 STAMPS,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
SEALED PROPOSALS will he received at
! this department until the 9TH day of MARCH
next at Il O'Clock noon for furnishing for the use
| of the post othces in the United States for one
| year from the first OF April next, Marking and
Rating Stamps OF the following description,
| namely:
CLASS No. l.
| Circular Marking Stamps OF Steel with cancel
combined, the stamp to be about one inch and the
cancel one half inch in diameter with the name OF
days in blocks Of ike materisl W with sucieDt @
| thumbscrew for the same, and with handles Of
| mahogany, walnut or other heavy wood.
In proposals fer this class of stamps the bidder
will state the charge when fitted for and accom-
panied by n hour blocks, as a. m, p. m, SC,
Also, Octsgon Marking stamps. without the can.
eel but similar IN al other respects 10 the crcu
lar stamp above described and with type for
blocks.
CLASS NO2
Circular Marking Stamps of Steel, without the
cancel but similar in all other respects to no.
blocks snd single tgures for days, ali OF the same
length as the steel type, but OF type metal
vertissd," "Misseut, "I.eturned for better drsc-
tions," or any other word, sentence or figures not
exceeding In length the sentence. Returned for
better directions, when several CT the same are
required.
Also, for such Stamps as names olpersOns when
hFlf nm n n Etrd NE nd
Also, Cancels Of Hard Wood, half inch dame
ter, containing four or more psrelIel lines.
Stamps Will be ordered fo- the different classes
OF ofhces, according 10 present or future regula-
tiOns and necessities Of the Department, or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to
order any Of them In his discretion.
Models Of Stamps complete, Of the bidders own
manufacture. must accompany the proposals.
guarantee Of two suficient gusrshtors. tha, the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid Is accepted TO furnish the articles
specified In his accepted bid, and a certificate
from postmaster that such guafsntOrs are reu-
able persons.
The accepted bidder viii be required, within
ten days after his bid is accepted, TO enter into
contract, with suretIes to be approved by the
Postmaster General, TO supply the articles the
proposal for which is accepted In which contract
Il shall be provided that In case Of failure to sup
ply the articles, or any OF them, according to the
contract the contractor and his sureties SHALL be
liable for the forfeiture specihed IN such contract
as liquidated damages to be sued for 10 the name
ofthe United States.
Agency of the Post Ufiee Department at the ex-
pense CT the contractor.
Proposals should be indorsed on the outside Of
the envelope: " Proposals for Once Marking
Stamps" and addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, washington, j.; Z:
MARSHALL JEW ELL
fs5 I'd Postmaster General.
pRUPOSALs FOR SrBsIS ENCE
CyrIck PrRcHAsISG AND DkroT c. Sd
No EAST MAN STREET. ?
InTIEyIIIR Feb. - ls-R.
Sealed proposals. IN duplicate. will be received
at this Office until IL o'clock n. MONDAY, March
sistence warehouse, No. East Main street,
Louisville KY, Of the following subsistence
50 bbls bless Pork
400 bbIs. Flour, "a No FamIly.)
10000 lbs medium Navy Beans.
700 gallons ' inc gar. (2T grains strength.l
2 O0O lbs. Candles, tAdsmsntipe,) SIS.
1000 lbs. good hard Soap, free from sdultsrs
80 lbs. Ground Black Pepper, Tin 1s-Ib. tin
foil.
LOCO lbs. S. c. Breakfast Bacon, (arerag,
weight lbs.. none to exceed 10 lbsl
900 lbs. SO Hams, (syerage weight Il lbs,
none TO exceed Is Ibs)
25 bbls. Family Flour, (best Fancy)
Beans in full bead lined barrels, round hoops.
Candles and Soap in wellstrapped boxes, stand
ard weights.
Samples Of all articles, except meats must &C.
company proposals. and bidders should state
whether Bres Stast Bacon and Ham are canvased
In case of any deficiency IN the delivery of the
quantity accepted, or in the quality OF the stores,
tte Government will be authorized to make good
the deficiency by purchase 10 open market. and
bidder.
More or less than the above quantities may be
accepted If coDsidereG advisable.
The right is reserved TO reject aay and all pro-
posaIs.
For blurk proposals, and any additional in.
SAMUEL T. CUSHING,
felPo ct Captain and G.. 5.
DRUPuSALS FOR BUILDING A DAMON
L The GREAT kANAwHA RIVER, W.
I. $. ESGUSEEr OFFIcE,l
BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. IL, 1875.
Proposals for building q Dam on the Great
Kauawha river. " est Virginia, near Brownstown,
will be received until noon OF March q, $50. and
specihcations and any desired Information can be
WIN. p: CRAIGHILL
fel5 81 Major of Engineers.
PRoPUSALS FOR IRON.
Rock ISLAND ARSENAL ILL..)
January -, 1875. ;
delivered al this arsenal, tho following:
$4,000 pounds OF IL inch wrought iron beams.
los o. pounds Of IInch wrong ht.Iron i beams.
1900 pounds Of I iron, from 2L in. Y 81 in. TO
"a ooo - @1z in; 81 III, 6,I IN h ,-, a>
5000 pounds oi tat and square bar ir various
sizes.
The name or place of manufacture of the iron
must be stated. The beams will be subject TO In
sPection and test, and Will be required to possess
the stiffness sDd strength inticateS.in the pub
lshed charts of the manufacturer.
The nat and round iron Is required to be Of best
quality highly refined iron; TO give an ultimate
tensile strength of not less than 600 pounds per
square inch, and TO bear tensile strain OF 1000
pOuDds per square inch, without permanent set
and will IDe thoroughly tested as above and by
bending, welding, &c.
Bids Tor sDy her than the high grade OF iron
required will not he considered.
Proposals should be indorsed proposals for
lrOn." and will be opened at 10 a. IN. March 10,
1875.
The right to reject any and all bids not deemed
satisfactory is reserved.
For iull bill OF iron, specifications for quality
and other information, apply to the undersigned.
ID. W. FLAGLER,
fel46t Major Of ordnance.