National Republican., 1876-11-25
PROPOSATS
PRoFosxLS1 11'GGIfIlI1.If foR Nail BAG TkGs,
Po5r Ovy1cx DEPARTMENT.


Po5T OyyIcx DHrARrmEsr,l
November Is, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this. De-
partmeht until noon on tho 2lst day Of Decem-
SSr sDs aSr iSpsaSng IL aaS Sy contract Printed
times as may be required and ordered during one
year from the hrst day Of January, 1877; the
hundred thousand, Inore or less, as shall be re-
Quired and ordered during that period
Such Tags sre to be Of tive kinds-narrow and
The narrow Tags are TO be made OF suitably
hard weed, seasoned, and Of light color, in rect
one inch wide. and half inch thick, and having
circular hole three eights Of an inch In dame
ter bored through 1t, at point one inoh from one
end. Each Of these Tags is to have printed and
slightly indcnted thereon in suitably large let
ters, the name Of such post office and State or OF
such railway post Office, or Of such route agency,
as may be specified on schedules which viii &C.
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.
surface. O. y =
The wide Tags arc TO be Similar to the others
in al respects excepting the width, which must
be two inches instead Of one and excepting the
printing, which Will consist OF such brief direc-
ton, in larger letters as Will be required, and
particularly specified in the schedules, for mails
sent TO foreign countries. Samples OF the Tags
heTepy advertised iOr can be obtained on applica-
uon, oy letter, TO the Second Assistant P0stmas-
ter General.
All the Tags contracted for are to be delivered
AZ tnis bepaElment In tue city Ut washington,
tied IN bundles Of fry Of each Inscription, and at
the risk and expense OF the contractor, and they
must he inspected and found to conform to the
samples and the orders ofthe Department before
they will be accepted or paid for. L
Every proposal must specify Internationally
the price Of each Tag offered 70 be furnished.
The proposals received will be opened, read
and verified in this Department at noon the elst
day Of December, 1876; and decision thereon
will be made within three days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the
right TO reject any or s.! Of the proposals received
under this advertisement, IT, An his Judgment, the
interests OF the service may thereby be pro-
NOTED.
The accepted bidder must enter into contract,
and with two 5urcties, satisfactory to the Post
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
suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture of the
full sum Of four thousand dollars as lqudated
damages, to he sued for IN tho name of the Uni
ted States In action OF debt in any court hay-
ing Jurisdiction thereof. This contract and obli-
CATION must be duly signed aad executed within
ten days alter the receipt thereof from this De-
pHrtment.
Every proposal must be accompanied with a
bond In the pcnAltT Of two Thousand dollars, ex-
ecuted by the bidder and two suTeties, Certified
to be sufficient 10y the postmaster where they re-
side,) conditioned for the Bidders entering into
contract, as hereinbefOFe specified in case his
proposal he accepted by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms OF proposal and bond VIII be fur
nished on application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General: and all bidders are required
this advertisement.
Every proposal should be inclosed IN a sealed
envelope, Endorsed Proposals for Mail Bag
Tags" and be addressed to the Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Washington, d. C"
JAS. N. TYNEG.
nOya4 pnSlmasfRr