National Republican., 1876-12-15
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAG RAGS. :
PosT OIEIcE DBrARTMENT,l !

PosT OFFIcE DEPARTMENT,o
November Is, 1876.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until noon on the 2lst day Of Decem-
Der, 1916, for furnishing, by contract, Printed
Wooden Tags in such Quantities and at such
times as may be required and ordered during one
year from the first day of January, 1871; 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 kinds-narrow and
wide.
hard wood, seasoned, and Of light color, in rect
angular strips each six and q half inches long,
one inch wide, and a half inch thick, and having
q circular hole three eights of an inch in DIANE
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
tiers, 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 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 a 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
tion, in larger letters as will be required, and
particularly specified in the schedules, tor mails
sent to foreign countries. Samples of the Tags
hereby advertised for can be obtained on spplica-
ton, BY letter, to the Second Assistant Postmas-
All the Tags contrscted for are to be delivered
at this Department in the city Of Washington,
tied in bundles of fity Of each inscription and at
the risk and expense of the contractor, and they
must be inspected and found to conform to the
samples and the orders ofthe 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
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, If in hisjudgment, the
interests Of the service may thereby be pro-
NOTED.
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 performance Of
the contract; and for a failure on the part of the
suret1es shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum Of four thousand dollars as liquidsted
damages, to be sued for in the name of the Uni
ted States in an action of debt in any court hay
CATION must be duly signed and executed within
ten days after the receipt thereof from this De-
partment.
Every proposal must be accompanied with q
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 re-
side,) conditioned for the bidders entering into
contract as hereinbefore specified in case his
proposal be accepted by the Postmaster General
Blank forms Of proposal and bond will be fur
Postmaster General; and all bidders are required
TO conform thereto in submitting their bids under
this advertisement.
Every proposal should be fnclosed in sealed
Tags, and be addressed to the Second Assist,
ant Postmaster General, Washington, D. O."
nov2+F4w Postmaster General.