National Republican., 1876-05-22
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS FOR POST OFFICE EN-
NELOPES.
POsT OFFICE DHPARTNKNT,l

L NELOPES
PosT oFFIcE DEPARTxENT,(
WASHINGTON, d. c., May Il, 1875. !
Sealed proposals wIlI be received at this DE
partment until TUESDAY, the Goth day of June
lS5o, at u O'Clock m, for furnishing in such guam
titles and at such times as may be required the
following described Post Office Envelopes during
the fiscal year ending June so, 1877, to wit
FOR OFFICIAL LETTERS AND RETURNS
Der required, 8, 600 coo. r..
~. No 2msize, $H * By S% inches. Estimated mum
No. S-size, 5 i5-i6 by So inches. Estimated
number required, 2oOO, coo.
No. 4--size, * BY loA inches. Estimated mum,
FOR RETURNING DEAD LETTERS.
quired, 2,6OO, 600
FOR REGISTERED PACKAGES. T
SIZE; . BY l0H inches. Estimated number re-
The estimates given are intended as a guide to
picders. The Department may require more or
less Of each kind, as the service may demand.
Bids must be made for each kind of envelope
(oficial dead-letter and registered package) sep
arately, and the contract will be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder for all the envelopes the
prices to be calculated on the foregoing esti-
mates.
Samples of the different sizes and styles of en-
velOpes required, together with blank forms for
bids, will be furnished on application to the Third
Assistant Postmaster General.
The envelopes must strictly CONFIRM in size,
quality of paper, cumming and make to the
samples; the cumming on the flaps or lappets to
be banded in parcels of twenty five, packed in
strong pastebOard or straw boxes, securely bound
with linen or cotton cloth on the corners and
Nos. and 2 and not less than 100 of the other
sizes, or otherwise, as may be ordered; the boxes
to be wrapped in strong manila paper, and prop
erly sealed, SO as to bear safe transportation by
mail to postmasters. When required to be delIv-
cred at the Department the wrapping may be dis
General.
When 2, 900 or more envelopes are required to
fill the order OF postmaster, or when large lots
are ordered to be sent to the Post Once Depart
ment, they must be packed in strong wooden
cases and properly addressed; but when less than
1000 required to be sent by mail, proper labels
OF direction must be placed on each package; all
to be done by the contractor without additional
charge.
titles may from time to time be required to fill
the orders of pOstmasters or Of the Department
and be delivered either at the post Office in the
city where the accepted bidder resides, at this
Department, as the Postmaster General may di-
rect, free of cost for packing, labelling and delv.
erng; the whole to be done under the inspection
and supervision of an agent Of the Department
All the envelopes herein described must bear
such printing as the Postmaster General may d.
rect, and the registered-package envelopes will
be required to be printed in yermilion or some
other approved brilliant color, equal to that on
the sample.
The contractor will not be required to pay roy.
atty on envelopes manufactured from the samples
furnished by the Department
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any and all bids if, in his Judgment the in
forests Of the Government require it; also the
right to annTi the contract il in his opinion, there
any Of its stipulations or in case of willful at
tempt to impose upon the Department envelopes
inferior to those now in use.
Each proposal must be signed by the Individual
or partnership making it; and when made by a
partnership, the name of each partner thereof
must be disclosed, and it must be accompanied by
a guaranty that the bidder shall. within ten days
after being called upon to do so, execute a con-
tract to furnish promptly, and in quantities as or
Anro fIaa tfala ,,-ffo h. szk.l
him. the responsibility and sufhciency of the sign
to such guaranty to be certified to by the post
master or United States attorney where the bid
der resides; in which contract the contractor and
his sureties shall covenant and agree that In case
the said contractor shall fail to do perform all
or any of the covenants, stipulationS and agree
tractor to be performed as therein set forth, the
said contractor and his sureties shall forfeit and
pay TO the United States of America the sum of
twenty thousand dollars for which said forfeiture
the said contractor and his sureties shall be jointly
and seyerally liable as liquidated damages, to be
sued for in the name of the United States
Ifthe bidder to whom the first award may be
made should fail to enter into q contract as here
tofore provided, then the award may be annulled,
and the contract let to the next lowest responsi.
BILE bidder, If not deemed too high by the Post
master General, and SO until the required CON-
shall be required TO fulfill every stipulation en-
braced herein as If he were the original party to
whom the contract was awarded.
The contract will also provide that If at any |
time during its continuance the suretes shall die,
or become irresponsible, the Postmaster General |
shall have the right to require additional and suf
cient sureties which the contractor shall furnish
to the acceptance of the Postmaster General |
within ten days after notice. and in default thereof
the contract may be annulled. |
The contract cannot in any case be lawfully
transferred or assigned.
Bids should be securely enveIoped and sealed |
marked proposals for Post Office Envelopes"
and addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster |
Post Office Department, Washington,
D. &. MARSHALL JEW ELL,
my22M4t Postmaster General.