National Republican., 1876-11-28
PROPOSALS.
PRoPosALs F0R IIl1.IElIf NAIL BAG TAGS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPAETNeST,
Naya,nhar 1a-R

| Posi- OFFICE DEPAETNeST,l
| November Is, 1875.
| Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
| Partmtnt until noon Oh the 2lSt day of Deeem.
| 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
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 a half inches long.
circular hole three eights of an inch in diane
ter bored through it, at point one inch from one
end: Each Of these Tagsis 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,
company each order, and also have printed there
on, in small letters, direction for its return to
such ottee as Will be specified such schedules.
surface.
The wide Tags are to be similar to the others
IN IN an M respects excepting the width, which must
printing, which will consist Of such brief direc-
tlon, IN larger letters as will be required, and
parueularly specified in the schedules, for mails
sent TO foreign countries. Samples of the Tags
hereby advertised for can be obtained on applica-
uon, by letter, to the Second Assistant Postmas-
All the Tags contracted for are to be delivered
at this Department in the city Of Washington,
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.
and verified in this Department at noon the 2Ist
day of December, 1875; and a 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, if, in his isjudgment, the
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 failure on the part Of the
contractor TO comply with the contract he and his
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of the
full sum Of four thousand dollars as liquidated
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 a
bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars ex-
eeuted by the bidder aad two sureties, Certified
to be sufficient by the postmaster where they re-
side,) conditioned for the bidders entering into
contract, as hereinbefore specihed, in case his
proposal be accepted by the Postmaster General.
Blank forms Of proposal and bond will be fur
nished on application to the Second Assistant
Postma ster General; and all bidders are required
to conform thereto in submitting their bids under
this advertisement.
Every proposal should be inelosed in a sealed
envelope, Endorsed Proposals for Mail Bag
Tags" and be addressed to the "Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Washington, ID. @"
Jas. n. TYNER.
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