National Republican., 1876-12-21
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL BAG TAGS.
PosT OFFIcE DEPARTMENT /

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMRHT,C
November Is, 1876.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until noon on the 21st day Of Decem-
Der, 1875, for furnishing, by contract, Printed
times as may be required and ordered during one
wear from the first day of January, 1877; 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 OIL two klnds-narrow and
wide.
The narrow Tags are to be made OF suitably
hard wood, seasoned, and of light color, in rect
angular strips, each six and half inches long,
one inch wide, and half inch thick, and having
a circular hole three eights Of an inch In diane
ter bored through it, at point one inch from one
siigbtiy indeuted thereon in suitably large let
tiers, the name Of such post otice 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, q direction for It's return 10
such office as will be specified on such schedules.
The printed side Of each Tag is to have smooth
The wide Tags are tc be similar to the others
IN all respects excepting Ine T1ain a eepng mseh tSs
printing, which will consist of such brief dtrec,
ton, in larger letters as will be required, and
sent to foreign countries. Samples of the Tags
hereby advertised for can be obtained on applica-
tion, by letter, TO the Second Assistant Postmas-
All the Tags contracted for are to be delivered
at this Department in the city Of Washington,
tied in bundles OF nifty oil eacn inscription, anu dt
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 uncondltlonally
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
day of December, 1875; and 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 Judgment, 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 foul
thousand dollars for the faithful performance Of
the contract; and for a failure on the part Of the
contractor to comply with the contract he and his
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture Of tht
| full sum of four thousand dollars as nquid:ted
| damages, to be sued for in the name Of the Uni
ted States In an action of debt in any court hav
ing Jurisdiction thereof. This contract and obli
| CATION must be duly signed and executed within
ten days after the receipt thereof from this De
| partment.
Every proposal must be accompanied with {
ecuted by the bidder and two sureties, (certifeC
to be SUFFICIENT by the postmaster where they re
/ side) conditioned for the bidders entering int
| contract, as hereinbefore specified, in case hi
| proposal be accepted by the Postmaster General
| Blank forms Of proposal and bond will be fur
nished on application to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General; and all bidders are required
to cenform thereto in submitting their bids unde
| this advertisement.
| Every proposal should be inclosed in scales
/ envelope, Endorsed Proposals fer NAH Bal
| Tag" and be addressed to the Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Washington, p: O."
nov24-F4w Postmaster General.