National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-15
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DRUPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT
l. ING STAMPS.

| pRUPOSALS FOR MARKING AND RAT.
L Inc STAMPS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Department until the It'll day of MARCH
next, II O'Clock noon for furnishing for the use
year from the first of April next, Marking and
Rating Stamps OF the following description,
namely:
CLASS MOI.
Circular Marking Stamps of steel, with cancel
combined, the stamp to be about one inch and the
cancel one half inch in diameter with the name Of
the office and State. with type for months and
thumbscrew for the same, and with handles of
mahogany, walnut or other heavy wood.
will state the charge when fitted for and accom-
panied by 4hour blocks as a. m, 4 p. m, &C.,
also, the charge for separate figures anc months.
cel but similar in all other respects to the circu-
lar stamp above described, and with type for
blocks.
Circular Marking Stamps of Steel, without the
cancel, but similar in all other respects to No.
Circular Stamp, and with type for months in
length as the steel type, but of type metal.
Also, Rating and other miscellaneous Stamps,
Of steel or irSn containing such words as "Ad-
lions, or any other word, sentence, or figures not
exceeding in length the sentence, "RetIIrned for
better directions" when several of the same are
required.
Also, for such Stamps as names ofpersons when
but one of kind is required.
Also, Cancels of Hard Wood, half inch dame
ter, containing four or more parellel lines.
Stamps will be ordered for the different classes
OF offices, according to present or future regula
tions and necessities of the Department, or the
Postmaster General may at any time cease to
order any Of them in his discretion.
models Of stamps complete. Of the bidders own
Each proposal must be accompanied by the
guarantee OF two sufficient guarantors, that the
bidder will enter into contract within ten days
after his bid is accepted to furnish the articles
specified in his accepted bid, and a certificate
from postmaster that such guarantors are reli-
The accepted bidder will be required, within
ten days after his bid is accepted, to enter into
contract, with sureties to be approved by the
Postmaster General, to supply the articles the
proposal for which is accepted, in which contract
1t shall be provided that in case Of failure to sup
ply the articles, or any OF them according to the
contract, the contractor and his sureties shall be
liable fer the forfeiture specified in such contract
as liquidated damages to be sued for in the name
The stamps must be delivered at the Blank
Agency Of the Post Once Department at the ex.
Proposals should be Endorsed on the outside Of
the u envelope S Proposals for Office Marking
Postmaster General, Washington, ID. q.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
fe5.td Postmaster General.
pROPOSALS FOR REPAIRS.
OFFICE OF LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR
FOURTH DISTRICT,
2os SOUTH sixth STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Jan. 81, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this ONCE
until II o'clock m. on WEDNESDAY, the 10th
day OF February, 1876, for repairing light vessel
No. H. now lying at jackson Sharp Co.'s wharf,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Specifications Of required repairs can bs OBJ.
tanned and plans examined upon application at
this office.
All bids must be sealed and Endorsed "Pro.
posals for Repairs to Lightvessel No. 49," and
then placed in another envelope and left at this
ONCE, prepaid, II sent by mall The right to re-
ject any or all bids, or to waive defects II It is
deemed for the interest Of the Government to do
so. is reserved.
By order Of the Lighthouse Board.
q. Il. WHITE,
Lighthouse Inspector Fourth District.
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