Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-01
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAG TAGS.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Noxeni.er ls IsTf

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
November Is. lS6 {
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart
ment UNTIL NOON on THE TWENTY FIRST DAY or
Wooden Tags in such quantities and at such times as
may be required and ordered during one year from
Tags to be furnished being two hundred thousand,
more or less as shall be required and ordered during
such Tags are to be of two kinds-narrow and
wide.
The narrow Tags are 10 be made of suitably hard
wood, seasoned. and of light color in rectangular
strips, each six and half inches long, inch wide,
ihreeeighis Of an inch in diameter bored thrcarh IT.
at point one inch from end Each Of these Tags
state or Of such railway post Office Of such route
agency, as may be specihed IN schedules which will
IN smaller letters, direction for its return to such
printed side of each Tag is to have smooth Surface
The wide Tags are to be similar TO the others in all
respects excepting the width, which must be two
inches instead Of one, and excepting the printing,
which will consist Of such brief direction, Ia larger
letters as will be required and particularly specified
Samples of the Tags hereby advertised for can be OBJ
tanned ON application by letter, to the Second Assist
All the Tags contracted for to be delivered at
q eaeS % and s the q
and expense Of the contractor and they be in
orders Of the Department before they will be accepted
Every Proposal must specify Internationally the
price OF each Tag offered 20 be furnished.
The Proposals received will be opened. read. and
verihed In the Department, AT NOON THE Twenty
FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1876; and a decision there
on will be made within three DAYS thereafter
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the right
10 reject any all Of the Proposals received under
this advertisement, If, in his Judgment, the interests
of the service may thereby be promoted
The accepted bidder must enter into contract and,
with two snreties, satisfactory to the Postmaster
General, be bound in the penalty of four thousand
and Tor failure on the part of the contractor to
liable for the forfeiture IF the full Of four thou
sand dollars lauidated damages be sued for in
the name OF the United States In action of debt in
any court having jurisdiction thereof This contract
and obligation must be duly signed and executed
within ten days after the receipt thereof from this
Department
Every proposal must be accompanied with bond
ia the penalty Of two Thousand dollars executed by
by the Postmaster where they resided. conditioned
for the bidders entering into contract as herein
before specified in case his proposal be accepted by
the Postmaster General.
Blank forms Of proposal and bond will be fur
nished application TO the Second Assistant Post
master General and all bidders are required 10 CON
form thereto In submitting their bids under this ad
vertiseInent.
Every proposal should be enclosed in a sealed en-
veope, endorsed " Proposals. for Nal Bag Tags"
and he addressed to the .SseoRd Assistant Post
nids;sr Geaaei, WaSsiastea, ID. CT
JAS. n. TYyER,
hc-l4 lawiw Postmaster N eral.