National Republican., 1876-11-27
PRoPosALs FOE MAIL I.IBlG BAG RAGS.
PosT OFFTcE DEPARTMENT, |

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PosT OPFrcE DEraRrMgnrl
| ,,. November I5 1919 {
| Se2Isa proposals will be received at this De
| partmeft until noon on the Zlst day of Decem
ber, 1919, for furnishing, by contract, Printed
| Wooden Tags in such quantities and at such
times as may be required and ordered during one
| year from the first day Of January, 1871; 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 Of two kinds-narrow and
The narrow Tags are to be made of suitably
hard wood, seasoned, and Of light color, in rect
one inch wide, ana a half irch thick, and having
circular hole three eights of an inch in diame-
ter bored through it at point one inch from one
end. Each of these Tags is TO have printed and
slightly fndented thereon in suitably large let
tiers, the name of such post office and State or of
as may be specified on schedules which will &C,
company each order, and also have printed there
on, In small letters direction for its return to
such ONCE as Will be specified on such schedules
Ihe printed side OF each Tag is to have a smooth
The wide Tags are to be similar to the others
IN all respects excepting the width, which must
De Two inches instead OF one, and excepting the
printing which will consist of such brief direc-
particularly specified in the schedules, for mails
sent to foreign countries. Samples of the Tags
ton, by letter, TO the Second Assistant Postmas-
B ter General. 80
An the Tags contracted for are to be delivered
tied in bundles Of fifty of each inscription and at
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 VIII be accepted or paid for. z ~
Every proposal must specify Internationally
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, 1876; and decision thereon
Will be made within three days thereafter.
The Postmaster General hereby reserves the 1
right to reject any or all Of the proposals received
under this advertisement, IT. in his judgment, the
interests Of the service may thereby be pro-
motef.
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
suret1es shall be liable for the forfeiture of the
full sum of four thousand dollars as liquidsted
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 i
ten days after the receipt thereof from this De-
partment.
Every proposal must be accompanied with q
bond In the penalty of two thousand dollars, ex-
ecuted by the bidder and two sureties, (certihed
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
Postmaster General; and all bidders are required
to conform thereto in submitting their bids under
this advertisement. n
Every proposal should be inclosed in o scaled
Tags, )" and be addressed to the ssSecond Assist
ant Postmaster General, Washington, D: G."
JAS. N. TYNER-
nova Postmaster General