National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-19
DROPOSALS FOR LEAD SEALS AND
l. WIRES FOR FASTENING RAILWAY
CARS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT


TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
January 5. 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Treas.
ury Department until the 18th day of January
partmsnt for one year with lead seals and wires
suitable for fastening railway cars, used In trans
porting bonded merchandise from one port to
chandise through the Dominion of Canada such
seals and wires to be securely packed in wooden
boxes marked for destination and shipped, free Of
all charges at place Of shipment, in such quanti-
ties at such times and to such ports or places as
the Department may require charges for freight
be 5S
or firm making 1t, and must be accompanied by q
bond with sufficient sureties, in the sum OF five
sSees ossr IN r Which
reside or do business, conditioned for entering
into contract for furnishing the articles as pro-
faithful performance Of such contract. Bidders
must also furnish with their proposals at least
one dozen seals and wires of the Kind described
therein for proper examination and tests by the
Ii is estimated that at least five hundred thou
sand t5seoool seals and wires will be required in
ned.
The Department reserves the right to reject
the interest Of the Government to do so, or to ter
inmate the contract upon cause shown, upon CIV
ing thirty days notice to the parties interested
d. Lot NJ. MORRILL,,
janeS&W4t Secretary Of the Treasury.
PROPOSALS FOR PAPER FOR THE.PUB-
Sealed Proposals VII Se Received until JAM
uary g. 1877, at le o'clock q. m for furnishing
the paper for the Public Printing until the S1st
before and the award Of contrasts to be made By
the Joint Committee of Congress on Public Print
ing to the lowest and best bidder for the interests
of the Government, the Committee reserving to
itself the right to reject any and all bids its
Judgment Of the best interests of the Government
Detailed schedules of the description, quantity,
and quality Of the paper required, accompanied
by samples and blank proposals. and giving the
regulations with which bidders must comply, can
be obtained by addressing A. NJ. CLArP, Public
Printer, Washington, ID. g.
The contracts will be entered into for such guam
and no more The estimated quantities set forth
IN detail in the schedule comprise:
SC, 900 reams of uucalendered printing paper,
5000 reams calendered printing paper, 24xsO.
1000 reams calendered printing paper, different
skies.
1000 reams sized and calendered printing paper,
different sizes.
$500 reams map paper, different sizes and
q, 200 reams white writing paper, different sizes
and weights.
1,5Oo reams Cover paper, different sizes and
zoo reams n anilla paper different sizes
5000 sheets imitation parchment, different sizes
10000 reams bank-note paper.
1900 reams colored writing papers, different
sizes and weights.
1900 reams engine-sized paper for Post Office
blanks, different sizes.
1,50O reams sized and ealendered tinted printing
paper Of different sizes.
SO rs sheets Of Cranes bond paper, or bond paper
ofequal quality.
By direction of the Joint Committee OF Con-
gress on Public Printing.
.. . A. NJ. CLAPP.
Public Printer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80, 1875.