National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-18
DROPOSALS FOR LEAD SEALS AND
l. WIRES FOR FASTENING RAILWAY
TREASURY DEPARTMRNT,)

TREASURY DEPARTMRNT,)
Sealed proposals will be received at the Treas
ury Department until the 10Th day Of January,
lsi7, at twelve O'Clock m. for supplying the De,
partment for one year with lead seals and wires,
suitable for fastening railway cars, used in trans
porting bonded merchandise from one port to
another in the United States, and domestic mer-
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 quantf-
ties at such times and to such ports or places as
or eIpressase to be paid By the Government.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making 1t, and must be accompanied by a
thousand dollars (ss,O0o), approved by United
States oicer in the district in which the sureties
reside or de business, conditioned for entering
into q contract for furnishing the articles as pro-
posed according to samples submitted and the
faithful performance of such contract. Bidders
and ths a6d
therein for proper examination and tests BY the
sand 1850 0eo) seals and wires will be required In
the course Of year for the purposes above speci-
The Department reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, 10 waive defects II deemed for
the interest Of the Government to do So or to ter
mi, inmate the contract upon cause shown, upon CIV
Proposals should be addressed to the under
signed, and marked Proposals for Lead Seals. ;"
NJ.
jansS&w4t Secretary of the Treasury.
PROPOSALS ESf f RhREE FOR THE PUB
Sealed Proposals will be received until JAN
uary q, 1877, at 10 o'clock a. m, for furnishing
the paper for the Public Printing until the 31st
Of January, 1878, the said proposals to be opened
before and the award of contracts to be made by
ing to the lowest and best bidder for the interests
ofthe Government, the Committee reserving: to
itself the right to reject any and all bids, as its
Judgment of the best interests of the Government
Detailed schedules of the description, quantity,
and quality Of the paper required, accompanied
regulations with which bidders must comply, can
be obtained by addressing A. NJ. CLAPP, Public
Printer, Washington, ID. y.
titles of paper as may be needed during the year,
and no more. The estimated quantities set forth.
IN detail in the schedule comprise:
$4,000 reams of uncalendered printing paper,
5000 reams calendered printing paper, 2ixso.
1000 reams calendered printing paper, different
10000 reams sized and calendered printing paper,
different sizes.
$500 reams map paper, different sizes and
$500 teaas white writing paper, different sizes
1880 reams Cover paper, different sizes and
200 realms n anilla paper, different Sizes
1000 sheets imitation parchment, different sizes.
1900 reams eoiored writing papers, different
sizes and weights.
1900 reams engins-sized paper for Post oftcc
blanks, different sizes.
1,5oO reams sized and calendered tinted printing
paper of different sizes.
s6,225 sheets Of Cranes bond paper, or bond paper
By direction Of the Joint Committee of Con-
gress on Public Printing.
Public Printer.
WASHINGTON, Dec 80, 1875.