Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-30

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Posi- OFFICE DEPAETMENT,
Sealed Proposals will he ree-iVed At this Denars.
ment until noon on the FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1878,
.or furnishing. BY contract, Printed Wooden Tags.
uired and ordered during one year from The frs,
day of June, 1873: the quantity of such tags to be
more, if more bs required and ordered during that
The narrow tags, OF which very much the greater
quaint ty will be required, are to be made Of suita-
rectangular strips, each six and half inches long,
one ilch wide and a-half inch thick, and having a
bored through it at point one inch from one end.
Each Of these tags is to have printed and slightly
such post ONCE and state or Of such railway post Of
flee, or OF such route Agency and also such number
in %hen nesds as may be
order, and also have printed thereon. in SIN .ller
letters direction for its return to such office as
The printed side of each tag is to have a smooth
The wide tags are to be similar to ths others in
all respects excepting the width which must be two
which viii consist Of such brief DIRECTION in larsef
letters as will be required. and part .ulary sp ci-
fed In the schedules, for mails sent to foreign
Samples of the tags hereby advertised for, can be
ohta ned on application, by letter, to the second
Assistant Postmaster General: also blank forms
submitting bids under this advertisement.
AZ the tags contracted for are to be delivered At
n,
III bundles of fifty of each inscription and at the
risk and EXPENSE Of the contractor. and they lst
be Inspected and found to conform to the samples
be accepted al paid for. Payments will be made
each lot ordered
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 d. partment at noon on the FIRST
DAY OF MAY. 1873, and a decision thereon will
be made within three DAYS thereafter. Tue Post
master General reserves the right to reject all the
bids received, If, in his judgment, the interests of
the service may require 1t
The accepted bidder must enter into contract,
anu with two SuretieS SatSfa CtOry to the POStmas
Ter General, be bound in the penalty of four thou
sand dollars for the fail hful performance of the
contract and for failure OH the part of the con-
uactor to comply with the contract, he and his
sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture of the full
sum OF four thousand dollars, as iquidated d an
ages, to be sued for in the name OF the Unired
States in an action of debt i'm any court having ju-
r1sdiction 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,
In the penalty of one thousand dollars executed bv
q bidder and two SureteS Certified to be suf-
hclent) by the Postmaster where they reside con-
ditiOned for the bidders entering into contra; It, as
herefnbefOIe specified, in case his proposal be ac-
cepted by the Postmaster General.
Every proposal should be incloSed in sealed en-
vel0Pe, indorsed Proposals for Mail Bag Tags
ter General, Washington. DC.
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