National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-23
PROPOSALS..
PRofosGIs FOR MAILBAG TAGS.
Posr.orFfcr DEPARTMENT,

Posr.OFFfCE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June H. 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Depart
ment until noon on the DIST day of July, 1879 fol
furnishing, by contract, Printed Wooden Tags, in
quired and ordered during one year from the LIST
day of August, 1879, the quantity Of such tags u
be furnished being five hundred thousand and
more II more be required and ordered during that
wide.
The narrow tags, of which very much the greater
quantity Will be required, are TO be made of suit
ably hard wood, seasoned, and Of light color, in
rectangular strips, each seven inches long, one inch
wide, and half inch thick, and having q slot
(hyc by nne-sixteenths Of an inch through II at
point from one end Each Of these tags is TO have
printed and slightly indented thereon, in suitably
large letters, the name of such post.oillce and
agency, and also such number in suitably large
figures, when needed, as may be specified in sched
ules which will accompany each order, and also
have printed thereon, in smaller letters direction
for US return to such Office as will be specified In
such schedules.
The printed side Of each tag is to have smooth
suaface 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 oil.
rectiOn, in larger letters as will be required and
particularly specified in the schedules for mails
sent TO foreign countries.
Samples OF the tags hereby advertised for can be
obtained on application by letter To- the Second AS
sstant Postmaster. General; also blank forms Of
| proposals to which bidders must conform In sub
hitting bids under this advertisement
All the tags contracted for are TO be delivered al
this Department, in the city of Washington, tied ~
bundles of ity of each inscription, and Mt the risk
aud expense of the contractor; and they must be
inspected and found TO conform TO the samples and
the orders of the Department before they will be
accepted and paid for Payments will be made al
ter the delivery, inspection and acceptance OF eacl
| 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 Department at noon OH the 2lst day
| of July 1879, and decision thereon will be made
ernl reserves the right to reject all the bids received
IL In his judgment the interests of the service may
| require IT, The accepted bidder must enter into
contract, and, with two surcties satisfactory TO tho
| Postnns,cr.G General, be bound in the penalty o.
$1,000 for the faithful performance of the contract
and for failure on the part of the contractor Z
comply with the contract, lie and his sureties shall
| he liable for the forfeiture of the full sun
of $1,000 liquidated damages, 10 be sued for IL
the name of the United States In an action of deb
In any court having jurisdiction thereof. This con
| tract and obligation must be duly signed and exc
eutcd within ten days AFTER the receipt thcreo
from this department.
Every proposal must be accompanied with n bono
in the penalty OF 81 900 executed blythe bidder anC
two surcties Certified to be sufficient by the post
dcrs entering into contract as hereinbeforc speci
fed, In case his proposal be accepted by the Post
aster-General. Every proposal should be enclose!
In q sealed envelope, Endorsed Proposals for Mail
Bag Tags" and be addressed To the Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Washington, d. e."
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| je16 Postmaster General