National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-11
PROPOSALS FOR MAILBAG TAGS.
Posr.Orr1cE pErAnTMENr.

Posr.OFFIcE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, juno ID, 1879.
ment until noon on the 2lst day Of July. 1872, Tor
furnishing by contract Printed Wooden Tags, In
such quantities and at such times as may be re.
quirod and ordered during one year from the LIST
day OF August, 1879; the quantity of such tags to
be furnished being FIVE hundred thousand and
more, If more be required and ordered during that
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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 n light color, in
rectangular strips each seven inches long one inch
wide, and half inch thick, aud having q slot
dive by ninesixteenths of an inch through II at n
point from one end. Each of these tags Is to have
printed and slightly indcntcd thereon, in suitably
large letters the name of such post.ohce and
State, or OF such railway post Office or OF such route
agency, and also such number, in suitably large
figures, when needed, MS may be specified In sched-
ules which will accompany each order, ana nlso
have printed thereon in smaller letters, direction
for It's return TO such Office as VIII be bpccihcd Ill
such schedules.
suniace. The wide tags arc 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 di.
rectlon, in larger letters, will be required and
particularly specified In the schedules for mails
| sent 10 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
All the tags contracted for are to be delivered NJ
this Department, in the city Of Washington, tied III
bundles of fifty of each inscription and ut the risk
| and 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 ai
ter the delivery, inspection and acceptance OF 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 Department ut noon on the 2lst day
of July, 1879, and decision thereon will be made
within three days thereafter The Postmastcr-Gcn.
era reserves the right TO reject all the bids received
IT In his judgment the interests of the service may
| require II. The accepted bidder must enter into
| Postmaster. General, be bound in the penalty OF
$1,000 for the faithful performance Of the contract
and for failure on the part of the contractor Y
comply with the contract, lac and his surctics shall
| be liable for the forfeiture of the full sun
of $1,000 liqudatcd damages, to be sued for IN
/ 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 aud exc
| cuted within ten days after the receipt thcreo
| from this Department.
Every proposal must be accompanied with Il bono
In the penalty Of 81 600 executed by the bidder nnt
two surctles Certified to be sufficient by the post
master where they reside, conditioned for tho bid
ders entering into contract us hercinbeforc speci
fled, in case his proposal be accepted by the Post
master-Genernl. Every proposal should be enclose,
in Il sealed envelope, Endorsed Proposals for Mail
Bag Tags" and be addressed To the second Assist
ant Postmaster General Washington, y. O.
ID. NJ. KEY,
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