National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-04
PROPOSALS.
pR0fosAL3 FOR MAlf-BAG TAGS.

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....., Posr-OrrIcE DErARrMgSr, o..
'' .'f Z WAHItNUTON, June ", 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Depart.
meut until noon the DIST day OF July, 1870. for
furnishing, by contract, Printed Wooden Tags, IN
such quantities and at such times u may be 70.
quired and ordered during one year from the LIST
day OF August, 1879; the quantity of such tugs To
be furnEhed being five hundred thousand aud
more II more be required aud ordered during that
wide.
The narrow Tugs Of which very much the greater
quantity VIII be required are 10 be made OF suit
ably hard wood, seasoned, aud of Il light color III
rectangular strips each seven inches long, one Inch
wide, aud Il half inch thick and having slot
live by niue-sxtCouths of an inch through 1t at n
point from une end. Each Of these tags Is TO have
printed aud slightly indenled thereon In suitably
large letters the name Of such pOst-otlicc and
state, oroi such railway pOstoice or Of such route
agency and also such number, In suitably large
figure, when needed. rs may be specified In sched-
ules which Will accompany each order, aud also
have printed thereon in smaller letters direction
for Us return TO such Office rs will be specified in
such schedules
The printed side of each tag Is 10 have u smooth
suafece. Tho 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
rccton, In larger letters, us Will be required and
particularly specified in the schedules for mails
sent TO foreign countries.
Samples of the tags hereby advertised for can he
obtained on application By letter 10 the Second As
sisant Postmaster. General also blank forms Of
hitting bids under this advertisement
All the tags contracted for are to be delivered at
this Department. in the city of Washington tied in
bundles ot llfly Of each inscription and At 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 at
ter the delivery inspection and acceptance of each
lot ordered
Every proposal must specify, Internationally,
the price of each tag Offered 10 he furnished.
The proposals received will DC opened, read, and
verified In this Department at noon on the 2lst day
OF July, 1879. and decision thereon will be made
within three days thereafter The Postmnster-Gcu
ct0l reserves the right to reject all the bids received
II In his judgment the interests of the service may
require Ii. The accepted bidder must enter into
contract and with two surctips satisfactory to the
Postmaster General. be bound in the penalty of
siID, for the faithful performance of the contract;
anu TOR failure on the part of the contractor TO
comply with the contract, he and his sIiretes shall
be liable for the forfeiture of the FIJI sum
OF Sl0Dy rs iquidncd damages, to he sued for In
the name of the United States IN action of debt
I'm any court having Jurisdiction thereof This con-
tract and Obligation must be duly signed and exc
Cuted within ten days after the receipt thereof
from this department.
Every proposal must be accompanied with bond
In the penalty OfsloU0 executed by tic bidder aud
two surCties Certified to be sufficient by the post.
master where they residcl, conditioned for the bid.
der' entering into contract, rs herenbciure speC
fed IN case his proposal he accepted by the Post
ma>tcr-tcn Every proposal should be enclosed
in scaled envelope, iudurCd Proposals for Mail
Bag Tags" and be addressed to the SECOND Assist.
| ant Postmaslcr-Gcnerol Washington, y. e."
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jcl6 Postmaslcr-Gcneral.