Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-02
PROPOSALS.

HEAD9uARTERs OF INAUGURAL COMMIT
5sS it & on ,s Ball Room
lSrlVsd na a. WI s
1893 at Twelve NJ. for wiring snd i,ahtin sA By
electricity and gas the pension building and its APP
rsssyes the right to reject any or all bids
WM +. HART. secy. ia3l-h
TREASURY, DEPARTMENT. OFFICE SUPER
u ysing Architect. Wsshinsto d. C.. January IS,
lS3 IroP3sas will be received q. this office
pay OF FEBRUARY. 1888 ard opened iinmediafe l
therea ter for all the labor and materials required
ana suEersraetSre Of the = s Dot oee at
MashinsSsn D. c. in acceptance with the drawings
office or the office Of the SUPERINTENDENT on the build
proposal The rsht reserved to REJECT s amy or
bid if be deemed in the interest OF the government
be returned to the bidders Proposas must be i'm in
closed ed, ~ envelopes sealed and marked Proposals
and suIerstructure Il the T. s. Post One 81 Wash.
inxion. D. e. ana addressed to ". J. EDBRoOKE.
Supervising Architect. ta:'l-eoGt
PROPOSALS FOR STREET LITTER BOXES.
PS and so for and
boxes under advertisement q Deeeber is if sas
in the w
the Tree delivery system. marked Proposals for Let
HE TErHt Day Sft 81 fE A2AS
AIRY 1923 for urnshng street letter boxes. package
e said boxes and suitable Tor IN the
Net service ihe DoN &c sired snoilld allowt the mall
rag o. aletter by one hand and afford ample protec
zion from dep-edators and the weather These street
letter Loxes are to be in three sizes: The smallest
No TO contain not less than seven hundred and nifty
not e 81 tSan Steven the hn as.t , and
eighty q. 1901 cubic inches of inside space, and
the largest of these street letter boxes No.
.. not less than two thousand three hundred
about double the capacity OF No =, the package
boxes TO contain not less than eight thousand FIVE
hundred g. 5000 cubic inches. such space to be
elusive Of spopts or space occupied by apparatus
size models should. practicable. be submitted with
the proposals by all bidders The contractor these
supplies or any Of them. Will be required to under
take with sureries to be approved by the Postmaster
General. in sum of not less than 80 OOO faith
fully perform his contract, and save harmless the
United States officer tn from
loss damage cost by reason of infringement of
any patent In the use Of said boxes posts of
them, or any device connected herewith The owner
or inventor % patentabe device which accepted
ana adopted, or his assignee, will be required
sign TO the United States their interest in such
box device or invention, that that the department
may have perpetual and exclusive right to adopt
AMI use The same in connection with all of
said supplies it may hereafter obtain: such inven-
ment Gbandons the of the supplies covered there
by. Proposals nsy be submitted for supplying boxes
suitable for IN side locks for palocks 70. both
the right being reserved 20 ADOPT reject any all
OF them The boxes furnished to be painted two
coats OF best English vsrniCn, the latter
mixed with varnish. and the boxes must have thereon
such letters ard devices STAMPED. cast painted
tine POStms ger General may OBSTINATE. and
The post mrst be made of iron steel sufficient in
size and suitable in construction for sttac thereto
letter and package boxes. Contracts made this
viii i've for four years. and fo- supplies
ffee-ol-tOard-cars at place of manufacture. which
must be named in the advertisement. The RIGHT is
reserved TO reject any or all proposals. JOHN WAN
ANAhER. Postmaster General. iaG6-iaw2t