The evening times., 1896-05-02
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS FOR coal. ICE

! PROPOSALS.
PR&2afs1SAts &asSSA E9E eoAh 1ff SAY. AsD
| Commission OF Fish and Fisheries, wash,
ingt9r' ID; G., April II, 1s96-Seaied pro.
this Wi neoelved ~ ihe
tthday OF May. S96, at 2 O'Clock p. M, a {
which time and place they will be opened in
the presence of attending bidders. for fur
nlshing such coal and ice as may he or.
dered during the fiscal year ending June
20. 1887; Bids are also invited for wash
ing towels. Tie right is reserved to rejecs
any and al bids. TO waive technical de-
reefs, and 20 accept any part OF any bid
and reject the other part. Blanks for pro-
posais. with specifications OF the require.
ments to be met in respect to cach article,
and also the estimated quantities probably
TO be required OF each. Will be furnished on
iaPpiElGfaauon az to the disbursing agent ]. j.
apl1 II is, 10, %, ,my2,6
PROPOSALS FOR ICE. FUEL, FOR
age ana for Washing Towcis-War De.
partment, supply Division, Washington.
d. G., April II, 1s96.-seaied proposals.
in duplicate, subject to usual con,.itions.
Will be received here until 2 O'Clock p. nl.,
THURSDAY. MAY Z, 1896, az which time
they VIII be opened, for furnishing Ice, Fuel
the War Department, it's bureaux and
offices during fiscal year ending June
30, 1897. Blank forms of proposals. show
ing items and estimated quantity OF ice
fuel and forage required, and also esti-
mated number of towels to he washed wilt
be furnished on application. The ice, fuel
local and woodl, and fora ge to he delivered
at the war Depart ment, bureaux or offices.
In Washington, for which required, III such
quantities and at such times as TIE con-
yeniencc or the department may require.
Proposals for washing towels should state
price per dozen. Proposals must b. on biank
forms furnished by the department. and
securely. inciosed III sealed envelopes in
dorsed on outside, Proposals for Ice"
Proposals for Fuel" Proposals for
respectively, and addressed TO X. j. WHIT.
TON, Chief of supply Division.
ap11, 1s, %. 20 maze
PROP s. Department. Of
-, Asricu!.ur,, Office OF the secretary,
proposals, IL duplicate, subject TO the usual
conditions. will be received by jh. Secre-
tary OF Agriculture until TWO, =. NJ,
THURSDAY. MAY q, 1896. 1or furnish
ing the U. 5. Department OF Agriculture
and its several branches, during the fiscal
year ending June so, 1897, The following
supplies: Stationery, duplicating supplies,
printers niaterial, and seed poc....'S. labor
atory supplies, lumber and packirr; boxes,
fuei, painters material, plumbers mate
rial, ice. fora &c, car seals, card tags, and hog
rings, bro"Ihs, brushes, etc. flower pots,
cleaning carpets and washing towels, tele-
graph ana hardware supplies, Tags, in
strunient supplies, maps, map frames, and
purchase of waste paper. Full Information,
with schedules and blanks, can be obtained
upon appiic.ttIon TO the department or the
ht1tItT buIfd.l- ftfsDtts dDDiAilS SIDulu
specify the class OF articles upon which they
desire 10 submit bids. Bids must hc sealed
and addressed TO the Secretary of Agri-
culture, In accordance with irsi rlistions.
j. STERLING MORTON. Secretary
ap11, ,12, IS, 1922. 20 .ma2,6
PARTMENT OF ThL iNTER-
ior, dshington, d. C.. April l. 1896.
Scaled proposals Will be received II this
Department until 2 O'Clock u. m., HI RS
DAY, MayT, 1896. .rorfurnishinglE lEc lollow-
ing classes of supplies, etc, dunGg Tie fiscal
year ending June 80. 1897. to-wit: %
for fuel ald ice, t2b for furniiuiS, photo
graphic and other miscellaneous supplies;
81 for stationery Tor the Department OF the
Interior, its several Bureaus AMI Offices,
aud the Civil Service Commission. At the
same Tune and place proposals Will he re-
CeIved 70 r such meats, provisiC Cns, groceries,
dry goods, shoes. drugs, paints, hardware,
fuel, ice, lumber, etc, as may Ice required
by the Government Hospital CT tie Insane
near Washington, ID. C., during the fiscal
year above Indicated. Also Tor such fuel,
laboratory apparatus, engraving ami other
supplies ds may be required by the U. 8.
Geological Survey and the Howard Univer-
slty, respectively, during the same Period.
AT the same time and place proposals will
also be received for the wlsniug OF towels
for the bepartment, its bureaus. and the
Civil Service Commission for Inc ear ending
June 80, 1897, as well as for The purchase
during that period OF the waste Paper orthe
Department OF the Interior. BIDS nust be
made or government blanks. All bids
texcept those for purchase OF waste paper)
accepted and contracts ava r,icd >uD.eCt to
an appropriation by Congress TO meet the
expense. Forms of proposals, schedules
of items, specifications and instructions
will be furnished 10 bidders on application
10 the Chicr Clerk of the Department: re-
quests for blanks should specifically desig-
nate the class or classes of supplies upon
which, is proposed tobid. AlIILCi ropOsals
will be opened al the time and place above
stated aud bidders are invited 10 lie presens
HOKE SMITH, Secretary.
ap l ] IL g 10 20 26 my2 aud 6
OF THE INTER-
ior, General Land Office. Washington.
will be received at this office until = O'Clock
p. m., THURSDAY. MAY :. 1896, for
photo-lithographing and printing $4,000
United States and 10000 copies. more or
less, OF the maps Of the lana. States and
Territories prepared in the General Land
office, in the fiscal year ending June 80,
OF the work, size OF maps. quality of paper,
may be procured at this office. where speci-
mems Will be exhibited to bidders, who
must satisfy themselves as to all require
mentS- At the same time and place pro-
posals will also be opened for phoio-litho-
graphing and printing such copies or town
ship platS ana other official pats consti-
tuting part Of the Official records of ruo
office as Snail be required during the fiscal
year, ending June 80, 1897. Each pro.
check for per cent OF the amount hid. De-
tails and samples of the work to tie done
Will be exhibited to bidders on application.
All bids accepted and contracts awarded
subject to an appropriation by Congress
to meet the expense. Bonds with approved
suretics for rfaithful performance of the work
will he required. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids. Proposals must be
made in duplicate and addressed to the Com
missioner of the General Land office, in
iorsed on the envelope, Proposals for
United States Maps" or, Proposals for
reproducing Township Plats.' as the case
may be. All proposals will be opened at the
time and place above stated, and bidders
are invited to be present at such opening.
S. w. LAMOREUX, Commissioner.
ap12, 2,19.25, 6.my2.6
FOR STATIONERY.
Material, etc. office OF the Public
Printer, Washington. d. c., April 1. 1896.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until O'Clock p. M. MA Z, 1895.
FOR furnishing stationery, fuel. ice. hard
ware plumbing and electric supplies, lum-
Der, etc, for the use of the Governmene
Printing office. during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1897. Sealed proposals
will also be received at the same time for
furnishing material for the use of the Gov.
eminent Printing office during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1897. The right to
reject any and all bids and To waive defects
is reserved. Detailed schedules Of the
stationery fuel, ice and matcTa! required,
by blank proposals. and giving
the regulations with which bidders must
may be obtained by addressing
this office TIL. E. BENEDICT. Public
rinter. aplI. 10. %, N.Y.
SMITHSONIAN Institution. Wash.
ington. April II, 1886 Sealed pro.
posals will be received until . p. M, May Z,
s96, to furnish the Smithsonian institu-
ton, U. S. National Museum. Bureau OF
Exchanges, National Zoo
ogical Park and Bureau of EthnUlOgy. dur.
nE the fiscal year ending June 30. 1S97,
etc, Of the following classes: