The morning times., 1896-04-25
PROPOSALS.

1nteflOr, It's s6Ncrai bureauS anu OIueeS
and the CIVIL service COMMISSION At the
same time aud place proposals will be re-
ceiyed 10 r such meats, PROVISIONS, groceries
dry goods, shoes, drugs, pants, hard ware,
fuel, ice, lumber, ETC., as may be required
Dy the uOVCTHDcnL Hospital ICr the Insane
near Washington, ID. C., during the fiscal
year above Indicated Also Ter such fuel
tumDcr, haFuWdrt, Or ug5, Cnemi cal 8,
laDOTatOry apparatus, engraving and Other
supplies as may be IcLuIFeu by the U. s.
GeOIoE1cdl Survey and the Howard Uniyer
sity, respectively, CURING the same period
Al the same time anu pace proposals viii
also be received for the washing OF towels
for the department, its bureaus, and the
Civil Service COmmis ssiOH fort he yea ending
June 80, 1897, as well rs Tor tie purchase
during that PERIOD or the waste pa pc r Ofthe
Department OF the Interior. bus must be
made or government blanks All bids
tcAccEt those Tor purchase OF waste Daperl
accepted and contracts AWARDED subject 10
an aDprOpriatiOn by Congress 10 meet the
expense. Forms or proposals, schedules
OF items, specifications and instructions
will be furnished TO bIdders on application
TO the Chief Clerk OF ii G Department; re-
quests 70 blanks should sEcCIncaliy desiE-
nate the class or classes OF supplies upon
wmchIt Is piOposeu IObIq- AlIthE Proposals
viii De oprneu al the time dnd place above
stated. and builders are invited 10 be present
HoKE SMITH, Secretary.
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PROPOSALS-U s. Department OF
Agriculture, office of the Secretary,
Washington, D. c., April 8, IS56-SeaIed
proposals, In duplicate, subject TO the usual
conditions, viii be received by The Secre-
tary of Agriculture until TWO p. NJ,
THURSDAY, MAY Z, 1886, lor furnish
ing the U. s. Department or A griculture
ami its several Branches curing the fiscal
Year ending June 80, 1897, the following
supplies: Stationery. duplicating supplies,
printers material, anu seed POCKETS, labor
atory supplies, lumber anu packing boxes,
fuel, painters material, plumbers mate
nal. ice, forage, earseals, card tags. and hog
rings, brOOnIs, brushes, etC-, IiOwer pots,
cleaning carpets anu washing towels, teie-
graph AMI hardware supplies, flags, in
strument supplies, maps, uIap frames, and
purchase or waste paper. Fun Information,
win schedules ana banks, can BE-. obtained
upon application to the department. or the
Weather Bureau. Persons applying should
specify the class Of articles upon which they
desire to submit bids. Bids must be seated
and addressed 20 the Secretary of gri-
culture, IN accordance with Instructions.
]. STERLING MORTON, Secretary.
ap11, ,12, Is, Is. .25.26, May 26
DEPART OF THE INTER
d. c., April II, 1S96.-Sealcd proposals
will be received at this office until z O'Clock
p M, THURSDAY, MAY Z, 1896, for
pnotO-lithagra phinR aad printing $4,000
copies, more or less, or the maps OF the
UnIUe,1 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.
1887 specifications as to the character
OF the WORK, size OF maps. quality OF paper
may Le procured at this office, Wnere speci-
mems will be exhibited to bidders, who
must satisfy themselves as To all require
ments. At the same time and place pro-
pOSaIS will also be opened for phOto-llthO-
graphing and printing such copies or town.
snip pIats ana other official pats cOnstI-
tuting part OF the Official records Of tna
office IS snail hc required during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1891. Each pro-
po>al must he accompanied Dy a certified
check for 5 par cent CT the amount bid. De-
tails a1d samples OF the WORK TO be done
will be cxhibiie1 10 bidders oB Application.
All bids accepted and contracts awarded
subject to an appropriation BY Congress
TO meet the expense. Bonds with approved
sureties for faithful performance OF the work
will be required. The right Is reserved to
reject any and al lids. Proposals must be
made IN duphcatcand addressed To the Com
missioner OF the General Land Ufrice, in
dOrsed Oh the envelope, proposals for
United States Maps or. Proposals for
reproducing Township Plats,'' as the case
may be. All proposals viii be opened at the
time and place above stated, and bidders
are invIjct TO be Present at such opening.
s. W. LAMOREUX, Commissioners.
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PROP SALS Tor horses a0d mules
Washington. b. c., April is, 1896
Sealed proposals Will be received at the
office OF the undersigned until the eighth
day OF May. 1895, for 5000 horses and
| mules, suitable for cavalry service said
horses or mules must weigh between nine
and eleven hundred pounds, be between four
and eight years OF age, sound and well built
for the service required and to bc delivered
at Tampa. Fla, or within 100 miles or that
place. within thirty days after the notl-
fiCation of acceptance OF bud. HOrses OF
Southern raising Will be preferred. Pro
proposals should be enclosed in envelopes
sealed and marked Proposals for Horses
and Mules, and addressed to abe under
signed The right Is reserved to accept
or reject all or any proposals. s. :. DAISH
4 Sun, PrOprletOrS Washington Grain Ele-
I VatOFS. ID L.. and Ela. ave. Wash
| ington. d. c. apI7-19 25
INTERSTATE Commerce Commis-
sion-Wasnin gtOn, D. c, April IL,
1S96--SeaieI proposals via be received
/ DAY, MAY ., 1896, at which Time and
\ place they will be opened in the presence
/ OF atetnutng bldders, for furnishing the
/ following classes OF supplies during the
/ fiscal year ending June so, 1897. sta
/ tIOnery, Ice am such miscellaneous articles
\ as may be ordered. Bids are also invited
/ for the purchase or waste paper from the
! commission and for washing towels Bids
/ viii be considered on each item separately.
i The right Is reserved TO reject any and
all bids, to waive technical defects and
TO accept any part OF any bid and reject
i the other part. Blanks fOr proposals. with
| specifications or the requirements to be
met In respect TO each article, and also the
/ estimated qu1ntItleS pTObabty TO be re-
/ quired of each, viii be furnished on appli-
/ cation TO the secretary. Responsible Sc
/ curity viii be required for the faithful
I
4 commission. EDW. a. MOSELEY. Secre-
| tary. ap11, ,1S, ,20-ma2, s. 8
PROPOSALS FOR COAL. PROVEN
| DER AND ICE FOR THE UNITED
! STATES NAVAL OBSERV ATORN Navy
Department, Bureau of Equipment. Wash
| ington, ID. c.. April Il. ISS6.-Seaed pro-
| poSaIs, in duplicate addressed To the Chief
/ of the Bureau OF Equipment, Navy Depa IT.
| ment, Washington. ID. C-. will be received at
this bureau until O'Clock D. m, ON THURS
| DAY, MAY 4. 1896. anu publicly opened
| Immediately thereafter, for the supply OF
the following articles. Coal, prOyender
| Naval Observatory, Georgetown Heights,
| Washington, ID. c., in accordance with the
| specifications, which. with blank form OF
| proposals anu instructions to bidders, will
/ be supplied upon application TO this Bureau.
| The Bureau reserves the right to waive IN
| formaIities and will reject any or all bids
| not considered adyanta geOuS to the Govern
! ment. Responsible security viii be required
| for the faithful performance OF the con.
| tracts. F.E. CHADWICK, Chief of Burea
| ngtOn, ID. c., April 10, 1S96-Seaied
| proposals will be received at the office OF
| the chief clerk, Department OF Justice,
/ until 2 O'Clock p. m, THURSDAY, MA
| :. 1886, for suppl wing the Department or
! Justice with the following articles and
! services for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1897: Stationery, fuel; ice, miseel-
| Blank forms and other information will he
| furnished by the chief clerk on application
The Department reserves the right TO
waive defects, aud to reject any or al
bids T parts of bids.
apI1, ,I5,1S.2 ,25. 90 .my2. s
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERN
and miscellaneous SupplieS.-Navy De
partment, Washington, ID. c., April 10
| 1S96--Sealed proposals, in duplicate, ad
| dressed to the Secretary or the Navy, auC
indorsed Proposals for stationery and mis-
celaneous supplies, will be received a
THURSDAY, May ., 1896, for furniShinG
suchstationery andsgppiies for the Navy De-