The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
PROPOSALS.


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHING
ton, ID. C., April 10, 1S97.-Seaied pro-
poSals will be received at the office OF the
Chief Clerk, Department OF Justice, until
Z O'Clock p. n, Thursday, May o, oS7, for
supplying the Department OF Justice with
the following articles and services for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898: Sta
tionery, fuel, ice, miscellaneous supplies,
and washing towels Blank forms and
other information will be furnished by the
ment reserves the right to waive defects
and to reject any or all bids or parts of
bids ap10, 1917, ,2s,29,my1,3
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Washington, d. c., April %, 1S9T-Sealed
proposals Will be received at this office in
til o clock D. m, Thursday, May s, 1897,
at which time and place they will be
opened in the presence OF attending bid
ders, for furnishing the following classes Of
supplies during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1893; stationery, ice, and such mlscei-
ldDeOus articles as may be ordered. Bids
are also invited for the purchase OF waste
paper from the commission and for wash
ing towels Bids will be considered on each
item separately. The night is reserved 10
reject any and all bids, TO waive technical
defects, and To accept any part Of any bid
and reject the other part. Blanks for pro-
posals, with Specifications OF the require
ments TO be met in respect to each article,
and also the estimated quantities prob
ably to be required of each, will be fur
Rlshed on application TO the secretary. Re
sponsible security will be required for the
faa performance Of the contracts BY
Secretary. ap1O,12.17.19,2 .29,my1,3
WASHING TOWELS. SEALED PRO-
pOsals, endorsed Proposals for Washing
Towels" and addressed to the Secretary
of the Navy, Navy Department, viii be re-
celved until O'Clock p. m, Thursday,
May 8, 1897, for washing the towels Of
the Navy Department during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1898. Bids must be
l.thn in n lob
be supplied upon application to the depart
Navy. 1t
RY-PROPOsALs WILL BE
received at the secretary's Office, Navy
Department, Washington, D. C., until 2
publicly opened Immediately thereafter. for
furnishing stationery and miscellaneous
supplies. for the Navy Departmental Wash
lngton, during the fiscal year ending June
so, 1898. Blank forms of proposals giving
the necessary information will be fur
nlshed on application to the Department.
JOHN ID. LONG, Secretary of the Navy
1t
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHING
ton-Sealed proposals will be received at
the Department of State u1 til 2 p. m. of the
9Th day of May, 1897, TO furnish said De-
partment with stationery and misceilan-
eous articles, including forage, flags, and
ice, for the year ending June 80, 1898, in
accordance with a schedule of articles
which will be supplied to persons and firms
proposing to bid. The right to reject any
and all bids, or to accept any portion of
any bid, or amend thequantity given of any
article i'll the schedule is reserved. Eacn
bidder will be required TO furnish with his
bid bond, with two Sureties, in the sum
of $4,000 as a guarantee of a faithf ul per
Torrance of the contract which may be
awarded him All samples submitted should
Department. JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary
of State ap1O,12 7,19, 20, 2s;my1;3
ICE-SEALED PROPOSALS, INDORSED
proposals for Ice" and addressed to
the Secretary OF the Navy, Navy Depart
Inent, t., Will be received until 2 o'clock p.
M, Thursday, May 8, 1897. to supply the
Navy Department with ice during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898. Bids
must De madein duplicate upon forms which
Department. JOHN D. LONG, Secretary
of the Navy. It
PROPOSALS u. g. DEPARTMENT of
Agriculture, Office of the Secretary,
Washington, ID. c., April z, 1897. Sealed
proposals In duplicate, subject to the usual
conditions, will be received at the office
ofthe Disbursilg Clerk until p. m, Thurs
day, May 8, 1897, for furnishing the u.
8. Department Agriculture and it's sew
eral branches, during the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1898, the following supplies:
Stationery, duplicating supplies, printers
material, and seed pockets. laboratory sup
plies. lumber and packing boxes, fuel,
painters material: plumbers material; ice;
forage. Car seals, card tags, and hog rings,
brooms, brushes, ETC.: flowerpots; cleaning
carpets and washing towels: telegraph and
hardware supplies: flags: instrument sup
plies: maps. map frames; and for the pur-
chase of waste paper. Full information
with schedules and blanks, can be OBJ
tanned upon application to the Account
Division of the Department or the Weather
Bureau Persons applying should name
the schedule and specify the class of arti-
cles upon which they desire to submit bids
Bids must he sealed and addressed to the
Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance
with INSTRUCT ons given on schedules.
JAMES WILSON. Secretary.
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