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pOStmark4ns, and rating stamps. rubber
stamps. canceling ink. linking pads.
packing boxes artists drawing mater.
ials. letter copying presses tvDevritinQ
machines, numbering machines. bas-
kets. dry goods. trucks. electric fan
motors. Y. s. flags. and other suDnlies
mentioned in the proposals. and speci-
fications as they may be ordered from
time to time during the fiscal wear be-
ginning July l. 1905. and ending June 30.
1905. for the use Of any branch Of the
departmental or postal service. Blanks
for proposals with specifications and,
full Instructions will be furnished on
application to the superintendent of the
Division of PostOfice Supplies. POST
once department Washington. ID. =.
II. c. PAYNE. Postmaster General.
ape. 1e.23.30
POSTOEFICE DEPARTMENT WAs9-
ington. D. C.. March il. 1s04-Sealed nro-
posals will be received al this DEPART
ment until THURSDAY. NAY 5. 1864. at
2 p NJ. for furnishing for the use 81
it's Mail Equipment Shops snch SIM
plies consisting of wire. rivets. burrs.
small malleable-iron castings, steel.
oils. acids. leather. thread. iacing cord.
etc. and for Sc Office Of Foreign Mails.
lead seals AZ presses therefor in such
quantities of the different articles re-
spectively. at such times and from
time TO time as they may be ordered
during the fiscal year beginning July I.
1904. a open:44a-li list of the articles de-
sired. with ful specifications and form
or proposal. will be furnished upon an
plicatiOn TO the second AsSiStai IN Post.
master General. r. ]. WYNNE Acting
Postmaster General. apsl62S.S0
PROPOSALS FOR ICE. FUEL. COR
age, and for washing towels.-War De-
partment, Washington, D. C.. March IS.
1904. Sealed proposals. in duplicate. viii
be received here until . P. NJ. MAY ;.
1904, and then opened, for furnishing ice.
fuel and forage. and for washing towels
TOR War Department bureaus and offices,
during year ending June %. 1@5. Infor-
nation furnished on application. For
washing towels state price per dozen.
Proposals must De in envelopes indorsed.
for Ice. Proposals for
Fuel. Proposals for Forage. 'Propo-
sails for Washing Towels respectively,
and addressed NJ. r. THORP. Chief OF
Supply Div apr2Is.3.9O
PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS
supplies. Executive Office. Commissions
ers Of the District OF Columbia. Wask-
ington. April 9, I904=Sealed proposals
will be received at this ofce until
THURSDAY, NAY ), 1904, az ?
O'CLOCK. p. NJ. for furnishing the
various branches OF the District Govern
ment with general supplies for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1895. comprising
stationery. blank forms and printing
school books. furniture. and house fur
nishlng, hardware, and tinware. plumb
Ing supplies. groceries. and provisions,
boots n shoes. drugs and chemicals,
glass. paints and varnish. lumber. fresh
meats. castings. fuel. dry gcads, and
clothing ice. electrical supplies. sad
dlery. forage. kindergarten supplies,
and flags and Photographic supplies.
Also proposals for laundry work and
emoral of ashes and refuse f.om pub
lie Institutions.
Blank forms of proposal. together with
information. can be obtained upon ap-
plicatiOn at the Office OF the C0mmis-
%sioners. District Of Columbia. Bids viii
10 raanfrrnI h- IL 10 go 80
more isems in a class. but the Com
mISsionerS reserve the right to reject
any or all bids or parts OF bids, 20
waive defects. and 10 award all con-
tracts by classes or by one or more
items in a class, as may best serve
the interests OF the District Of ColuId-
bia. No proposal for blank FORMS or
miscellaneous printing 10 be done OUT
considered. HENRY B. r. MACFAR-
LAND, HENRY L. WEST. JOHN BID
DIE. Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia aD16.2 3,S0my2
PROPOSALS FOR HAULING ASHES
War Department. Washington, D.. c.,
March Ia. 1904 Sealed proposals, in du-
plicate. viii be received here until > P.
NJ. MAY 8. 1904. and then opened. Tor
hauling ashes during year ending June
80. 1905. Information furnished on appii-
cation. State price per cubic yard. Pro-
posals must be IN envelopes ndorsed
proposals for Hauling Ashes" and adj
dressed NJ. r. THORP. Chief of supply
Div. apr2,s.1s23.29.sO
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. WASH-
ington Barracks, D c., April y. IS04-
Sealed proposals will be reeeiVed here
until NOON. April. 70, 1S04. and then
publicly opened, for Portland cement. In
formation furnished on application.
JOHN STEPHEN SEWELL. Captain
Engineers ap12314I5&,3
STATIONERY. ICE AND FOR I.AUN-
dering Towels-Sealed proposals. ia dup
licate, will be received at the Secre-
d. c., until 2 P ~,
THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1904. and public-
ly opened Immediately thereafter. for
furnishing stationery, miscellaneous
els for the Navy Department in Wash
ington during the fiscal year ending
30. 1905. Blank forms of proposals
giving the necessary Information will be
furnished on application 10 the DEPART
ment. CHARLES II. DARLING, AS
sistant Secretary. ap2,Z3
PROPOSALS-Coal. Provender. and lee
proposals. in duplicate, address,
ed TO the Chief OF the Bureau OF Equip
ment. Navy Department. Washington,
d. c, will be received at that bureau
Until 2 O'CLOCK. +. NJ, on THURS
DAY. NAY 3. I904, and publicly opened
Immediately thereafter, for the supply
of the following articles: Coal. proven
der. and Ice. 10 De delivered at the Ma
val Observatory. Washington. d. c. in
accordance with the specifications.
which. with blank form OF proposals
and Instructions to bidders, will be sup
piled upon application 10 the bureau. II.
n. MANNEY. Chief Of Bureau. ap2,23
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Wash
ington. April l. 1S04.-Sealed proposals
will be received until , p. NJ. MAY ).
1904. TO furnish 10 the Smithsonian IN
stitution. u. s. National Museum. Bu-
reau OF international Exchanges. Bu-
reau of American EthnOiogy. and Ma
tional Geological Park. during the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1865. supplies, ETC..
of the following classes: Chemicals.
wooden boxes. food for animals. ruel
and ice. paints. oils. etc. hardware,
lumbar staIinnarN r~aNriIes misceLL-