Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-13

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PROPOSALS FOR PACKING BOXES.-CLERK'S
Office. House of Representatives. United States.
sails vii be received by the Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives until Saturday. March 80, 1907. at
-Four hundred tiooJ of the following size: Eighteen
Cls) inches wide, seventeen 90 inches high and
mcnts: lids to be plowed on end SIC by Ia inches.
and oak strip to be well glued in: also the
oak strip to be Placed therein glued and fastened
with screws TO prevent warping or splitting boxes
sErhly SEASONED and Kiln dried free re" 'f from all de-
fects; such as sap shakes. knots; Sc; and to be
hinges and chest lock No i1o af the Eagle Gaia.
logue three 81 inch iron square sevedge. solid
link and fine dat bow key: handles to be of NAL
leable iron. same size and style as those on sam
four and half Ci,aI inches each way, securely
screwed: lids 10 have four 81 screws lightly
fastened: u galvanzed-ir iron strap to be placed
around each end Of box. Also four hundred 900
Boxes Of the following size: Fifteen tl5l inches
niue -, inches long outside measurements; lids
10 be plowed ON end DIG by Ia inches. and oak
to be plovcd out & by IL inches and an oak strip
to he placed therein. glued aud fastened with
made Of rSi quality - thickness white pine thor
oughly seasoned and kiln dried. free from all de-
co. eight tSi inch chest hinges and chest lock No.
40 Of the Eagle Catalogue three CD inch iron
square seVcdre. solid square box. screwed. two (2)
secure levers. doub.enk. and fine fiat bow keyl:
handles To be Of malleabie iron. size and
style those sample box: each box to have
eight Isl braces four and half tIh)
inches each way. securely screwed: lids to have
four 60 screws, lightly fastened: a galvanized
irCn strap to be placed on each end of box Also
four hun-ired tiOpD Boxes of the following size:
Thirteen tl3l inches wide, nine and half t9ia)
inches high two t2l feet long. outside measure
ments; boxes to be made of FIRST quality A white
pine thoroughly seasoned and Kiln dried free from
all defects such shakes. knots 70 he
fingered dovetailed corners and well glued
lids to have two 80 III inch by two ami
quarter en- inch battens. screwed top: lids TO
have two t21 six tGl inch chest hinges, also pro-
vided with malleable chest handles but no locks;
lids to have four a. screws. lightly fastened The
above described boxes to be completed by the first
day OF August. 1907 delivered and stored in the
box house. at the corner Of Third and streets
southwest. and inspected by competent person to
be appointed by the clerk. The clerk to have the
right TO increase the number of boxes of each size
and kind ten per cent less during the fiscal
year at contract price. The right reject any and
all bids is hereby reserved. Each bid must be ac-
conpaned by certified check in the sum of five
Mcdowell. Clerk of the House OF Representa- tives
as a guarantee of good faith. The bids to be in
dorsed Proposals fer Packing Boxes" Samp.e of
the boxes may be any further inforlna tion
had by calling at the Office Of the Chief Clerk OF
the House of Representatives. Surety Company
bond In the OF one thousand dollars Isl OOO)
will lie required for the faithful performance of the
contract A. MCDOWELL, Clerk House of Repre-
senjatvCs, United States. mh6 law-it