Evening star., 1907-11-11


8. The paper must be of the best quality.
manufactured Of linen rags. or conta ming por-
nosition of the pulp and guarantee its uniformity;
The presence of spots or hoes; grains or hard
substances derived from the impurtty, of the
pulp other defects In the paper to be delivered,
shall not he allowed. and paper not having all
the Qualities apecited shall be rejected.
T. The weight of the paper shall not ba more
than 50 grams Pc: square meter An allowance
of 81 over and 81 under on such precise weight
may he established for sheets will he made.
tt. weight shall he verified on receipt Of the
| paper by taking at random 10 sheets from each
ream and then ascertaining their weight II the
than the limits established in the foregoing
article. The entire ream shall be rejected with
I. The resistance Of the paper by centimeters
of width crosswise, exclusive of the watermark.
shall not be less than kilos 300 grams; the
length of the rupture shall not be less than
| 5000 meters and the crushing resistance shall
represent minimum of $1,000 double folds.
quantities OF not less than 20 sheets of 20x40
cent ni1meters, in order to make the proper tests:
serve as model for quality watermarks and
color!ng.
| S. The paper shall be colored in the pulp and
not after its Manufacture The Colurs shall be
fast. uniform. nvarab'e from sheet to an
other. and ina!terable ter AS hours exposure
to the sun.
The coers for each denomination shall be Sc
lectrd by the Conversion Fund.
8. The paper shall bear watermarks made at
the time Of its manuacture In wire gauze mods.
The bidder shall state whether the manufacture
W III ne H4due Dy mana ny SalO wafer
marks shall be made on two planes. the same
as the watermarks of the bank notes in circu-
lation
The watermarks shall be strictly in the same
Place. with allowance of mlllimeters in
any direction and measured with respect to the
In order to verify this requisite. a pattern or
| 'gabarit" shall be drawn for each daonmina
ton. showing the design of the watermarks. and
another line two millimeters from the edges of
| the same and causing the edges referred to to
coincide with those Of the sheets of and
II will be seen whether the watermarks' fall
should fail to meet the aforesaid requirements,
the whole ream shall be rejected without fur
10. The paper shall be suitable for good print
ing. and to that end shall bc furnished we'll
sheets and the manufacturer must observe the
instruct!ons given him while il is being made
ton Of the wafermarks IS Shall be furnished M The
manufacturer hy the Conversion Fund as soon
as the bid is accented. The manufa rtIrer shall
months following the receipt of the drawings. a
sample Of the paper mannfactured - strictly in
nancy. fifty sheets of each denomina tion. and
shall only commence the hnal manufacture when
| said samples are approved
| ~ Eighty per cent Of the sheets. having all
good bank notes. and 20 per cent of the sheets
| having imperfect hank notes or any defect in
| perfect bank notes shall be clearly marked on
the sheets and separated Il, from those contatains
|
IS. The prices, expressed in gold pesos shall
stood to be free board in European OF
American port that is in direct communication
"a After the arrival Of shipment and
| upon examination and inspection by the Conver
| ditlons the value of same shall be paid, as well
the expense of insurance and freight. 20 the
legal representative Of the ~ % r ,h The The
| version Fund at the rate OF 10000 sheets pei
working day.
| Conversion Fund the OF S1on0. gold, fol
each weeks de'ay in the periods stipulated -,
| 16 The manufacturer shall also pay to the
Conversion Fund the expenses of freight. insur
ance and wages of the personnel Employed il
IL IL The conversion Fund shall only consider hid
of reputable and reliable manufacturers and
@ the oas Ss S papeT and s sas
similar works 1t has already done.
On the other hand no contract shall be mad
| except with the authorized representatives o
: Is. The manufacturer shall he bound TO tax
paper while being made. shall he stolen lost
He shall be responsible for any loss of paper o
| 10 The manufacturer shall render an accoun
to the Conversion Fund of the number of fabric
| for the watcrmarks. enGravines, dies. drawings
ETC. that may have been used in manufacturing
After the paper is made. all the aforesaid arti
cles shall he put in boxes and sealed before
Notary Public a person designated by th
| aforesaid Conversion Fund. Said articles shal
become the property of the Conversion Fund, an
shall he deposited in the place the latter ma
| suggest.
| The rejected paper shall he used by tho Con
version Fund with the approval of the manu-
| facturer or lis representative
! 20 Bidders shall state the minimum time j.
| which they will deliver the first shipment o
paper as we'll the Importance of said ship
inpnt and also the time and Importance Of subse
Guent shipments.
! Fl. The bidder whose bid is accepted shal
denost in the ''Banco dc In Nacion Argentina
Rank of the Argentine Nation). payable to tn
| order OF the President of the Conversion Fund
a sun, equivalent to So of the total amount of tn
hid as guarantee for the tulfllment of III
contract in cash or ional bonds said anoun
20 he returned when the last shipment of III
paper is accepted.
| 80 Bids viii he received by the Conversio
Fund until December ri of the current year, an
payment shall be made for the correspondin
stamps.
The Conversion Fund reserves the right TO ac
cept such bid IL may deem desirable, or 1
reject all bids made
Buenos Aires September !. 1907.
| po9st JOSE Nj. III Bio' secretary.
OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS. DISTRICT co
lumhia Washington. d. C.. October 81. 1901
sealed proposals Will be received At this of1c
u:til noon saturday, November 10. 1907. 70
tkc construction of six-roOm addition to TIL
Iangdon School at Goth and Franklin street
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