The Washington times., 1908-03-20
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR PACKING BOXES.
Clerks once, House Of Representative,
1905 Sealed proposals will be received by The
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives. until
TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1893, at y o'clock
noon, Tor the following packing bONes. -Four
hundred t4UO OF the following size. Eighteen
uJ inches wide. seventeen 40 Inches high,
and two 20 feet ten 90 inches long, out
side measurements. LIDS 10 be plOWed on
end 5-l6 BY IL inches. ana an oak sITlp 90
be well glued in also. the center OF lid %
be pl0Wed ont g by Ia Inches, and an oak
strip % be placed therein, glued and fast-
eued With screws, 20 prevent WaTplng or
splitting. Boxes 10 be made Ot first quality
Cauf0ru'a rsdW God. thoroughly seasoned and
kiln-drisd, free from all defects. such as
sap. shakes. knots etc. and 20 De "a mex
ness II have two % eight tSJ inch chest
hinges and chest lock No 40 OF The Eagle
Catalogue three 90 inch Iron square SEW
cure levers COuble-liuk. and nus nat bow
ksyl. Handles 20 be OF malieab-e iron. same
size and style as those on sample box Zach
box 60 have eight 90 corner braces. -FOUR anu
screwed Lids 10 have four Cd screws light
Ia fastened. A galyanize1-irOn strap O. De
placed around each end ut box Al-sD-t our
hundred t40U boxes OF the following size.
Fifteen l5) inches wide, fifteen ll5) inches
high, and two - feet nine isb inches long,
outside measurements, Lids 10 Do pi2"ea
on emo s-l6 by ~ Inches, and an oak strip
20 b. -s>iI glusi in. also. the center or iil
10 b. pIOwed out q by ~ Inches and an oak
strip 20 be placed therein, glued and EasL-
ened " tn screws. 10 prevent MaEp4ns o.
shifting Boxes 10 be made o. first quality
"A thickness white pine, thoroughly seasoned
ana Kindred free from all defects. SLcn
as SAP shakes, knots, etc, To have two 90
efrht 80 inch ches; hinges and chest lock
~ 40 Of the Eagle Catalogue three 90
inch iron square seiye1ge, solid square box,
Frrswed. TWO 80 secure levers. double-ll-iN,
and fne rat bow keyJ. Handles TO be OF mall
IeabIe iron. same size and style as those on
ssr1uIs box Each box 10 have eight tJ
corner braces four and one-halL t4'zl inches
each way. securely screwed Las 10 nave
four tD screws lightly fastened. galvan-
iz-5-fr5n strap 70 be placed on each end OF
hoy AISO-Four hundred t400 boxes OF the
Following size. Thirteen C5J inches wide,
nina and one-haf tSiz) inches high two %
feet long outside measurements. boxes 10
l.s made OF first quality - white pine
fhgrsughIy seasoned and Kindred, iFee rom
am defects such as sap, shakes, knots etc.
10 be fingered or dOvetaiiei al corners and
we'll glued. Lids 10 have Two ~ one 'l'
mon bv two and one-quarter t-AD inch bat
fars screwed on top. LIDS 70 have two 90
Six l0 inch chest hinges. also provided with
ruaIIaable chest handles, but no -ccks- Lids
10 have four tD screws. lightly fast2ue+.
M, above describe boxes 10 IL completed
by, tha FIRST DAY or JULY. lss. delivered
ans stored IN the bJE house, az the corner
OF Tl4.r1 and stIeeLs S1alhNesl. anu -A
spected by a competent person 20 be ap-
,5lntsd nv the Cerk. The Clerk 20 hav" the
rIgbr n increase the number Ct boxes OF
asrb Size ana kind ten per cent Of less dug
Inc the fiscal year az contract price. The
r5@bt to reject any and an bids IS hereby
reserved Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum Of nye hundred
E,17a~a $500 drawn 10 the order or A.
EFcUowell. Clerk OF the House OF Represen-
tatIves. as a guarantee or good faith The
bids 10 De iudorsed proposals Tor Packing
rg1,es sample Of the boxes may be seen
~. any further information had by cal ing at
tie Once OF the Chief Clerk Of the House
- ryar-ezanta lives. A surety COMPANY t,nd
- ~ sum OF one thousand DO lars Isl eGU
r-irr he required for the faithful performance
80 the contract A. MCDOWELL. Clerk
House Of Representative, United States
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