Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-14

PROPOSALS FOR LAUNDERING TOWELS.
Clerks office. House Of Representatives. United
States. Warrington. D. c.. May g. 1908 Sealed
House Of Representatives until Friday. May -.
1905. at II O'Clock noon for laundering towels
During the session sessions Of Congress
towels are to be taken from the Capitol twice
each day: at all other times towels 10 he
taken from the Capitol each morning and re
turned on the following morning.
The work must he rst-clsss in every particular
and performed to the satisfaction Of the Clerk
Samples Of towels to be Numbered may he
seen or any further information had by calling
at the Office Of the chief clerk.
A surety company bond in the sum Of Ave
hundred dollars C$5O0) will be required to in
sure the faithful performance Of contract
The clerk reserves the right to reject any
Bids are to be Endorsed Proposals for Launder-
ing Towels" and addressed to A: Mcdowell:
clerk OF the House Of Representatives United
States. A. MCDOWELL. clerk House Of Rep.
resentatives. United States my7.l4.2l.zs
UNITED STATES SENATE. WASHINGTON.
for the tinted Site senate for the n.csi year
senate until + O'Clock noon on the LIST day q
ence Of those bidders who elect to be present.
viz: Five thousand tons. more or less, Of best
mace size. screened and free from ali impurities:
also twenty tons. more or less. Of same coal.
stove size: also ten tons, more or less. Of same
coal. chestnut size: also i've hundred bushels.
more or less, Of best hardwood charcoal. to he
delivered in two-bushel bags; also two hundred
and twenty-five cords. more or less. Of best split
pine wood. in four-foot lengths; also nfty cords.
more or less. Of best hickory wood, sixteen-inch
lengths. sawed instead Of chopped, and free
from knots. and split to medium size; all coal to
be furnished to be loaded fnop the carts with
forks. not shovels and to weigh 2,24O lbs. to
the ton: all wood to be furnished to measure 12S
cubic feet to the cord; all coal. charcoal and
wood to he stored IN the vaults Of the Senate
wing of the Capitol (Which are open to the in
spection Of bidders,. and all to be delivered and
stored at such times and In such quantities
may be ordered by the undersigned. The wood
will he inspected at the Senate wing Of the Capt.
toll and whatever fails to comply strictly with
the specifications will be culled out and re-
certified check Of the bidder for $780, payable
to the financial clerk Of the Senate. to he for
feited to the United States upon the failure or
refusal Of the bidder TO enter into any contract
awarded to him: checks to be returned to bid
ders whose bids not accepted immediately
and to bidders whose bids accepted upon
execution by each Of them Of contract and nee
pany as surety. IN accordance with these spec6-
cations. Fuel furnished the Senate during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1907 will be inspected
and weighed or measured by an empoye OF the
Senate, to he designated by the sergeant arms
Of the Senate. and for this inspection no charge
will he made to the contractor The right is
reserved to reject any OF all proposals for any
of the above items Bids should he indorsed
Proposals for Fuel and addressed to the Ser
geant- Arms Of the United States Senate"
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