Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR PACKING BOXES
s s Once House Of United
Sealed proposals will be received by the Clerk of
the House of Representatives until Tuesday.
lowing packing boxes: -Four hundred t4OOl of the
following size: Eighteen C1s) inches wide. sew
eneei o. ,a inches high and two 9 feet ,t ten
be plowed on end 5-16 by ~ inches, end oak
strip to be well glued in; also. the center of lid
strip to be placed therein. glued and fastened
with screws. to prevent warning IT splitting
from all defects. such as sap, shakes. kccts, etc.
and to be A. thickness; to have two p eight
the Eagle Catalogue three g, inch iron square
selvedge. solid square box. screwed. ;wo ~ Sc
handles to be of malleable iron. same size and
style as those on sample box; each Dox to have
eight lsl corner braces. four aud .h"lf t4isp
inches each way, securely screwed; ills TO have
four a. screws lightly fastened: a galvanized
iron strap to be placed around each cad Of box
size: Fifteen I'D inches wide. fifteen u5b
inches high, and two(2) feet nine (9l inches long
outside measurements: lids to be plowed ON end
5-l6 by 1h inches, and an oak strip 70 be well
glued in: also the center of lid to be plowed out
% by IL inches and an oak strip to be placed
vent warping or splitting; boxes to be made of
first quality A thickness white pine. thoroughly
such as sap. shakes. knots. etc: TO have two ~
eight (S) inch chest hinges and chest lock No
40 of the Eagle Catalogue three % inch iron
square selvedge. solid square box. screwed. two
t2l secure levers, double link. and fine fiat bow
keyl: handles to be of malleable IRON size
and style as those on sample box: each box to
have eight (Sl corner braces four and ne-half
(41a) inches each way, securely screwed: lids to
have four "a screws. lightly fastened; gal
vanized- iron strap to be placed on each end of
box. Also four hundred t400l boxes Of the fol
lowing size: Thirteen f13l inches wide zine and
one-half t91H) inches high two (2l feet long
outside Measurements; boxes to be made OF first
quality A white pine. thoroughly seasoned and
Kiln dried. free from all defects. such as sap.
shakes. knots. etc.: to be fingered dOvetailed
ut corners and well glued; lids to have two go
(1l inch by two and one-quarter f2I4) inch
battens. screwed on top: lids to have two %,
six t6) inch chest hinges also provided with
nIalleablc chest handles, but no locks: lids to
have four az screws. lightly fastened The
above described boxes to be completed nv the
first day of July. 1908, delivered and stored in
the box house at the corner of Third and II
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
the fiscal year at contract price. The right 10
reject any and ali bids is hereby reserved. Each
bid must be accompanied by certified check in
the sum of FIVE hundred dollars tSJ00). drawn TO
the order of A. Mcdowell. Clerk of the House
Of Representatives. as guarantee of good faith.
The bids to be indOrsed Proposals for Packing
Boxes Sample Of the boxes may i.e seen
Once of the Chief Clerk of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. 4 surety company bond n the
of one Thousand dollars Isl .0O0l will 10 required
for the faithful performance of the cntract 4.
MCDOWELL. Clerk House of Representatives.
United States. NH 1awft