a certain advertisement of the date last aforesaid, a copy of which is hereunto annexed and whereas certain proposals were made pursuant thereto, and received at the PostOffice Department, for supplying the said Department with wrapping-paper; and whereas said proposals were opened and examined; and whereas, all things being considered, it was deemed advisable and most favorable to the interests of the Department that the proposals of the said party of the second part, to supply the wrapping-paper aforesaid, should be accepted; and whereas the said proposals of the party of the second part were accepted by the Postmaster-General: Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties aforesaid, it is hereby covenanted and agreed between the parties as follows, to wit: The said party of the second part hereby covenants and agrees, to and with the said party of the first part, to furnish and deliver to the blankagency at Washington, D. C., so many reams of wrapping-paper herein specified as shall be required for one year, from the first day of February, 1874, said paper to be well and securely packed for transportation, and to be in all respects equal to the sample on which this contract is based, and to be delivered free of all charges; and the said party of the first part covenants and agrees, to and with the said party of the second part, to pay the said party of the second part in one month after the expiration of each quarter of the year, upon the production of the proper vouchers to the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, as follows, to wit: For each and every ream of paper as described in said advertisement, being 20 by 25 inches in size, the sum of one dollar and forty-six ($1.46) cents, and for every ream of paper as described in said advertisement, being 26 by 40 inches in size, the sum of three dollars and sixty-five ($3.65) cents. It is mutually covenanted and agreed between the parties hereto that in case of repeated failures upon the part of the party of the second part to promptly furnish and deliver, as aforesaid, any wrapping-paper of the description aforesaid, then the Postmaster-General shall be at liberty to annul and rescind these presents and all covenants and agreements on his part entered into by this indenture, and unless so rescinded or annulled this agreement shall continue in force and effect for one year from the first day of February, 1874; and it is further covenanted and agreed upon the part of the party of the second part hereto that no member of Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract or to any benefit to arise therefrom. In witness whereof, the seal of the Post-Office Department, the signature of the Postmaster-General, and the hand and seal of the party of the second part are hereto affixed. Sealed proposals will be received at this Department until the 8th day of January, 1874, at 12 o'clock noon, for furnishing wrapping-paper and twine for the use of the post-offices in the United States for one year from the 1st day of February, 1874, the said articles to be delivered, free of expense to the Department, at the blank-agency of the Post-Office Department, Washington, D. C. The quality and the estimated quantity of each article required are specified below: 12,000 reams of wrapping-paper, 20 by 25 inches in size, and to weigh 22 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 150 reams of wrapping-paper, 26 by 40 inches in size, and to weigh 55 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 130,000 pounds of cotton-twine, to be 8-ply, and to measure from 750 to 775 yards to the pound, of sufficient strength to sustain a weight of 17 pounds, and to be put up in balls weighing about a half pound each, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. 45,000 pounds of coarse hemp-twine, to be 3-ply, and to measure from 40 to 45 yards to the pound, and to be put up in balls weighing from one to two pounds each, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. Samples of the articles required will be furnished to persons who desire to bid, on application to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. More or less than the estimated quantities may be ordered, as the necessities of the Department may require, at the discretion of the Postmaster-General. Awards will be made for each article separately, if deemed most advantageous to the Department. Bids not made in conformity with this advertisement will not be considered. Each bidder must furnish with his proposal guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid, and a certificate from a postmaster that such guarantors are reliable persons. A bond with two sufficient sureties will be required to each contract. A failure to furnish promptly any article contracted for, or an attempt to impose upon the Department articles inferior, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, to those contracted for, will be considered sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the contract. The Postmaster-General reserves the right to reject any or all bids, if, in his opinion, it is required by the interests of the Department. Proposals must be indorsed on the envelope "Proposals for Wrapping-paper," or "Proposals for Twine," and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. JNO. A. J. CRESWELL, Know all men by these presents, that we, Wm. H. Hoffman as principal, and J. Wheelwright and Jno. C. Balderston, as sureties, all of Baltimore, Md., are held and firmly bound unto the United States in the just and full sum of fifteen thousand dollars, current lawful money of the United States, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 1st day of February, 1874. The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the above-bounden Wm. H. Hoffman, by a certain article of agreement bearing even date herewith, has contracted and agreeed with the said United States to furnish and deliver at the blank agency, at Washington, D. C., for the use of said Department, certain wrapping-paper for the term of one year from the first day of February, 1874, as by reference to said article of agreement, hereto annexed, will more fully appear: Now, if the said Wm. H. Hoffman shall well and truly keep and perform the covenants in the said article of agreement on his part to be kept and performed, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to be of full force. I certify that the above-named J. Wheelwright and Jno. C. Balderston, sureties in the foregoing contract, executed by Wm. H. Hoffman, are, in my opinion, good and able to respond to all damages which may arise from any default on the part of the party of the second part to said contract. AND. W. DENISON, This agreement, made and entered into this first day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between the United States of America, by Jno. A. J. Creswell, Postmaster-General, of the first part, and Carlos H. Gould, James Pearce, and Henry Pearce, manufacturers, of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, trading and doing business in the name, style, and firm of Gould, Pearce & Co., of the secoud part, witnesseth: That whereas the Postmaster-General heretofore, to wit, on the 8th day of December, 1873, caused to be published in certain newspapers in the United States a certain advertisement of the date last aforesaid, a copy of which is hereunto annexed, and whereas certain proposals were made pursuant thereto, and received at the Post-Office Department, for supplying the said Department with cotton-twine; And whereas said proposals were opened and examined; and whereas, all things being considered, it was deemed advisable and most favorable to the interests of the Department that the proposals of the said parties of the second part, to supply the cotton-twine aforesaid, should be accepted; and whereas the said proposals of the parties of the second part were accepted by the Postmaster-General: Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties aforesaid, it is hereby covenanted and agreed between the parties as follows, to wit: The said parties of the second part hereby covenant and agree, to and with the said party of the first part, to furnish and deliver to the blank agency at Washington, D. C., so many pounds of cotton-twine, herein specified, as shall be required for one year from the first day of February, 1874; said twine to be well and securely packed for transportation, and to be in all respects equal to the sample on which this contract is based, and to be delivered free of all charges; and the said party of the first part covenants and agrees, to and with the said parties of the second part, to pay the said parties of the second part, in one month after the expiration of each quarter of the year, upon the production of the proper vouchers to the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, as follows, to wit: For each and every pound of cotton-twine, as described in said advertisement, the sum of twenty-six and eightyfive hundredths (26) cents. It is mutually covenanted and agreed between the parties hereto that, in case of repeated failures upon the part of the parties of the second part to promptly furnish and deliver, as aforesaid, any twine of the description aforesaid, then the Postmaster-General shall be at liberty to annul and rescind these presents and all covenants and agreements on his part entered into by this indenture, and, unless so rescinded or annulled, this agreement shall continue in force and effect for one year from the first day of February, 1874; and it is further covenanted and agreed upon the part of the parties of the second part hereto, that no member of Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract or to any benefit to arise therefrom. In witness whereof, the seal of the Post-Office Department, the signature of the Postmaster-General, and the hand and seal of the parties of the second part are hereto affixed. Sealed proposals will be received at this Department until the 8th day of Jannary, 1874, at 12 o'clock noon, for furnishing wrapping-paper and twine for the use of the post-offices in the United States for one year from the 1st day of February, 1874, the said articles to be delivered, free of expense to the Department, at the blank agency of the Post-Office Department, Washington, D. C. The quality and the estimated quantity of each article required are specified below: 12,000 reams of wrapping-paper, 20 by 25 inches in size, and to weigh 22 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 150 reams of wrapping-paper, 26 by 40 inches in size, and to weigh 55 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 130,000 pounds of cotton-twine, to be 8-ply, and to measure from 750 to 775 yards to the pound, of sufficient strength to sustain a weight of 17 pounds, and to be put up in balls weighing about a half pound each, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. 45,000 pounds of coarse hemp-twine, to be 3-ply, and to measure from 40 to 45 yards to the pound, and to be put up in balls weighing from one to two pounds each, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. Samples of the articles required will be furnished to persons who desire to bid, on application to the Frst Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. More or less than the estimated quantities may be ordered, as the necessities of the Department may require, at the discretion of the Postmaster-General. Awards will be made for each article separately, if deemed most advantageous to the Department. Bids not made in conformity with this advertisement will not be considered. Each bidder must furnish with his proposal guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid, and a certificate from a postmaster that such guarantors are reliable persons. A bond with two sufficient sureties will be required to each contract. A failure to furnish promptly any article contracted for, or an attempt to impose upon the Department articles inferior, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, to those contracted for, will be considered sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the contract. The Postmaster-General reserves the right to reject any or all bids, if, in his opinion, it is required by the interests of the Department. Proposals must be indorsed on the envelope, "Proposals for Wrapping-paper," or "Proposals for Twine," and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. JNO. A. J. CRESWELL, Postmaster-General. Know all men by these presents, that we, Gould, Pearce & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, as principals, and W. T. Bishop and Andrew Erkenbrecker, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the United States in the just and full sum of twenty thousand dollars, current lawful money of the United States, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this 1st day of February, 1874. The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the above-bounden Gould, Pearce & Co., by a certain article of agreement bearing even date herewith, have contracted and agreed with the said United States to furnish and deliver at the blank agency, at Washington, D. C., for the use of said Department, certain cotton-twine, for the term of one year from the first day of February, 1874, as by reference to said article of agreement, hereto annexed, will more fully appear: Now, if the said Gould, Pearce & Co. shall well and truly keep and perform the covenants in the said article of agreement, on their part to be kept and performed, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to be of full force. GOULD, PEARCE & CO. [L. S.] I hereby certify that the above-named W. T. Bishop and Andrew Erkenbrecker, sureties in the foregoing contract executed by Gould, Pearce & Co., are, in my opinion, good and able to respond to all damages which may arise from any default on the part of the parties of the second part to said contract. THOS. H. FOULDS, Postmaster, Cincinnati, Ohio. This agreement, made and entered into this first day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between the United States of America, by Jno. A. J. Creswell, Postmaster-General, of the first part, and Wm. D. Dounton, of Philadelphia, Pa., of the second part, witnesseth: That whereas the Postmaster-General heretofore, to wit, on the 8th day of December, 1873, caused to be published in certain newspapers in the United States a certain advertisement of the date last aforesaid, a copy of which is hereunto annexed; and whereas certain proposals were made pursuant thereto, and received at the Post-Office Department, for supplying the said Department with coarse hemp-twine; and whereas said proposals were opened and examined; and whereas, all things being considered, it was deemed advisable and most favorable to the interests of the Department that the proposals of the said party of the second part to supply the hemp-twine aforesaid should be accepted; and whereas the said proposals of the party of the second part were accepted by the Postmaster-General: Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties aforesaid, it is hereby covenanted and agreed between the parties as follows, to wit: The said party of the second part hereby covenants and agrees, to and with the said party of the first part, to furnish and deliver to the blank agency at Washington, D. C., so many pounds of hemp-twine herein specified as shall be required for one year from the first day of February, 1874; said twine to be well and securely packed for transportation, and to be in all respects equal to the sample on which this contract is based, and to be delivered free of all charges; and the said party of the first part covenants and agrees, to and with the said party of the second part, to pay the said party of the second part, in one month after the expiration of each quarter of the year, upon the production of the proper vouchers to the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, as follows, to wit: For each and every pound of hemptwine as described in said advertisement the sum of twelve and seventy-three hundredths (12,73) cents. It is mutually covenanted and agreed between the parties hereto that in case of repeated failures upon the part of the party of the second part to promptly furnish and deliver, as aforesaid, any twine of the description aforesaid, then the Postmaster-General shall be at liberty to annul and rescind these presents and all covenants and agreements on his part entered into by this indenture, and unless so rescinded or annulled this agreement shall continue in force and effect for one year from the first day of February, 1874; and it is further covenanted and agreed, upon the part of the party of the second part hereto, that no member of Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract, or to any benefit to arise therefrom. In witness whereof the seal of the Post-Office Department, the signature of the Postmaster-General, and the hand and seal of the party of the second part are hereto affixed. JNO. A. J. CRESWELL, Postmaster-General. [L. S.] Witness to signature of Postmaster-General : Witness to signature of second party: WM. D. CLEVELAND. WM. D. DOUNTON [L. S.] PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER AND TWINE. POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., December 8, 1873. Sealed proposals will be received at this Department until the 8th day of January, 1874, at 12 o'clock noon, for furnishing wrapping-paper and twine for the use of the post-offices in the United States for one year from the 1st day of February, 1874, the said articles to be delivered free of expense to the Department, at the blank agency of the Post-Office Department, Washington, D. C. The quality and the estimated quantity of each article required are specified below : 12,000 reams of wrapping-paper, 20 by 25 inches in size, and to weigh 22 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 150 reams of wrapping-paper, 26 by 40 inches in size, and to weigh 55 pounds to the ream, each ream to contain 20 perfect quires. 130,000 pounds of cotton-twine, to be 8-ply, and to measure from 750 to 775 yards to the pound, of sufficient strength to sustain a weight of 17 pounds, and to be put up in balls weighing about a half pound cach, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. 45,000 pounds of coarse hemp-twine, to be 3-ply, and to measure from 40 to 45 yards to the pound, and to be put up in balls weighing from one to two pounds each, and so bound as not to become loose or tangled in transportation. Samples of the articles required will be furnished to persons, who desire to bid, on application to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. More or less than the estimated quantities may be ordered, as the necessities of the Department may require, at the discretion of the Postmaster-General. Awards will be inade for each article separately, if deemed most advantageous to the Department. 'Bids not made in conformity with this advertisement will not be considered. Each bidder must furnish with his proposal guarantees of his ability to comply with his bid, and a certificate from a postmaster that such guarantors are reliable persons. A bond with two sufficient sureties will be required to each contract. A failure to furnish promptly any article contracted for, or an attempt to impose upon the Department articles inferior, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General, to those contracted for, will be considered sufficient cause for the forfeiture of the contract. The Postmaster-General reserves the right to reject any or all bids, if in his opinion it is required by the interests of the Department. Proposals must be indorsed on the envelope "Proposals for wrapping-paper,” or "Proposals for twine," and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D. C. JNO. A. J. CRESWELL, Know all men by these presents that we, Wm. D. Dounton, of Philadelphia, as principal, and E. Turland & Co., and Abm. B. Paul, both of Philadelphia, Pa., as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the United States in the just and full sum of five thousand dollars, current lawful money of the United States, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this 1st day of February 1874. |