The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-21
PROPOSALS FOR wRAPPING-PAPER,
THYME, AND sEALING-WAx.
Posr orrrcE DEpAnrMENr, Oct. 10,

Posr oFFIcE DEPARTMEsT, Oct. 10, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the 10th day OF November
next, at ~ O'Clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, Irvine, and sealng-wsx Tor the
of certain post offices of the United States Tor
four years from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles are classified and described as
follows
Glass No. L.
Item |. Patent sized Manila wrapping or en-
veope paper, each sheet 10 be at least % by ~
inches in sizc and to weigh not less than % pounds
to the ream.
Item , Manila wrapping or envelope paper,
each sheet to be at least 2 by 20 inches In sze ana
to weigh not less than % pounds to the ream
Each roam Of the aforesaid paper to contain 4oo
perfect sheets
Glass No. 2.
Item / Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 81 by 20 inches In
size, and to weigh not less than q pounds to the
Item , Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 10 by 81 inches IN
size and to weigh not less than "a pounds to the
Each rcam of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 3.
Item l. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item ? Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads.
10 be of medium or moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, to be composed OF Jour
strands we'll twisted, and three well spun threads
10 each strand.
All to be delivered in balls or on spools contain
ing not less than half pound nor more than two
pounds each as directed by the Department and
TO be similar to the cotton Irvine now used IN the
larger post offices.
CLASS No a.
Coarse hemp Irvine, about one eighth of an inch
in diameter, TO be well twisted and manufactured,
and TO be delivered in balla or hanks not weighing
FRF m a. n
Glass No. 5.
Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. 8.
Il is also in contemplation by the Postmaster
General to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be sealed II
it can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior ar
ticle of seaingwax are invited. In such wax
the color will not be deemed material. Contracts
for such inferior wax may or may not be deter
mined on.
Samples of each article above specified Except
the inferior scaling wax) may be seen at the APP
pontment Office OF the Post Office Department,
Washington, d. C, and at the Post Offices at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; but these
are not adopted as exact samples. Each bidder
will furnish with his proposal the sample on which
his contract will be based in his bid shall be
accepted; and the Department reserves the right
TO contract for articles not corresponding with the
samples above referred to.
The quantities for years supply are, from
the best estimates that can be made, as stated
below.
The States and Territories are divided into four
districts and in each district depot is established,
(being the same now established for the dstrlbu
ton of banks,) where all the articles contracted for
by virtue of the proposals hereby advertised for
are to be received, inspected, and deposited. All
articles not equal 10 the samples referred TO in the
contract will be rejected.
Estimated quantities TO be supplied at each depot for