The republic., 1851-10-31
PROPOSNLs ron WRAPPING-PAPER
TNVINE, AND sEALING-NAx.
posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. ].


Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 49, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Goth day of November
next at II o'clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealing wax for the
use of certain post offices of the United States Tor
four wears from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles classified and described as
follows:
Glass No. /.
Item L. Patent sized Manila wrapping or en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 81
inches in size, and TO weigh not less than - pounds
Item 2 Manila wrapping envelope paper,
each sheet to be at least 81 by 20 inches in SIZE and
TO weigh not less than 20 pounds to the rcam.
Each rcam of the aforesaid paper to contain lsO
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 2l by % inches in
size, and to weigh not less than q pounds to the
ream.
Item .. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per- each sheet to be at least l9 by "a inches in
size, and to weigh not less than ~ pounds to the
ream.
Each roam of the aforesaid paper to contain 4S0
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 8.
Item l. Cotton twine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item =. Cotton twine or twistwith eight threads,
to be of medium moderate twist.
Item g. Cotton twine, To be composed of four
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
TO each strand.
All to be delivered in balls or spools contain
ing not less than halfa pound more than two
pounds each, directed by the Department. and
to be similar to the cotton twine now used in the
larger post Offices.
Glass No H.
Coarse hemp twine, about ne-eighth of an inch
in diameter, to be we'll twisted and manufactured
and to be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
Glass No. 5.
Scarlet sealng-wnx of fair quality for ordinary
use.
Glass No. 6.
II is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
eneral, to require foreign mail bags and thosc
passing between distributing offices to be sealed il
it can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity Of an inferior
ticc Of sealing wax 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 Ap
pointment Office OF the Post Office Department,
Washington, ID. C., and at the Post Offices at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; but these
are not adopted exact samples. Each bidder
will furnish with his proposal the sample on which
his contract will be based in case 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 one years supply are, from
the beat estimates that can be made, as stated
below.
The States and Territories are divided into four
Districts and i'll each district depot established
(being the same established for the dstrbu.
ton Of blanks 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 to the samples referred TO in the
contract will be rejected
Estimated quantities 10 be supplied at each depot ion
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