The republic., 1851-10-30
PROPOSAts ron WRAPPING-PAPER
TNINE, AND sEALING-WAX.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. ls. 1851.
ClEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
! - Department until the Goth day Of November
next al IL O'Clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealing for the
use of certain post offices of the United States Tor
four years from the 3lst day Of December next.
The said articles classified and described as
follows:
Glass No. !.
Item l. Patent siEed Manila wrapping or en-.
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 81
inches in siEe. and TO weigh not less than 81 pounds
to the Team
Item Q Manila wrapping envelope paper,
each sheet 10 be least 81 by 20 inches in size, and
TO weigh not less than 20 pounds TO the ream.
Each ream Of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets
CLASS No. 2.
Item Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa.
per, each sheet 70 be at least q by IS inches III
size, and TO weigh not less than q pounds to the
ream.
Item 2. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per- each sheet 10 be at least l9 by "a inches in
size, and to weigh not less than "a pounds to the
ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 48o
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 8.
Item l. Cotton twine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item 2. Cotton twine or twist with eight threads.
to be of medium moderate twist.
Item s. Cotton tWine, 10 Dc composed oL louI
strands we'll twisted, and three we'll spun threads
To 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
10 be similar to the cotton twine now used in the
larger post ofhces
Glass No. 4.
Coarse hemp twne, about one-eighth Of inch
in diameter to be we'll twisted and manufactured
and to be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
CLASS No. 5.
Scarlet seaing-wax of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. o.
Ii is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General TO require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be sealed il
it be done at n moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of an inferior
icle 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 sealing wax) may be seen at the Ap-
pontmont Office of the Post Office Department
Washington, d. G, and at the Post Offices at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphiaj 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 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 years supply are, from
The best estimates that can be made, as stated
below
The States and Territories divided into four
districts and in each district depot is established
(being the same now established for the distribu.
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 al each depot for
one year