The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-10
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER
TWINE, AND sEALING-WAX.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Oct. 10, 1851.

Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 10, 1851
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Department until the goth day OF November
next, at IL o'clock noon, for furnishing wrapping
envelope paper, Irvine, and sealing wax for the
use of certain post offices of the United States for
four years from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles are classified and described as
follows:
CLASS No. |.
Item l. Patent sized Manila wrapping en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 80
inches in size and to weigh not less than % pounds
TO the ream.
Item 3 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 ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 4so
perfect sheets.
CLASS 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
ream.
Item ,. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet TO be at least 10 by ~ inches in
size, and to weigh not less than "a pounds to the
ream.
Each ream 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 q Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads,
to be of u medium or moderate twist
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, to be composed oil Tour
strands we'll twisted, and three well spun threads
TO each strand.
All to be delivered in balls spools contain
ing not less than halfa pound nor more than two
| pounds each as directed by the Department. and
to be similar to the cotton Irvine now used III the
larger post Offices
Glass No A.
! Coarse hemp Irvine, about one-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. $.
! Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
USE
! Glass No. 6.
| 1t is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing Offices to be sealed, if
| it can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior az
! icle of sealing invited. In such wax
! the color will not be deemed material Contracts
| for euch 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
| pointmcnt Office of the Post Office Department,
| Washington, ID. c. and at the Post Ohces at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; but these
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 10.
The quantities for one 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 established for the distrlbu-
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 10 the samples referred 10 IN the
contract will be rejected.
Estimated quantities 10 be supplied at each depot for
| one year.