The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-22
PROPOSALS FOu WRAPPENG-PAPER,
IWINEs, AND sEALING-NAX.
Posr OrrlcE DEpAarMEsr, Oct. 10, IS


| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Goth day of November
next at o'clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealing wax for the
of certain post offices of the United States for
four years from the 3st day OF December next.
The said articles are classified and described ms
follows:
Glass No. /.
Item !. Patent sized Manila wrapping or en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 80
inches in size, and to weigh not less than 81 pounds
TO the
Item >. Manila wrapping or envelope paper
each sheet 10 be at least 81 by 20 inches in size, and
TO weigh not less than 20 pounds TO the ream.
Each roam of the aforesaid paper TO contain $50
perfect sheets.
CLASS No 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 81 by % inches in
size, and to weigh not less than p pounds to the
Item 3 Buff or yellow wrapping OF envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 10 by "a inches in
size, and to weigh not less than - pounds TO the
ream.
Each roam of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 3.
Item !. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted OF soft laid
Item ,. Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads,
to be Of medium or moderate twist.
Item 8. Cotton Irvine, TO be composed of four
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
to be similar TO the cotton Irvine now used In the
larger post offices.
CLASS No. 4.
Coarse hemp twinc, about one-eighth of inch
in diameter, TO be well twisted and manufact ured,
and to be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
Glass No. 5.
Scarlet seaing-wax of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. 6.
II 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 u moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of an inferior
ucle OF sealingwax are invited In such
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 APP
pointmcnt 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 Oh which
his contract will be based in case his bid shall be
accepted; and the Department reserves the right
to contract Tor 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 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 the samples referred To in the
contract will be rejected.
Estimated quantities TO be supplied at each depot for
one year.