The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-18
PROPOSALS. FOR wRAPPING-PAPER,
TNVINE, AND SEALING-WAX.
Posr oFrIos DEfARrMENr, oct. 10, Il


PosT OFFIos DEfARTMENT, Oct. Is, 1851.
- EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Goth day of November
next, at IL O'Clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealingwax for the
use of certain post offices of the United States for
four years 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 81 by 80
inches in size and to weigh not less than 81 pounds
to the ream.
Item ,. Manila wrapping envelope paper,
each sheet be least 2l by % inches in size and
TO weigh not less than 90 pounds to the ream.
Each ream of the Aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect eheels.
CLASS No. ,.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa.
per- each sheet to be at least 81 by % inches in
size, aud TO weigh not lees than y pounds to the
rcam
Item ,. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 10 by "a inches in
size, and TO weigh not less than "a pounds to the
Team.
Each rcam of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 5.
Item |. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads,
10 De oil a medium or moderate tWlst.
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, TO be composed OF four
strands well twisted, and three well 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
TO be similar to the cotton twine now used i'll the
larger post offices.
Glass No A.
Coarse hemp Irvine, about one eighth Of an inch
in diameter, to be well twisted and manufactured,
and to be delivered in balls or hanks met weighing
over one pound each.
CLASS No. s.
Scarlet scaling wax Of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. q.
II ia also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be sealed, if
IL can be done at a moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of an inferior
ucle 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 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 one years supply are, from
the best estimates that be made, 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 distribu
ton of blenkb 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 tne
contract will be rejected
Estimated quantities 10 be supplied at each depot for
Uedr.