The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-05
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER,
TwINE, AND SEALING-NvAX.

Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 10, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- d. partment until the Goth day Of November
next at ~ O'Clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealing wax Tor the
of certain post offices of the United States Tor
four years from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles are classified and described as
follows:
Glass No. /.
Item l Patent sized Manila wrapping or en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least y by 81
inches in size and weigh not less than 81 pounds
to the ream.
Item ,. Manila wrapping or envelope paper
each sheet be at least 81 by 20 inches in sze and
10 weigh not less than 20 pounds to the ream
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets
Glass No. 2.
Item Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per each sheet TO be at least Il by 20 inches In
size, and TO weigh not less than q pounds to the
reaIn.
lem . 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
ream. 90
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
CLASS No 3.
Item l. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item 2 Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads,
to be OF a medium moderate twist
Item 8 Cotton Irvine, to be composed OF four
strands well twisted, and three we'll spun threads
TO each strand.
All TO be delivered in balls 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.
Glass No. A.
Coarse hemp Irvine, about eighth OF an inch
in diameter, TO be we'll twisted and manufactured,
and TO be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over pound each
Glass No. s.
Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
use
Glass No. q.
Il is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be sealed, II
il can be done at u moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior ar
ticle of sealing-wax are invited. In such wax
the color will not be deemed material Contracts
for such inferior wax may or may not DO deter
mined on.
Samples Of each article above specified Except
the inferior sealing wax) may he seen at the APP
polntment Office of the Post Office Department,
Washington, ID. G and at the Post Omces at
Boston New York, and Philadelphia; but these
are not adopted exact samples. Each bidder
will furnish with his proposal the sample ON winch
his contract will be based in case his bid snail De
acce pied; and the Department reserves the right
to 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 same now established for the distribu
ton of blanks) where all the articles contracted Tor
by virtue of the proposals hereby advertised Tor
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 for
one year.