The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-04
PROPOSALS FOR wRAPPING-PAPER
TWINE. AND SEALING-WAX.

Posr OFrrce DKPARTMEST, Oct. Is, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Doth day of November
NEXT al 10 O'Clock al noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, Irvine, and sealing-wax for the
use of certainpost 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-
yelope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 80
nches in size, and to weigh not less than 81 pounds
to the ream.
Item 2. Manila wrapping envelope paper,
each sheet to 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.
Glass No. 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet TO be at least 81 by 25 inches in
size, and to weigh not less than q pounds TO the
ream
Item 3 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.
Each rcam 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 ? Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads.
to be of q medium or moderate twist
j.
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
TO each strand.
All to be delivered in bals 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 twine about one-eighth of an inch
in diameter 10 be well twisted and manufactured
and to be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
CLASS No. 5.
Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
Glass No. 6.
It 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 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 euch inferior wax may or may not be deter
mined on.
Samples of each article above specified Except
the inferior seang-wax) may be seen at the APP
pointment Office of the Post Office Department,
Wash ngton, D. 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 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 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 now established for the distribu
ton of blanks where all the articles contracted for
by virtue of the proposals hereby advertised for
to be received, inspected, and deposited. All
articles not equal TO the samples referred to in the
contract will be rejected
Estimated quantities to be supplied at each depot for
one year.