The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-19
PROPOSALS FOR VyRAPPING-PAPER,
TWINE, AND sEALING-WAX.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., o.


Posr OFFICE DEPARrMENT, Oct. Is, 1851.
CiEALED 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, twne, and sealing wax lor the
of certain post Offices OF the United States Tor
four years from the 3lst day OF December next.
The said articles classified and described as
follows:
CLASS No. |.
Item /. Patent sized Manila wrapping or
velope paper, each sheet to be at least ~ by 81
inches ia SIZE and to weigh not less than 81 pounds
to the ream.
Item 2. Manila wrapping or 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 1870
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping 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 ,. Buff or yellow wrapping 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
roam
Each rcam of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 3.
Item /. Cotton twinc with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item ,. Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads,
to be of medium or moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, 10 be composed oil lour
strands we'll twisted and three well spun threads
to each strand.
All to be delivered in balls spoos 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 in the
larger post offices.
CLASS 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 not weighing
over one pound each.
CLASS No. 5.
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 scaled, If
1t can be done at a moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior ar
ticlc 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 sealing wax may be seen at the APP
pointment 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 as 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 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
to be received, inspected, and deposited All
articles not equal to tho samples referred to in the
contract will be rejected.
Estimated quantities. to be supplied at each depot for
one year.