The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-06
PROPOSALS. FOR Neutrality-suspicious.
TNINE, AND SEALING-WAX.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct 10, 1851.
CEALED 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, Irvine, and sealing wax for the
use of certain post offices Of the United States for
four years from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles are classified and described as
follows:
CLASS No. |.
Item / Patent sized Manila wrapping en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 80
inches in size, and to weigh not less than y pounds
to the ream.
Item q Manila wrapping or envelope paper,
each sheet to be at least n by 20 inches in sze and
to weigh not less than % 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 81 by 25 inches in
size, and to weigh not less than u pounds to the
Ieam.
Item q Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least l9 by "a inches in
size, and to weigh not less than "a pounds TO the
reaIn.
Each of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 8.
Item l. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid
Item g. Cotton Irvine or twist with eight threads.
to DO of medium moderate twist
Item 8. Cotton Irvine, TO be composed OF four
strands we'll twisted, and three well spun threads
TO each strand.
All to be delivered in balls or spoos contain
ing not less than half pound nor more than two
pounds EACH as directed by the Department. and
10 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 well twisted and manufactured,
and TO be delivered in balls or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
Glass No. 5.
Scarlet sealing-wax of fair quality for ordinary
use
CLASS No. 8.
It is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be scaled, If
il can be done at a moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of an inferior ar
tcle 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,
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 years supply are, from
the beat estimates that be made, as stated
below.
The States and Territories are divided into four
districts and in each district depot is established,
(being the same established for the distribu-
ton of blanks where all the articles contracted for
by virtue OF the proposals hereby advertised Tor
are to be received, inspected, and deposited. All
articles not equal the samples referred to in the
contract will be rejected.
Estimated quantities 10 be supplied at each depot for
one year.