The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-15
PROPOSALS FOR wRAPPING-PAPER,
THYME, AND SEALING-WAX.
Posr OFFIoE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 10, 49,

Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT, Oct. 10, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the goth day OF November
next, at ~ O'Clock at noon, Tor furnishing wrapping
envelope paper, Irvine, and scaling 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 or en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least % by 80
inches in size and to weigh not less than 80 pounds
to the ream.
Item 2. Manila wrapping or envelope paper,
each sheet to be at least 81 by 26 inches in size and
TO weigh not less than 20 pounds to the ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 400
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 2.
Item L. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per. each sheet TO be at least 81 by 20 inches IN
size, and TO weigh not less than n pounds TO the
ream.
Item 2. 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 2i pounds to the
realm.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper 10 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 g. Cotton Irvine, TO be composed OF four
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
to each strand.
All to be delivered in balls spoos contain
ing not less than half "a 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. 4.
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.
CLASS No. 8.
1t is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing Offices to be sealed, II
it can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior ar
ticle of seang-wax 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
pontmont Office of the Post Office Department,
Washington, ID. c., and at the Post Ofhces 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
are 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 o'
one year.