The republic., 1851-11-01
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER
TWINE, AND SEALING-WAX.


Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. l3, 1851
! CtEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
/ - DEPARTMENT until the 10th day of November
next at o'clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
| or envelope paper, twine, and sealing wax for the
use of certain post offices of the United States ioT
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-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least 22 by -
inches in size, and to weigh not ess than 32 pounds
to the ream.
Item >. Manila wrapping envelope paper
each sheet to be at least 2 by 20 inches In sZe and
TO weigh not less than % pounds TO the ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 4sC
perfect sheets
Glass No. 2.
Item Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per. each sheet to be at least q by 25 inches in
size, and to weigh not less than 81 pounds to the
ream.
Item ,. 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 10 the
ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets
Glass No. 3.
Item |. Cotton twine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item 2. Cotton twne twist with eight threads,
to be of a medium or moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton twine, 10 be composed OF four
strands well twisted and three well spun threads
TO each strand
All to be delivered in balls or on spools contain
ing not less than half pound more than two
pounds each, as directed by the Department. and
to be similar to the cotton twjne now used in the
larger post ottces,
CLASS No. A.
Coarse hemp twine, about one-eighth of an inch
in diameter TO be we'll twisted and manufactured,
and to be delivered in balls hanks not weighing
pound each
CLASS No. 5.
Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. 6.
II is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing offices to be sealed, if
il be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of inferior
tice OF scaling 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-wa may be seen at the APP
pointment Office of the Post Office Department,
Washington, 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 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.
districts, and in each district depot is established,
(being the same now established for the distrbu
ton of banfs) 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
will be rejected.
Estimated quantities to be supplied at each depot for
one year.