The republic., 1851-10-25
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER,
TWINE, AND sEALING-WAx.
Posr OFrIoE DEpAarMENr, Oct. Is, 1851

PosT OFFIoE DEPARrMENT, Oct. 10, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the 2Oih day of November
next, at ~ O'Clock noon Tor furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, twine, and sealing wax Tor 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:
Glass No. /.
Item l. 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 81 pounds
to the
Item D. Manila wrapping envelope paper,
each sheet be at 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 4s0
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping envelope pa
per- each sheet to be at least 2l by % inches in
size, and 10 weigh not less than 27 pounds to the
ream.
Item 3 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
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 3.
Item l. Cotton twine with five threads, slack
twisted or soft laid.
Item > Cotton twine or twist with eight threads,
to be of a medium moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton twine, 20 be composed OF iour
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
to each strand
All to be delivered in balls or ON spools contain
ing not lees than half pound nor more than Two
pounds each, as directed by the Department. and
to be similar to the cotton twine now used III the
larger post Offices
Glass No. 4.
Coarse hemp twine, 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 pound each.
Glass No. 5.
Scarlet sealing wax Of fair quality for ordinary
use.
Glass No. 8.
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 can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an interior ar
tice of sealing 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,
Washn ngton, ID. C., and at the Post Ohlces 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 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 same established for the distribu'
ton of blanks) where all the articles contracted Tor
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 10 be supplied at each depot for