The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-07
PHoPOsAIs FOR WRAPPING-PAPER.
IRVINE, AND sEALING-yyAX.
Po.r OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. ls, !

Po-r OFFICE DEPARrMENT, Oct l3, 1851.
c,E4LED PROPOSALS Will be received at this
y DepartIneut until the 9th day of November
next nj - O'Clock at noon, for furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper, Irvine, and sealing wax Tor the
use of certain post offices of the United States Ior
four years from the 3lst day of December next.
The said articles are classified and described as
iollows;
Glass No. |.
Item l. Patent sized Manila wrapping or en-
velope paper, each sheet to be at least y by 81
inches in size and TO weigh not less than 81 pounds
10 the ream.
Item q Manila wrapping or envelope paper.
each sheet be least 81 by 20 inches in size and
to weigh not less than 90 pounds to the ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 45O
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 2.
Item l. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per- each sheet 10 be at least ri by % inches in
Size. and to weigh not less than 81 pounds to the
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 rcam of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 3.
Item l. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
twisted soft laid.
Item 2 Cotton Irvine twist with eight threads,
to be OF medium or moderate twist
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, TO be composed OF four
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
10 each strand
All to be delivered in balls or on spools 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. 4.
Coarse hemp twine, about eighth OF an inch
in diameter to be well twisted and manufactured,
md 10 he delivered in la liza hanks not Weighing
over one pound each.
Glass No. 8.
Scarlet sealing wax of fair quality for ordinary
Glass 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, II
il be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity of an inferior ar
ticle of sealing-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 he seen at the APP
pointment Office of the Post Office Department,
Washington, ID. C., and at the Post Ohces at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; but these
are not adopted as exact samples. Each bidder
will furnish with his proposal the sampie on which
mis- contract will be based in case his bid shall be
accepted; and the Department reserves the right
contract for articles not corresponding with the
samplcs above referred to.
The quantities for 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 esta bshed,
(being the same now established for the distribu
ton of banks 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 10 be supplied at each depot for
one uedr.