The republic., 1851-10-28
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING-PAPER
TWINE, AND sEALING-WAx.


Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. l3, 1851.
C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
> Department until the 10th day Of November
ncxt at 2 O'Clock at noon, Tor furnishing wrapping
or envelops paper, twine, and sealing wax for the
use of certain post offices of the United States for
four years from the 3Ist day of December next
The said articles are classified and described as
follows:
Glass No. |.
Item |. 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 % pounds
TO the ream.
Item 3 Manila wrapping or envelope paper,
each sheet to be at least q by 6inches IN sze and
to weigh not less than 20 pounds to the ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper TO contain 4sO
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 TO weigh not less than q pounds to the
reanl.
Item 2 Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet 10 be at least l9 by "a inches in
size, and to weigh not less than "a pounds TO the
reRm.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 8.
Item /. Cotton twine with five threads, slack
twisted soft laid.
Item 2. Cotton twine or twist with eight threads.
to be OF a medium or moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton twine, TO 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 nor more than two
pounds each, directed by the Department. and
to be similar to the cotton twine now used In the
larger post offices.
Glass 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 or hanks not weighing
over one pound each.
Glass No. S.
Scarlet sealng-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 can be done at moderate expense; and with
that view proposals for quantity OF an inferior ar
ticle of scaling wax are invited. In such wax
the color will not be deemed material. Contracts
for such inferior may may not be deter
mined on.
Samples Of each article above specified Except
the inferior sealing wax) may be seen at the APP
pontrnent Office of the Post Office Department
Washington, ID. G, and at the Post Ofnces at
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; but these
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 years supply are, from
the best estimates that can be made, stated
below.
The States and Territories divided into four
districts, and in each district depot is established,
(beng the same now established for the distribu-
ton of blanks) where all the articles contracted for
by virtue of the proposals. hereby advertised for
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 year.