The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-08
PROPOSALS FOR wRAPPING-PAPER
TWINE, AND sEALING-WAx.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Oct. 10, 1851.


Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Oct. Is, 1851.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Department until the Goth day Of November
next, at ~ O'Clock at noon Tor furnishing wrapping
or envelope paper Irvine, and sealing wax Tor the
of certain post offices OF the United States Tor
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 % by 81
inches In size and to weigh not less than 81 pounds
TO the ream.
Item 3 Manila wrapping or envelope paper,
each sheet 10 be least 81 by 20 inches IN sze and
to weigh not less than 20 pounds to the ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper TO contain $50
perfect sheets.
Glass No. 2.
Item /. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least 81 by 25 inches in
size, and to weigh not ess than q pounds to the
ream.
Item 9. Buff or yellow wrapping or envelope pa
per, each sheet to be at least IS by "a inches in
size. and to weigh not less than "a pounds to the
ream.
Each ream of the aforesaid paper to contain 45O
perfect sheets.
CLASS No. 3.
Item l. Cotton Irvine with five threads, slack
Item 3. Cotton Irvine or twist with light threads,
to be of medium or moderate twist.
Item 3. Cotton Irvine, 10 be composed OF four
strands well twisted, and three well spun threads
to each strand.
All to be delivered in balls 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.
CLASS No. A.
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. S.
Scarlet aealng-wax of fair quality for ordinary
use.
CLASS No. 6.
| It is also in contemplation, by the Postmaster
General, to require foreign mail bags and those
passing between distributing Offices to be sealed, ii
il can be done at a 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 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
pointmcnt Office Of the Post Office Department,
| Washi ngton, ID. G and at the Post Omces 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 aud the Department reserves the right
contract for articles not corresponding with the
samples above referred 10.
The quantities for years supply are, from
the beat estimates that be made, as stated
below.
| The States and Territories divided into four
districts, and in each district depot is established
(being the same established for the distribu'
ton of blanSs,) 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 or
| year.