Daily national Republican., 1863-11-06
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PA,
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Posr OYyllG DErAaINEHr, Oct. -, 1854.
SEALED PRorOsALs will be- received At this
Department until the soih day q Noyembsr nsxt,
PAPLR ANY TWlNE, for the uso Of ths Post Of.
ices in the United States for one year, from and
articles are 70 be delivered, Tree of al the
Wsshiossan. New York city, G and Buffalo n Y.
qu. nhs sss ssn .sss :ssy tss sss sss
year, are specthed below. H,t 10 iH1T.',uA u
Dt,hsct No. I, af WssAiagss. r Z
e snG 3 70. = " n.s =
aspouEds TO the Team, and sach rean to
ches 10 sise. and to weigh not les thar
% pounds to the ream. ~ ftag W
5000 pounds ot yute Twine, strands, hard twist
1000 pounds Of coarse Hemp .ivins, about one
q, aDa % sail., o. hanEs, weighing nom
~ t09 pounds each. - ,lsfs.lf.T. .H#T
Diayto No ., at Esw Y0rk CUy.lII q
$4,000 reams Of Wrapping Paper, sini.ar TO that
ilrstdsssribsd In the est aassss for district
200 resms OF do, similar to that last dssoribsd
10 said sstimate. .Esa.i1 lhr EflaF
70 GOV pounds Of Jute Irvine, similar 10 that a.
fret described for di.trict No. III No IpDI
10 600 pounds Of coarse Hemp Twine, similar to
thst OF ths second description for district
Di.ivis No. 3, al buffalo, a. u, III
49, 10 reans OF wr.ppine Paper, similar to that
Htst named tOr district No. L. irr.aar hr
% realms Of do similar to that last named for
oOO pounds OF Jute Twine similar TO that OF the
second description for district No.
1000 pounds Of coarse Hemp Twine, similar to
that Of the second description for said
district.
Proposals will he received for each article sepa-
ratsy and separately for each district, or for the
whole. ...' uH.T.rUH. T'.... ....
The contract will lie awarded to the lowest and
best bidder, to he determined after careful ex-
animation for tho purpose Of ascertaininS which
bid will, In It's practical results, bs most advan-
| The Postmaster General reserves to himself the
right to reject any bid where 1t 10 apparent that
part Of the artic es are bid for al very high rate,
without proper regard to the cost 0f esch, Tor
the purpose Of affecting the aggregate OF the bids
ment. .DstEa fnaifHaf
II the districts should be rseonstructsd, or in.
the articles shall be delivered at such place OF
places as the Postmaster General shall deeignste,
at pro raid prices And the Postmaster General
further reserves 10 himself the privilege Of increas
ing or reducing the quantity Of the articles re
quired, II 1t shall be fou d necessary TO- do so.
Samples OF such articles sa arc hereby required
to be iurniaed can be seen At either Of the above
named agencies. .. o .rt IL -
Bidders will send samples OF such articles As they
propose to furnish with their bids.
Lach bidder must furnish with his proposals.
evidence oi his ability TO comply with his bid.
Two sufficient securities will be required to q
contract. F., .....r,,.,
Failures to furnish the articles eontr acted rDl
promptly or the furnishing OF articles inferior tt
those contracted for, will be considered sutiicien
cause for the foI feiture OF the contract.
Bida not m.de In sccordance with these propo
Proposals must be marked ON the outside Of th'
envelope, with the naine OF the article or article
proposed for, and the letter containing them ad
Washington. M. BLAIR,
ocl2-wSw Postmaster General.