Daily national Republican., 1863-10-26
DROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PA.
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Pnsr officc DErARIMENT, Oct. u, 1850.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Department until the g0th day OF November next,
At y o'clock noon, ior furnishing WRAPPING
PAPkR AND TWISi. for the H. 9 Of the Post OF
tees in the United states for one year, from and
articles are to be de veled Tree OF expense, Al the
Blank Asenaies OF the Post Office Department, At
Washington, New York ty, and Buffalo, N. y.
year, ire specified below.
District No, /, al FaShinqoH.
1900 ic"ms Of Manila Wrapping Paper, 20 by 90
incheA In size and 10 weigh not less than
@pouhds to the reani, and each ream to
contain 20 perfect quires.
10 rcams OF the same kind Of paper, 26 by 40 In.
ches In size, and to weigh not less than
65 pounds To the resm. 49,.
1000 pounds OF Jute Twine, ss,rands, hard twist-
goo pounds Of coaias Hemp fwine, about one
eighth Of an iucR in diameter, well twist.
cd, and In balls, or hanks, weighing from
J. to pounds each. ...t...1l. .. .
Diaric! No ., d New York Guy,
1909 reanls Of Wrapping Paper, similar to that
ilrst deaerihed In the estimates for district
2Ooreans oil do similar to that last described
10 said estimate.
l6,"o1 pounds OF Jgte Twinc, similar TO that as
iirAt described for district No. Z.
lo.0VO pounds Of coarse Hemp Twine, similar to
that Of the second description for district
Di,i.tct No. >, at Busaio, Ny,
1900 resnls OF wr,ppiny Paper, similar to that
iirst named Tor diAtfict No
30 Ieams Of DO similar to that last !namel lor
10 900 pounds Of Jute Twine similar 10 that of the
second description Tor district No.
100" pounds OF coarse Hemp Twine, similar to
that Of the second description for said
district.
Proposals. will be received for each article seIIn-
tatel, and separately for each district, or Tor the
whole.
The contract will be awarded to the Iuwsst and
best bidder, to he determined after y careful eN-
animation ior the purpose OF ascertaining which
bid VIII, in i's Practiea results, Le most ad,an.
tAgeous to the Department
The Postmaster General reserves to himself the
right to reject any bid where 1t 10 apparent that
part of the arie es are bid for at very high rate,
without a proper icgtd 10 the coat of each, iof
the purpose OF affecting the aggregate Of the bids
under the estimate contained In this sdvertise-
ment.
II the distI lets shouid lie reconstructed or In.
creased in number, o. any oi them discontinued
the articles shall be delivered at such place OF
places as the Postmaster General shall designate
| at pro rata prices. And the Postmaster General
| Ing or reducing the quantity of the articles re
quired, II 1t shall be lou, ID necessary to- do so.
TO be furnished can be- seen at either Of the above
| named agencies, ~
Bidders win send samples OF such articles a. they
propose to furnish with their bids. } TF.'.'
Each bidder must furnish with his proposall
| evidence Of his ability to comply with his hid.
| Two sufficient securities viii be required 10
| contract.
promptly, or the iurnshing OF articles interior Il
those contracted for, will be considerelA su Glen
cause for the ioIfeiiurs "f the eOntraet.ll ~
| Bids not made in accoIdance with these pIOpO
sails will not be considered
Proposals must he marked on the outri.ia of III
enyeiope, with the ns'ae of the article q article
proposed ior, aud the leiler sQntainiBg them Al
dressed to the First Assistant Postmsstsr General
WashingtOn. M. BLAIR,
! usl.-waW VI -i Postmaster General.