Daily national Republican., 1863-11-04
FOR WRAPPING PA
PER AND TWINE.

POST DEPAhTMENT, OCt. IL, lboJ.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be- receited At this
Department until the soth day Of November next,
at j. 9'ei9Sh 1GSp lor IN furnishing ih WRAppiNS
tees in the United States for one year, from and
after the slst day OF December next The said
articles are to be delivered Tree Of expense at the
blank Agencies OF the Post Office Depsrtment, 1T
Washington, New York city, and Buffalo, N. Y.
The es,ims,sd quantity Of each article, and the
year, are speciiied below. n 49, =
Diartef No. l, al HGatingtoa.
2,2oo leans OF Manila Wrapping Paper, % by %
inches in s,re, and 10 weigh not hess than
contain 20 perfect quires. aIt 90
Dreams of The same kind Of paper, 2s by 70 In
ehes in size, and to,weish not less than
So pounds to the feam. 10. I..,.ri
5000 pounds OF Jute Twine, strands, hard twist
ed, and in balIs to weigh pound each.
2,C00 pounds OF coarse Hemp fwihc, about one
eighth OF an Inch in diameter, well twist
cd, and in Ia, or hanks, weighing from
~ to poOhds each. lIi 3 -, 3D.
10 600 reams OF Wrapping Paper, sinilar to Ithat
first described in the estimates for district
200 resms Of do, similar to that last described
Ia yhidestimate. ''fs : % - I
l6, ,O0o pounds of JGte Irvine, similar TO that a.
0'0' S1S aSs Ssfs tol % a:trs &c
District No. 3, at Bggaio, ". y.
Arst named ior district No I.
80 reama OF DO similar to that last named for
900 pounds OF Lute Irvine, similar to that Of the
second description for district No. l., w
1000 pounds of coarse Hemp Twine, similar to
that OF the second description for said
Proposals win be received for each article sepa-
rateiy and separately for each district, or for the
| whole. ,. ~
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder, to be determined alter careful ex.
amin alton for the purpose Of asosrtaipi9g which
tageous to the Department. ,..S
| The Postmaster General reserves to himself the
right to reject any bid where it 10 apparent that
part of the articles are bid for at very high rate,
without properj regard TO the cost Of each, i0r
the purpose of affecting the agyreSste of the bids
under the estimate contained in this advertise
ment. '.. ..-
II the districts should be reconstructed, or in.
creased IN n,ie.Rfr, or any of thep discontinued,
he ar,iess sIsali be dsliysred q such place ios
a. Hhd ,Ge Gsnfts
further iessrysz to himself the pripi g. af increaS
Ing or REDUCING the ayaauty OF fle stticles ~
quires. u It shall 10 fod.d necessary to d6 80, ~
to be furnished be seen at either Of the sbove
nanled agencies.
Dddsii viii send samples Of such articles d they
propose to furnish with their bids.
| Each bidder InuAt furnish with his lproposAll
evidence 0i his ability to comply with his bid.
Two sufficient Beedrities will be required to q
contract. ..n., ..., r.'
promptly or tile furnishing OF articles Inferior tc
those cOntrsete or, wih bv considered sutiicien
cause Tor the forfeiture of the contract.
Bids not made IN accordance with these propo
sails viii not be considered.
Proposals must be marked on the outside OF til,
envelope, with the name OF the article or article
proposed for, and the letter containing them ad
dfesgei to the First Assistant Postmaster Genera al
Washington. NJ BLAIR,
ocl2-w6W Postmaster General.