Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-30
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER AM
l. TWINH.

L IWINH.
Posi- OFFICE DEpARrxEEr,
Sealed Propo's,ss viii be RECEIVED At this Depart
clock, noon. for furnishing
WRAPPING PAPER AND TWINH,
for the of the Post Offices in the United States,
for one year from and after the 3lss day of Dece
The said articles are to be de!iyered, free of sr-
partment at Warrington, D. c., New York city,
The estimated quantity of each article. aud the
quality thereof required at each Agency. yearly,
are specified below.
District No /, at Washins.on, DC
a,2oo reams Of Wrapping Paper. D. by IS inches in
size, of material and quality fully equal to that
now in use in the Department, and to weigh q
pounds to the resm, and each ream to contain
y perfect quires.
in size, and to weigh IS pounds to the ream.
5,fG0 pounds of Juta, other suitable Twine hard
twisted seat and in balls to weigh one pound each
2,cco pounds. Of coarse Hemp Twins, about one,
balls, to weigh from IL to 2 pounds cach.
D.ar,ct No. 2 Ne,o York City
lGG re2ms Of Wtb5spgng fsPsr similar to that
200 rams ah Of W5a3png Paper similar to that de-
sSTSsn for Of 5ne other rwne similar
that first described for District No. /:
that, of the second description for District
Dtstrict Nos, Buffalo, ~ Y
1000 Ieams Of Wrapping Paper, similar to that
% first frat named ar ID for District No.
~ roaIns %! Wrapping faper, slH1lIar 10 tnat last
named for said District.
1000 pounds Of Jute. or other Twine, simil ar to
that of the first description for District No, l..
1890 pounds of coarse Hemp me. 81 miar to that
-, of the second DE- scri ption for said District
proposals will be received for each article sapa-
rateiy and separately for each District or for the
The contract contracts will be awarded to the
lowest and best bidder, to be determined after q
careful examinatioo, for the purpose of ascertain,
ing which bid will in it's practicsl results be most
advantageous to the Department.
II the Districts should be reconstructed, or IN
creased in Der, or any of them discontinued,
the articles shall he delivered at such place or
places as the Postmaster General shall desgnate,at
pro rata prices. .
And the Postmaster General reserves to himself
the privilege of increasing or redu cling the guam
tity of the articles required if it shall be found
necessary to do
Ssmpes of such articles as are now furnished
can be at either of the above named Agen-
Cies
Bidders will send samples of such articles as they
propose to furnish with their bids
Each bidder must furnish, with his proposals,
guarantees OF his ability to comply with his bid;
and certificate IRON his nearest Postmaster, tb at
such suarantors credible and reliable citizens,
must also accompany his proposals..
tract.
Failures 10 furnish the articles contracted for.
promptly. or the furnishing of articles of an infe-
rlor quality to those contracted for. will be CON
contract.
Bids not made in accordance with these propo-
sails will not be considered. $50
Proposals must be marked on the outside OF the
propose d for, and the letter containing them ad-
dressed to the First Assistant Postmsster General,
Washington, D. O. W. DENN!SON,
oc Is iaw6w Postmaster General.