Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-26
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PApEB

Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT January T. 1854
eEALKD Proposals will be received at this De-
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for one year. from and after the slst day of Dscsn
The said Paper to be- delivered. free Of expense
sess once ssIsnsps :: Wsshins :on NJ. YORK s1s
The estimated quaint ty and the quality at each
Agency for the year, are specified below.
Distria No. /, at Washington.
1,sco re.ms Of Wrapping Paper. 2; By q iac hes
in IN .ss a ssu q
weigh not less than % pounds to the ream,
and each ream to contain 20 perfect quires.
District No 2, at Ne,c York City.
described in the estimates for district No. /.
- ~, District No. 8, at Buffalo, Ny.
named for district No. /.
TIE contract VIII BE awarded to the lowest and
nation for the purpose Of sscertainins Whieh bid
viii IN it's practical results. be most advantag
If the districts should be reconstructed, or in
sisasea in numHer or ds any o, them
places a. ssa o.
T:sssss e Is e gf; s
1t shall be found necessary to do SO.
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propose To- urEish with their bids;
susIantses Of his ability to comply With his bid,
and ssr.itic.ts from his naarsst Postmaster that
mnst also so.eu nHny ha nrop s 'i'A sns
Two safScient securities viii be required to a
Failures 10 furnish the article contra,tsa for
pity. or tn furnishing an article inferior to
canse for the forfeiture of the cont tract.
BIDS not made in accordance with these proposals
Proposals must be marked on the outside of the
envelope ritb the name q he article propesed
the First Assistant Postmaster General; Weshing
js13 w4w Postmaster General.
CgyERNMENT SALE BY AUor1oN, AT Tas
GIsIA.Wiil be sold a. Auction on the sM Of FEB :.
1sS, s .G shs ssso Of
tie wrscks OF the Shops of- Vas 'aermantos n'
smal vessel, formally u.ed sss .steroo"at. Nth
al the contents belonging to and remaining on
Al.o the following lots of recovered property.
.a 2on nnss or less Copper bolts
A So all qusn ity Of Coz. posi- ion,
6.o pounds of Lead
500 sheets Boiler Iron, various siass,) weighip
80 tors tmore or iess) old Wrought Iron princi
tons tno-e or Ters) lcose ccst Iron
Aqgsntity of Chain Cables, various sizes, esti-
Tw.lvs tIar Gsft Iron Guns, various caibrs, eat
I rye anchors, averaging ab out tors.
Water Tanks.
l CID Hswter.
lot Of Mound Shot Ar Coni,al Shells
Ard sone oth small attic es atica wiz be col
lected ready for examiu aticn pr ions to the lay
of sale
Each vessel and lot Of articles above named viii
be sold &c .aEately, snd where practicable, the
neta viii he sold by the poi I'd
Tbiry avs will be allowed the pu-shs,e- to re-
move he wrecks from the Nav yard be ach, and
fifteen csys fer tie removal of sill other property
purchsesd at the shove yale.
The sum of IN per cent Of the amount of the sals
must be deposited with tie Cpnl an liant of the
YsrE st ths time ofthe sal. g1ararty h st the
srticles will b. FROM pr y removed; Viii b sum- in
of failure, will be forfeit ed 20 the Govern
msnt.
Psyrert to be II ade in Government funds before
anv artic es can be removed.
For furtl er jnfOr alton, perm ssop to ex-
smipe tt e property apply to the Commapdant OF
the &c snort Navy YsId Ia6 w4g