Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-02
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING
PAPER AND TwINE.

POST OFfiCE DEPAnTuENT,l
october n 1884
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart.
,ent until the sth day OF December next, at II
o'clock % PSGn Pfs t3FD HsEk AND rwrsE
or the use Of he Post Ofc in the United States,
or one year ON and alter the sist day o. Decem.
The said articles are to be delivered free OF ex-
DCnse, at the Blank Agencies of the Pnst ONCE De-
pSrtment at arlington, u. c., New York city,
The estimated quantity Of each article, and the
are specified below.
1900 re-ms OF Wrapping Paper, 40 ny % inches in
size, oil matefial and q .ality fully equal to
tat now in use In The Department, and to
weigh % pounds to the ream, and each cam
to CO tan 20 perfect Inires.
10 reAms Of the same Kind OF paper, % by 20
inches in size, and to weigh t5 pounds to the
Tcam.
5000 pounds OF lutte, or other suitable Twine hard
twisted, and in balls, to weigh one pound
each, or shout that
1000 y uuds Of Goa, Sc Hemp Irvine, about one
eighth OF an inch in diameter, well twisted,
In balls, TO weigh rom x to 2 POUNDS each.
DISTRICT NO. 2, NEW YORK cry.
| 1900 teams Of Wrapping P,per, similar TO that
| described in the estimates OF District No.
200 teSms 81 Wrapping Paper siHilar to Tat
| described for District No /.
IG 900 pounds OF Jute, or other Irvine, similar to
that first descTib for District N Il,
| 10000 y .unds OF coarse Hemp wine, similar to
that OF the second description Tor District
MOL.
| DISTRICT NO. 3, BUFFALO, NY
10000 reamB Of Wrapping Paper, sim lar to that
| first named for District No.
| 30 reams OF Wrapping Pa ,eT, similar to that
last AIMED for said District
10000 pounds OF lutte or ether rwine, similar to
No l
1000 pounds of coarse Hemp Irvine, similar to
thM oil the second description, for said Dis
Proposals will he received for each article seps
rately, and se?aratey for each District or for the
The contract or contracts will be awarded to tn,
lowest best bidder, to be determine after
| areful eNam,nat on for the purpose Of ascertain
ing which bid will, in rs prac teal results be mos
advantageous to the Department
| II the distrt IS should be reconstructed, or in
the articles shall be delivered at such piace q
places as the Postmaster General shall des gnste
at pro rata prices.
And the Postmaster General reserves to him,el
the privilege Of inereas ng or reducing the guam
uty OF the articles required, II 1t shall be foun
eessary to do SO.
Samples OF sIeh articles as are now Furnishes
can be seen at either OF the above named Agencies
Bidders will nd samples of such articles q
they propose to furnish with their bids.
Each bidder must fu nish, with his proposals
gusran'ie. Of his ability to empty with his bid
and certificate from his nearest postmaster tina
such guarantOrs are credible and reliable citizen
must lsO accompany his proposals.
tract.
Failures to furnish the articles contracted 70
promptly, or the furnishing Of Artie es Of an infs
nor DUALITY to those contracted for, will be coz
sdered sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of tn
contract.
B ds not m Ade in Aeeordanos with these proposa
will not be conGi' cred.
Proposals must be marked on the outside of tn
enve'o D.. with the name OF the article or article
proposed for, and the letter containing them a
dressed to he First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Washington, d. c. " DENNIsON,
oc f'm6t Postmaster @ neral.
TN THE SUPREME COURT OF TIL
. DISTRICT OF CoLu uBIA, SEPTEMBER {
: Abby Cory Harris, complainant, J I, r,u,,,
!, Samuel L. Harris, defendant. w. Hoo'
The petition in this case states and CHARGES N
. he complainant and defendant were married
the city OF Portland, in the state Of Maine, in
. year 1885, that In the year lSl6 they removed
, the District OF ColumhiAi that they IiVed toEeth
as husband and wife since the marriage until 1884
j. Ant ana her children, and -ft said District; tn
II she has not since seen, nor heard Of or from hi
she, therefore, pfays to be di creed from the bo
y OF said marriage, pursuant to the act OF ConKre
n 10 such case, &C. And summons having bean
turned "not found, and II appearing 10 the sat
o action Of the court by Ardavit OF = disibte eat
" witness, that the defendant 10 a n n.Tesident
the istrot II IL, therefore, this 2Sd dhV OF n
y embeT, 1884, ordered that the defendanf be A
II sppear this court, In per en- or by attorney
b sw-F the petition, sc on "r before I'd Tuesd
OF November, 1854; provided copy Of this order
n published In the R.PrBLICA oiee q week for /
], weeks, excessively, preceding the said dAy.
!. Solicitor Tor petit oner
r A true copy: r. J. MEIGs,
u ssad-iaw6w Clerk