Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-08
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER
i AND TwINE.


Scaled proposals will he received at this De-
partmeut until the 10th day of December next,
o'clock noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER
AND TwINE for the use Of the Post ofiees in
the United States for one year from and after tho
3Ist day Of December mex.
The said articles to be delivered free of OK
peuse at the Blank Agencies Of tho Post Office
Department, at Washington, d. c., New York
city, and Buffalo, New York.
The estimated quantity Of each article and the
quality thereof required at each Sgency yearly
are specified below.
1900 reams OF wrapping paper, 20 by % inches
In sire, Of material and quality equal in all re.
spects to that now in use In the Department, and
10 weigh % pounds to the ream, and each ream
to contain 20 perfect quires.
10000 pounds Of tute or other. suitable Irvine,
hard twisted, and In balls, to weigh about one
pound each ~ '..
1000 pounds Of coarse hemp twine,AbOut, one
eighth OF an inch In diameter, and In balls, to
weigh from ~ to pounds each,
DISTRICT NO. 2, NEW YORK CITY, N. y.
1900 reams OF wrapping paper, similar to that
described in the estimate for Distri ct No. l.:
$1,000 pounds OF juls or other Irvine, similar to
that as first described in the estimates for Dis
trict No. !. /.
5000 pounds Of coarse hemp twinc, similar to
that Of the second description for the use Of Dis
DISTRICT NO. 8, BUFFALO, NY.
that described for District No. l.
~, 900 pounds oil Ute or Other tWine, similar 10
that described for the use Of District No.
1000 pounds Of coarse hemp twine, similar to
that OF the second description in the estimates
for District No.
Proposals. will be received for each article sep
arately, and separately for each District, or for
all the articles and for all the Districts.
The contract or contracts will be awarded to
the lowest and best bidder, to be determined
after careful examination, for the purpose OF
ascertaining which bid will in Its practical re-
suits be most adyantageOu to the Department,
II the districts should be reconstructed or In =
creased in number, or any OF them discontinued,
the articles shall be delivered at such place or
places as the Postmaster General shall designate
ut pro rata rates.
And the Postmaster General reserves to himself
the right Of increasing or reducing the quantity
Of the articles estimated aud named In this ad :
vertisement II he shall consider 1t proper to do
so.
Samples OF such articles as are now used at the
post offces can be seen ut either Of the above
named agencies.
Bidders will send samples of such articles al
they propose to furnish with their bids.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals
guarantees Of his ability to comply with his bid
and q certificate from his nearest postmaster that
such guarantors arc creditAblo and reliable citl.
Iens must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient sureties will be required to
| contract.
A failure TO furnish the article or articles con-
tracted for promptly, or the furnishing OF an mr.
tice inferior to that contracted for VIII be con
sidered a sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of the
| contract.
Bids not made In accordance with this notice
will not be considered.
| Proposals must be marked on the outside OIL
the envelope with the name Of the article or Or
tioles contracted for, aud the letter containing
| them addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
''1''A'' " ~ W. DENNIsoN,
| oc3l WOW Postmaster General.