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

wAsHISaros, D. c., October 80, 1865.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
partment until the 10th day Of December nextat u
o'clock noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER
AND TWINR for the use OF the Post oflces In
the United States for one year from and after the
3lst day Of December next.
The said articles to be delivered free Of ex-
pense at the Blank Agencies Of the Post ONCE
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 agency yearly
DISTRICT NO. /, AT WASHINGTON, DC.
1900 reams Of wrapping paper, 20 by % inches
in size, Of material and quality equal In all re,
spects to that now In use In the Department, and
to weigh "a pounds to the ream, and each ream
to contain 90 perfect quires.
10000 pounds Of jute or other suitable Irvine,
hard twisted, and In balls, to weigh about one
pound each.
1000 pounds Of coarse hemp Irvine, about one
eighth Of an inch in diameter, and in balls, to
weigh from to pounds each.
DISTRICT N0.2, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
1900 reams Of wrapping paper, similar 10 that
described in the estimate for District No. l.:
1900 pounds OF jute or other twine, similar to
that as hrst described in the estimates for Dis
trict No. 1.
5000 pounds Of coarse hemp Irvine, similar to
that Of the second description for the use Of Dis
DISTRICT NO. 5, BUFFALO, NY.
10, 900 reams OF wrapping paper, similar to
| that described for District No. /.
al. 900 pounds Of iute or other Irvine, similar to
that described for the use Of District No. l..
1000 pounds Of coarse hemp twine, similar TO
that Of the second description In the estimates
| for District Mol.
Proposals. will be received for each article sep.
arately, and separately for each District, or FOL
| all the articles and for all the Districts,
| The contract or contracts will be awarded x
the lowest and best bidder, to be determined
| after a careful examination, for the purpose o
ascertaining which bid will in Its practical 70
suits be most advantageous 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 suoh place Q
places as the Postmaster General shall desiBnat
at pro rata rates. 49,,
the right OF increasing or reducing the quantit.
of the articles estimated and named In this ad
yertisement II he shall consider It proper to d
Samples Of such articles as are now used at tn
post Offices can be seen AZ elther OF the hpoNe
Bidders will send samples OF such articles a
thew propose to furnish with their bids
Each bidder must furnish with MS proposal
guarantees Of his ability to comply with his bid
and certificate from his nearest postmaster thu
such guarantors are oreditable and reliable Cit
zens must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient sureties will be required TO
. | contract.
! failure to furnish the article or articles con
tracted for promptly, or the furnishing Of an al
tice inferior to that contracted for, Will be cor
sidered a sufficient cause for the forfeiture Of II
contract, 80
will not be considered,
. Proposals must be marked on tho outside
the envelope with the name Of the article or al
ticles contracted for, aud the letter oOntainin
, them ddressed to the First Assistant PostnastC
.. W. DENNIsON,
b ocSl WOW Postmaster General.