Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-16

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., !
| WAsnISoTOS, ID. c., October 30, 1865 (
| Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partrnent until the 10th day OF December next lat .
| . clock noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER
| AND TWlNE for tho use Of the Post Offices In
the United States for one year from and after the
| Slst day OF December next.
| The said articles to be delivered free Of OK :
| pense at tho Blank Agencies of the Post OllCo
| 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
| are specified below
DISTRICT NO. l, AT WASHINGTON, DC.
1890 reHms Of wrapping paper, 20 by IS inches
in sire, Of material and quality equal In all re-
| spects to that now in use In the Department, and
| to weigh % pounds to the ream, and each ream
to contain 20 perfect qures.
10000 pounds OF jute or other suitable Irvine,
hard twisted, aud 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 resms Of wrapping paper, similar to that
described in the estimate for District No. l..
$1,000 pounds Of jute or other Irvine, similar to
that as first described In tho estimates for Dis
trict No. !.
5000 pounds Of coarse hemp twine, similar to
that OF the second description for the use OF Dis
DISTRICT NO. 3, BUFFALO, NY.
| that described for District No. i.
o. 900 pounds OF jute or other Irvine, similar IL
| that described for the use Of District No. !.
1000 pounds of coarse hemp Irvine, similar to
that Of the second description in the estimates
for District Mol.
Proposals. will be received for each article sep
arately, aud separately for each District, or for
| all tho articles and for all the Districts.
Tho 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 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 such place or
places as the Postmaster General shall desig nate
at 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-
yertisement If he shall consider 1t proper to do
so.
Samples Of such articles as are now used at the
post offices can be seen at either Of the above
named agencies.
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 from his nearest postmaster that
such guarantors are creditable and reliable cit-
Eens must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient suroties will be required to
contract.
A failure to furnish the article or articles con.
tracted for promptly, or the furnishing Of IN ar
ticle inferior to that contracted for, will be
sdered 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 Of
the envelope with the name Of the article or ar
ticles contracted for, aud the letter containing
them addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, b. G.
W. DENNIS0N,
oc3l WOW Postmaster General.
PROPOSALS FOR LETTER BALANCES,