Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-16
PROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING PAPER
l. AND TwINR.


WASHINGTON, D. c., October 30, 1865.
Sealed proposals will be received At this De-
o'clock noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER
AND TWlNE for the use Of the Post ofnces in
the United States for one year from and after the
| 3lst day OF December next
Tho said articles to be delivered free OF ex-
| pense at the Blank Agencies Of the Post 0nlce
Department. at Washington, D. G., 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. ..f s'D
DISTRICT NO. /, AT WASHINGTON, DC.
2,Do reams Of wrapping paper, 20 by Is inches
in size, OF material and quality equal 10 all re-
spects to that now In use In the Department, and
| to weigh y pounds to the ream, and each reAm
| to contain % 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 NO. 2, NEW YORK CITY, N. 7.
1900 reams Of wrapping paper, similar to that
described In the estimate for District No. l.
1900 pounds Of jute or other Irvine, similar to
| that as nrst described In the estimates for Dis
trict No.. 1.
5000 pounds Of coarse hemp Irvine, similar 10
that Of the second description, for the use Of Dis
trict No. !.
DISTRICT NO. s, BUFFALO, MY.
that described for District No. /.
~, wv POUNDS OF ate or other twlnef similar TO
that described for the use Of District MOL.
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, 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
ascertainiug 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 discont inued,
the articles shall be delivered at such place or
places as the Postmaster General shall designate
at pro rata rates.
And the Postmaster General reserves to himself
the right Of increasing or reducing the quantity
Of the articles estimated and named In this ad-
vertisement II he shall consider 1t proper to do
so.
Samples OF such articles as are now used at tho
post Offices can be seen at either Of the above
named agencies.
Bidders will send samples Of such articles as
they propose 10 furnish with their bids.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals
and q certificate from his nearest postmaster that
such guarantors are creditsble aud reliable cih-
rens must also accompany his proposals.
Two SUFFICIENT suroties will DO required to =
contract.
A failure to furnish the article or articles con-
tracted for promptly, or the furnishing Of an ar.
ticle inferior to that contracted for, will be
sidered sufclent cause for the forfeiture Of the
contract.
Bids not made In accordance with this notice
will not DO 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
W. DRNNIsoN,
ocSl WOW Postmaster General.