Daily national Republican., 1865-10-31
DRoPosALs FOR WRAPPING PAPER
l. AND TwINE
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, ,

WASHINGTON, d. c., October 80, 1855.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
0 clock noon, for furnishing WRAPPING PAPER
AND TwINB for the use OF the Post 0fices 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 tho Blank Agencies Of the Post Oaace
Department, at Washington, D. c., New York
city, and Buffalo, New York.
The estimated quantity OF each article and the
are specified below
DISTRICT NO. i, AT WASHINGTON, DC.
22oO reams OF wrapping paper, % by 25 inches
to weigh % pounds to the ream, and each reaIn
to contain 20 perfect quires.
10000 reams Of jute or other suitable twine,
hard twisted, and In balls, to weigh about one
pound each.
1900 pounds Of coarse hemp twiue, about one
eighth OF an inch In diameter, and in balls, to
wSBh tS% II n tG Ss% PSG2ds SSSR sfSe
l2,oSo reams Of wrapping paper, similar to that
described In the estimate for District No. l.
q 900 pounds Of jute or other twine, similar to
that as first described in the estimates for Dis
trict Mol.
5000 pounds Of coarse hemp twIne, similar to
that Of the second description, for the use Of Dis.
DISTRICT NO. 8, BUFFALO, MY.
10, 600 reams Of wrapping paper, similar to
that described for District No. /.
q, 900 pounds OF jute or other twine, similar to
that described for the use Of District Mol.
1000 pounds Of coarse hemp twine, similar to
that Of the second description In the estimates
for District No. I.
Proposals will be received for each article sep +.
arately, aud 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 examnation, for the purpose Of
ascertaining which bid will in It's practical re-.
suits bo 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 designate
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 :
vertisement II 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 a.
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 guarautors are cIeditable and reliable eiti
Ions must also accompany his proposals.
Two sufficient sureties will be required to q
| 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 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 ar
tioles contracted for, aud the letter containing
| them addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General, Washington, D. G.
| w DENNISoN,
oc3l -w3w Postmaster General