Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-29
DROPosALs FOR ENVELOPES.
Posr OFFICE DEPaRrxKSr. Z

Posr OFFICE DKP.RrxKSr.
Sealed PROPOSALS viii be received :. si TN. oss.rs
nent until Nay 81. At o'clock, .. m for furnish-
during DUR period eftwo year. from the ist q July,
Isgs The estim.ted number Of envelopes tnsi
Wild required snn ually ts as follows:
Glass no. i, loco, 100, or less, s.. By s., in
Glass No. 2. 100000, more or lees. s.. by s.. In.
Glass No. 3. 7sO.oo, more or lees, sss by e. in
Glass No. 4, $4,000, more or less, 4 By in.
c ass No. 6, $4,000, more or less, "a By To-. In
For Glass No. I, an ordinary quality OF bun or
yellow psper will answer. The other classes q.
oolSrea paper. % may be required, Of approved
All the abeve mentioned envelopes must be made
IN the most thol oDgh manner, well eummed fg
sealiag upon the entire length % nap aud st
"a by the Postmaster Ssneral' They must be
banded IN parcels of twenty i've, packed n paste-
250 envelopes letter size ssd 100 each of extra
letter ON cisl, and extra ofcisl sizes srssey.
wrapped In strong paper. 90 as 70 bear tr.aseSrts
ton by mail for delivery 70 postmssters When
wrap ling viii he dispensed with SUI"
=. when COZ or more envelope, are required to MI
strOne wooden boxes aud prOperiy. addressed but
when lees than 5 90 are required, proper lsbsls
the cOntr actor: the Whole TO be done uedsr the al,
reStion OF an agent Of the Department. =
hties IS msy from time TO tine be required 90 M
s OF or by the Department and
~hsre the accepted bidder resides. or ~ the enve
,ote a. enoy, or at this department as the Post
master General may direct, Tree Of cost for pack
Bids also invited for 90 90 enveI. pes, m.rs
or ess. made from the best quality of white or pud
paper. by s sl0 inches. and 10 be printed in the
The Dess Deter Office ana at the sr.mped Nv.
Io.e a. As.ney in the city q sss York. These
Tor packing, poth at the Agency On New York AMI
10 the Department at Washington, ID c., IN quan-
titles 90 frC m time 20 time mag be ordered
Separate proposals will be considered for furnish
be 70 q more or less, annually. OF ''Resistered
heavy bun or Manila paper. With .uch printing on
gre ia as may be re9uired by the Postm..t.r
FACE AND BACK, .LKSGTHxisE. IN Rad,
the same % be put up in pssiebo ard straw boxes
10 Of 20 Zach fer So Ss1 G,s,s
the Department. or TO Postmasiers .. may be az
al envelopes embraced in this advertiser snt re-
luiI,d FOR delivery at the Department are 70 he
.onEeyed as freight free Of cost for transports.
lca; 'ho.e for delivery to Postmssters 20 pass ss
The fret delivery OF envsIopes sp.cise ID shovs N
be made on or about the nrrt OF j nIy nert
Specimens Of the diferent Xxi nds OF euvslope. for
which propssa are IN vited may be seen on spplf-
cation a. the principal post O18ces or at the De
BIDDERS are required to furnish specim IN. Of N.
envelopes they propose to supply; and NO I'd viii
be considered unless offered BY envelope msaufsc-
The price bid and the quality OF sam o "a submit
ted will BE- taken inso consideration in ava ~
Bonds viii be required for the ssi,hfn perform
anoe OF tie contract. and ell payments under Il
The Postmaster G.neI al reserves the nigh, 60 re-
ret any or all bids If deemed compatible vita the
!. Bid nut e epaorset " ProPasai. for os -e,'s
Returned Letter. Fnvelopes," &C on, Pr pos.'s
may be and addressed ~ the THIRD Assistant Post
JOHN A. > CREsswELb.
ap.-eotd Postmaster General.