The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-20
PROPOSALS S.
PROPOSALS FOR ENvE LoPEs.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
April 8, 1869.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this DEPART
ment until May 81 at o'clock p NJ, for furnishing
Envelopes for the official use OF Postmasters during
period of two years from the 1st Of july 1862 The
estimated number of envelopes that will be required
annually is as follows:-
Glass No. l, 100000, more or less, 81 by 81 in
Class No. 2, 100000, more or less, 81 by 81 in
CLASS No. 3, 100000, more or less 81 by 63s in.
Glass No. T. 100000, more or less, 4 by in.
Glass No. g. 100000, more or less, AZ by 1OJ& in.
For Glass No an ordinary quality OF bun or yol-
low paper will answer The other classes TO be
made from red, blue, green, and bun or cream
coored paper, as may be required, of approved
quality.
All the aforementioned envelopes must be made
in the most thorough manner, well gummed for
sealing upon the entire length OF the ap and must
have such printing upon the face may be direeted
by the Postm0ster-Genera They must be banded
in parcels of twenty-five, packed in pasteboard or
straw boxes; each to contain not less than 25O
veOpes OF letter size, and 100 each OF letter.
official, and extra official Sizes separately, other
wise, as may be required; the boxes TO be wrapped
in strong paper so as to bear transportation by mail
for delivery to postmasters. When required to be
delivered at the Department such wrapping will be
dispensed with.
When 5000 or more envelopes are required to all
the order OF postmaster, they must be put up in
strong wooden boxes and properly addressed but
when less than 5000 are required, proper labels OF
direction must be placed upon each package by the
contractors the whole to be done under the direction
OF an agent OF the Department.
The Envelopes must be furnished in such ouantf
ties as may from time to time be required TO fiji
orders Of Posmasters or by the Department, and be
delivered either at the Post Olce in the city where
the accepted bidder resides, or at the envelope
agency, or at this Department. as the Postmaster.
General may direct free Of cost for packing
Bids are also invited for $4,000 envelopes more or
less, made from the best quality of white or
buff paper, by 9-1O inches, and to he printed in
the manner prescribed by the Department for use in
the Dead Letter Onice and at the Stamped En-
Velope Agency in the city OF New York. These
envelopes to be delivered, in good order, free OF
cost for packing, both at the Agency in New York
and TO the department at Washington, ID. c., In
quantitiessas from time to time may be ordered.
Separate proposals will be considered for furnish
ing 100000, more or less, annually OF Registered
Package EnvelOpes"5 by 1OA inches, made from
heavy bun or Manila paper, with such printing on
the face as may be required by the Postmaster
General, and STRIPED, BOTH ACROSS THE FACE
AND BACK, LENGTHWISE, IN RED the same to
be put up in pasteboard or straw boxes; each con-
tanning 200, and packed in wooden cases in quant-
ties OF 1000 or 5000 each for delivery at the Depart
ment, or to Postmasters may be directed free OF
charge for packing.
All envelopes embraced in this advertisement re-
qured for delivery at the Department 10 be con-
veyed freight free Of cost for transportation
those for delivery to postmasters TO pass as NAH
| matter
The first delivery Of envelopes specified above to
| be made about the 1st Of July next
Specimens Of the different kinds OF envelopes for
| which proposals are invited may be seen on appl
cation at the principal post ofces or at the DEPART
ment.
Bidders are required TO furnish specimens OF the
envelopes they propose TO supply; and no bid will be
considered unless offered by envelope manufacturers
accompanied by satisfactory guarantees
The price bid and the quality OF san,nles snh-
mitted will be taken into consideration in awartino
the contract
Bonds Will be required for the faithful nerform-
ance OF the contract and all payments under il will
be made quarterly. " "''-
The Postmaster-General reserves the right IN ra
Ject any OF all bids if deemed compatible with the,
public interests N
bius must be endorsed proposals for Ofioe amt
returned Letter Envelopes" etc. or Proposals for
keglstered Package Envelopes" as the case NAV be,
ana addressed to the Third Assistant Postmaster-
General.
JOHN A. j. CRRsWEIL, =
VS% Postmaster General