Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-29
PROPOSALS
pEUPOsALs Fog STAMPED ENvELOP Is
AND NEWSPAPER wRAPPEhe.
PSsI oTEIcs DEPARTMENT, Auspt %, 1874.


AND NEWSPAPER wBAPPEbe.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTnExr, Ausp,.o, IzL
sesied Proposals frsm urtrs Of env eIop
~ ~ ne ItssiVel until = O'Clock m, On FRIDAY
the .sr.npsi Envelopes" and News sseer wrap-
kes Sh,eh this DEPARTMENT may require for QUO
Commencing on the LIT day q October, u.s. 4, viz:
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
30. OrdissTy letter ,izs, 5 Ito OF sss fachss-
No :. Fal letter size, So BY s.. inchss-thrss
No . Fall letter sizs, flor circuIsrs) unsumm sd
Gu the hep 81 ~ Ca tDctes-OLe uality.
Ne: .. kAus letter sizo, in % 6's iuches-:hree
No; 8. Extra letter sizs, 31s By Ga inches, flor
cMSulars,l "a gum ned on dap-Jne gu atty.
30 .: enc ~ size, Is-l6 By 90 inches-two
No: 9. Extra oftcial size, "a bJ Ics. iach.s-.n
araliy.
STAMPED NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS
% oJ 90 inches, round eUt,) one qualify.
OFFICIAL eTAMPsD ENVELOPES.
use Of The fiSe Tspsfimsn, r1: ," ''''''' '''
No l-slz=, "a b. .. iIchss.
No S-s.zs, . D. SiHNhes.
NO. As n, "a b. lU's inches.
.PAPEE, STYLE OF nhsUSAoTURE.
, All Of thr above ErvtlOpe, AID Wrappers must
tiOrs, stYI-s, sna eoIvTs, must haze slcn water
sIk hot or GjhsT dies 20 grsgeI ilnistiSn, AMI
may Greet Lte enreiopes must be male in
~ -, ei9.i Ia sseTy respect to
The Pager mas be OF approved quality 8 pecisIly
nsnuiseta I'd for the purpose
The ci6s for embossiEE the postage staups on the
snHeioR,s 49, wrappers are T. De exe,aei To the
style, snd they are to 10 provided, rsas~ei, snd
ksr' . ord u the PETS Of The cost actor T1e
Tor snJ sian - denominations OF stamps not NV
usta, E.ld sly Changes Of dies or e-IOrs sDslI be
n ede without extra charge.
Before eEHrins into contract the successful, b d.
der may DC legUl. I'd t. prepare nit dies
" al Uc uarf ha Of Z
present di,s may or MAJ nJI Do eyEfiau=d.
erty OF the United ctases, s1sIi DO safely and
securely keP by the contractor; ard should the use
CONTINUED q ey snail be promptly tlrn- over 70 tue
Post Once Department, or It's agent, Ihe Post
master Gen TSi mag direct.
The envelopes must be thoroughly and perfectly
Tor e1rculsrsJtO be put on Dy hand, not les, han
half an inch The entire length; the Wrappers to be
also haLd gDE mad not less than threef7urths o. "a
inch In victa ACROSS the end.
sECUBIIY FROM FIRE AND Thrift.
bloctfs ae Eotihed that the De psrtInent Will re-
yelOpes end wrappers saaiI be manufactured and
stored in sspaItmeEis separate AID disiact from
msnLer Is 10 insure SECURITY sg sinst loss b. IRE
The msnufactory must at all times BE- subject to
the inspection # an agent Of the Department, who
Will reuire the stipulztous OF the ooatract TO be
Ihs eontrscIsr, hi; employees, aud agent. shall
IRON time to time adopt for the security of dow
eminent.
All ENVELOPES and wrappers must be banded in
parcels CT ~ enty five, packed SIR ing paste-
eoges sne with cotton or linen cloth glued
on, saeh box 10 contain not less than two nua1red
dIed each Of the Ccial OF extra ofieia sizss ssps-
rstely. 1hs Newspaper wrappers 10 bs packed ia
bffy each. The boxes to be wrapped and se-
eurelS fsstehtd in strobg manila paPsr and scaled
livery 70 p-s'r-Asters When to'o q IGsSRd or more
Of posfmss;er the straw or past board boxes con-
tanning the same must be packed in strcsg wooden
Tut y hen less thsn two thsusaad are TsqGirei,
proper labels q direction, TO be furoishad by 40
sRS The ssn
tainirg envelopes or wrappers, TO he Il ported
water proo6nS The bos 90 be- aons n ua sHa tas
inspection aid direction Of an agent Of the Dspsri
mtnt.
The envelopes and Wrappers must be ready for
delivery Is day Il October, I74, and the
after must be promptly farnished and delivered,
be IiSGired 10 iii he daily orders Of pSstmsstsrs
Ihe deliveries to be made eli her a; the Post Once
an ssent dDy anhoIizsd to ins,stt acd receive the
same the plsce Of delivery TO lie at he option of the
well as all xpeIss Of storing packing, aidrsssiog
labelling, and vA:er-proohDgit TO be paid by the con-
OFFICE ROOMS AND FURNITURE.
An sgeLt % the Department. will have supervision
stamped eIS slopts aud WGsppsfs aud ns shall at s
times have fell ard free cccsss ts the spartments
safes, Nzults where the same manufactured
and stored, for tie pnrpO-e Of Inspecting the same
and the shsIl furnish bn AID his clerks
suitable flee ana te-k rOOm Tor the tTaasacty1 Of
the business % ms agency, without cos TO the Gov
eminent.
The contractor nay also be required to furnish,
without ChsTz.- slitAble and properly -fcrni shed
for II he Office in g,steriag pack
ages CT tSysi1pfs AID Wrappers to'be forwarded
through thc mails
STOCK ON HAsD.
The Contractor shall at all tins Keep hand
At Ok Of ths several kinds and dehOin ztioas Of en-
ytlOp5s ana SraVp r, ssbect % inc control Of
Agent Of the Dspartme Mt, all sges ot manuiac-
ture, spfCienf meet al orders OF tie Department
and to provide against snt AL Contingencies.
that may b. likely cugig the existence Of
the cOLtrA so that each and every ordsf Of the De-
paItmeLt nay lie promptly filed.
PAYMEHTs.
Payments for stamped envelopes and Wrappers
actually j and delivered II be made lpaFIsgIg
after proper examination AMI adjustment of &C
counts.
AWARD.
The contract will lie awarded 20 the lswest re-
sEonsitls bidder for all the envelopes AID Wrappers
the prices o. be calculated the basis Of ths nam
Der used q the several or Ides during the last fiscal
year, which Was as fellows:
No ]. note siL-, rrsi quality 20S50C0
No j, rOte sizs, second gu slity .--..-.. LID 500
No q, ordinary letter 6rSf anAlrE. Is n