Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-26
PROPOSALS
Il AND HEwePAPER wRAPPERs.
Posi- OFFICE DxPARIxEST.A usu,t %, Is7i

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DROPosALs FIR sT.MP.p ENyELOp s
AND HEwsPAPER wRAPPERs.
Posr oTyIc. prrARTxEsI. Ausu,t %, IsTG
sSsled Proposals rem man ufseturers Of euyeio 2ss
IN ,sh day q ss,ss@ssI l4 tSI IaTai,hi S Ss ali
SSss{ 1bich this DspaTtment may require for puo-
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STAMPED ENVELOPES.
10. !. Note siE.. 90 by sa< mches-two qualities.
DO 2 Ut iihAry letter sze's lilo by es fnches-
No 5. Fui letter si.s, sss BY ss inehss-three
No. . Fan letter sis.. flor eircuIarsl unsuunsd
30 s.1Ia i.,ier si., 81 y Ss iachcs-,hree
No, s. I1tr. letter size. ga By Ga inches, (sox
no Z. Lfiei.l sse, > I5-l6 81 .. inches-svs
Ne; 3. EAtr. .eei.l sire, g. By IO'1 inch.-.ns
STAMPED BKwsPAPKR WRAPPERS
e. b. 9>s inches, round cut,] one QUALIFY.
OFFICIAL eTAhPAD kNyELoPEs.
..s q he "es envelopes Tor
Nc Nc l l-szs,S. 2, 81 81 , ,.ess.
No. S-Sze,tb, . inches.
No. 4-siEe, - by lU7s Iachss.
fhfyssisG. TaI. us pFFUtsTiSa
All Ct iEe absve kIvslOpes s-d Wrappers must
tioI ;, sD lee, 500 oolofs, must hare such water
marks or CIneT tssic,s 10 Prsysat Imitation, and
nu.t btG such printing TIE POstaass General
maj duecT The enreiOpvs be mads In the
most thoIough manh.E ea1sl IA evtry respect 10
Tie IsEer ausI be Of approved quality, especially
nsnlI~eI0I &C for the guIposs.
DIES
The oits for enclosing the postage stamps on the
ehysleP,s and wrappers are 20 DO execusei TO tins
sstisfaotioD Il the Postmaster General, ia bsst
styie, SID they are to BE- provided, renew ed, and
Kept Ia oicsT a. the peLse u the contractor. the
for any IFS denominations OI stan ps not now
USED, and aDy ehaBgss Of dies OF eVlOrs sEall be
u ade Without eNtI charge.
Before entering into contract the successful d.
fcr The ssnIoy.i on IT, L. p,rimsot rbs r " re-
prsseLt cies NAP or may not DO cSntinued.
erty OF the United ets,es, shall DO safely and
ssourey kept by the cOnfrsctori and should the
eonISn. y ey s6aiI be ply r1rned over 70 the
Post Oftov Department, or lis agent, as she Post
master Gens raj may direct.
GUM.
The envelopes mus: BE- thoroughly and perfectly
S pa ON oS hs .. sS
half an inch the entire length the wrappers TO be
inch In 10Th across the end.
SECURITY from FIRE AND THEFT.
Bi6dtIs are Eotlfied that the Dspsrtmsnt viii re-
Gulre. es q condition Of the contract, that the en-
yelopes and Wrappers shall be Manufactured aud
.otsd N segs,t n separate and distinct from
sMAnher IS 10 insure SECURITY against loss by ire
The msnufsc.ory must at AlI times be subject to
the iEspS eiOn q an agent CT the Department, who
vii feSGirs ne P1lations Of the contract TO be
The cOatTscIor, hi. employees. and agents shall
from tine % time adopt for the security OF the Gov.
trr1eLg.
All, All enyelope: and wIssPsrs must be banded in
board or straw boxes, securely bound on ali the
edges suo c5Tnsrs with cotton linen cloth glued
and fty c TIE note and letter zas aud one S5na
o. Cd each Of the Official Ofcial sizes seps-
boxes to aes s Ssn TWO 70 be saa ID
hfty EACH, The boxes are to be wrapped ami Sc
TO Ssfely bear transportation BY mail for de-
livery 20 psstn.sters. When two Thousand or more
envelopes or wrappers are required to In the order
Of Postmaster, the straw or dashboard boxes con-
cases Vel ssTas,ed With loop iron and .diresssd:
hut ~hen less than two Thousand are required
seent OF the department must be pIsced upou s. sb
package By the contractor. Wooden cases, con-
b. WsseT must BE- provided with snitsS1s
wster PROBING. The whole to be done under the
Dsst''i'n and direction Of an agent Of the Depart
DELIVERY.
The envelopes and Wrappers must be res3v for
delivery the lst day Of October, 1874, there
Complete in 81 pscts m such Susnti,ie. =. s
beT,gnHed 10 MI ths daily orders Of pcstmastsrs;
Department, W asbingfon, D. G or az the once of
an agent duly authorized to inspect and receive the
Posimsster General and III cost Of deiiVerins. AZ
veil as all expense Of storing. packing, addresssg
labelling, and water PROBING, to be paid By tn con-
tractor.
OFFICE RooMs AND FURNITURE.
Of the nsnufsctare. storage, and issus Of the
stamped envs pes and wrappers aud ne sh Ali At All
times have full snd free occesJ te the apartments,
sDc storsd for the purpose OF Inspecting the same;
and the contractor snail furnish him aud his clerks
suitable ON e and desk Tor the transaction of
the busIess os his agency, without COS, 10 the CIV
eminent.
The contractor may also be required to furnish
without charge, suitable and properly fur nj she'd
fOE Of the post Office Ia registering PACE
ages az ENVELOPES ard wrappers to be forwarded
through the mails.
STOCK ON HAND.
The e ntraetoT sosli At all TINES krep on hand q
ct tx CT tbs several kinds and denominations OF en-
lCpes and srsr ssblect to the control Of toe
Agent q the Department, 10 all Stages of mauufac-
IUIe, sLieent TO meet al orders OF tire Department
that MAJ be likely to occur durirg the existence Of
tie cOLTa(t that each aud every order of the De-
ParineIt uay be promptly filled
PAYMENTS.
Payments for stamped envelopes and Wrappers
actually issued and delivered will be mad Qusrtefl5,
counts.
The contract will be awarded 20 the lswest re-
sponsible bidder for s the envelopes and wrappers,
Der used II the sral grades during the last seal
year, which wss - follows:
No ], Do,e siLs trst 20S5 900
30 i. note sZei second quslity----......-.. 50
MOL Ordinary letter size first qualify. Is ll9l0
30. 2. ordinary letter size second quality $50
No. 2, ordinary letter size, third quality $500
No J. full letter size, first quality 81 go 90
No. 5, full letter size, second qAsty.---.. 1850
No. ,, full letter size third duatity....... 565S 500
No 4, full letter size, nzuntned-.-..... 70S37SO
No 8, extra letter szs, first quality Is SO $50
no 5sSXtrs letter siZe second qualify. loo $50
30. 9, extra letter size, third qualify. 81 500
No. s, extra letter size, ungummed..-.-... y5s27sO
No. 2, cCisl size first qualify ........... Z20IOo
No. Cf1cial SIS, second quail 7l6 $50