The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08
NOTICES, &c.
Proposals for Stamped Envelopes
and Newspaper Wrappers.


A 1>O"SRsPOA
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT July 49, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received until IL
O'Clock NJ, on FRIDAY, the l4th day of August 1874,
for furnishing all the Envs"pss and
require for public and official during period of
four ~ years. commencing on the LIST day of October,
1874, viz:
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
No. !. Note size, "a by 81 inches-two qualities
No Ordinary letter size, Lie by "a inches-three
qualities.
No. 8 Full letter size, s7s by 81 inche,-three
No l. Full letter size, (for circulars,) ungummed
flap So By - inches-one quality. s,< ~
qualities.
No g. Extra letter size 80 by Ga inches, (for crcu
lars,) ungummed on fap-one quality.
No = Official size, isle by So inches-two quail
No s. Extra official size, 49, by 1o1 inches-one
quality.
STAMPED NEWSPAPER WRAPPERS.
65s by 81 inches, Ground cut,) quality.
OFFICIAL STAMPED ENVELOPES
Also tho following official stamped envelopes for
of the Post Office Department, viz
No 1-.ize 81 by 81 inches.
No 2-size 80 by 63s inches.
No 3-sizs 4 by inches.
No 4-size "a by l01a inches.
ENCLOSING, WATER-MARKS PRINTING, PAPER
STYLE OF MANUFACTURE.
All Of the above Envelopes and Wrappers must be
embossed with postage stamps of such denominations
styles and cosrs must have such watermarks other
devices to prevent imitation and must bear such print
ing as the Postmaster General may direct The
lopes must be made in the most thorough manner
equal in every respect to the samples furnished to
bidders by the Department. The paper must be of
approved quality, specially manufactured for the pur
pose.
The dies for enclosing the postage stamps on the
euyelODes be to he
faction of the Postmaster General in the style
they to be provided renewed and kept in order at
the expense of the contractor. The Department
the right of requiring dies for stamps
or denominations of stamps not used, and any
changes of dies or coors shall be made without extra
charge.
Before entering into contract the successful bidder
may be required prepare and submit dies for the
approval of the Department The of the present
dies may may not be continued.
The dies, soon made, shall become the property
Of the United States and shall be safely and securely
kept by the contractor and should the use any of
them be temporarily permanently discontinued they
shall he promptly turned over to the Post Office De
partment or its agent as the Postmaster General may
direct
The envelopes must be thoroughly and perfectly
gunmed, the cumming on the flap of each Except for
inch the entire length; the wrappers to he also hand
gummed not less than thresfourths Of inch in width
across the end.
SECURITY FROM FIRE AND THEFT.
Bidders are notified that the Department will require
condition of the contract that the envelopes and
wrappers shall be manufactured and stored in apart
ments separate and distinct from those in which any
other work is done, and in such manner to insure
security against loss by fire or theft
The mandatory must at all times be subject to the
inspection of an agent of the Department who will
require the stipuations of the contract to be faithfully
observed.
The contractor, his employees and agents shall
form to such regulations as the Department may from
time to time adopt for the security of the Government
PACKING
All envelopes and wrappers be banded in parcels
of and packed in strong pasteboard straw
boxes securely bound all the edges and with
cotton or linen cloth glued each box contain not
less than two hundred and fifty of the note and letter
sizes, and one hundred each of the official and
official size, separately The newspaper wrappers TO be
In to contain not less than two hundred
and fifty each. The boxes to be wrapped and Sc
curely fastened in strong MANILA paper and sealed
as to safely bear transportation by mail for delivery
to postmasters. When two thousand or envelopes
wrappers required to fill the order of postmas-
ter the straw paseboard boxes containing the
be packed in strong wooden cases we'll strained
with hoopron, and addressed but when less than two
are required proper labels of direction be
| furnished by an agent of the Department, must be
placed upon each package Icy the contractor Wooden
cases. containing envelopes wrappers, to be trans
ported by water routes must be provided with suitable
waterproons The whole to be done under the inspec
ton and direction Of an agent of the Department.
DELIVERY
The envelopes and wrappers be ready for deliv
4,
be promptly furnished and delivered complete in all
respects, in such quantities may be required to fill
made either at the Post Office Department Wasbnpton
d. c., at the office of agent duly authorized to
Inspect and receive the same the place of delivery
be at the option of the Postmaster General and the
cost of delivering, well all expense of storing
packing addressing, labelling and water-proong to be
paid by the contractor.
OFFICE ROOMS AND FURNITURE
An agent of the Department will have supervision of
the manufacture, storage and issue Of the stamped
envelopes and wrappers, and he shall all times have
full and free to the apartments Safes van
purpose Of inspecting the same; and the contractor
shall furnish him and his clerks suitable Office desk
for the transaction of the business of his
without cost to the Government.
The contractor may also be required to furnish, with
out CHARGE suitable and properlyfurnished rooms for
of tho post office in registering packages of enve
lopes and wrappers to be forwarded through tie mails
STOCK ON HAND.
The contractor shall at all times keep hand stock
OF the several kinds and denominations of envelopes
and wrappers to the control of Agent the
Department in all stages of manufacture sufficient to
meet all orders of the Department, and to provide
against and all contingencies that may likely to
during tho of the contract so that each
filled
PAYMENTS
Payments for stamped envelopes and wrappers actual
ly issued and delivered will be made Quarterly after
proper examination and adjustment of accounts.
AWARD.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest RESPONSE
Bile bidder for all the envelopes and wrappers prices
to be calculated the basis the number used in the
several grades during the last fiscal year. which was as
follows:
No l. note size, first quality 27S5OOO
NO J. note size second quality 139 500
No ordinary letter size, first quality .16 100
No ordinary letter size, second qualify. 3596150
No ordinary letter size, third quality .. $4,000
NO full letter size, first quality So CSC 900
No . fu letter size, second quality 47l 500
No full letter size, third quality....... 15665OO
NO T. full letter size, ungnmmed 033 $50
No . extra letter size, first quality O79 $50
No . extra letter size, second quality... LOG $50
NO o. extra letter size, third quaty....... 81 500
No O. extra letter size, ungummed 2S32 $50
NO 4 oiicla size first quality 10000
NO 4 ofhcia size, second quality......... .7l6e5O
No nfici,J si,a