The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-02


TN PURSUANCE Of the act Of Congress, sp-
il proved August 26th, 1872, sealed proposals will
be received at the Post Once Department, until
ccune The following Job printing Of the Post once
Department for four years from the LIST day Of July
next, viz
CLASS No. 1.-Pyinting.
500 reams Of blank circulars Of one page, quarto
post paper, per rean1
100 reas of blank circulars Of two pages, quarto
100 realms Of blank circulars OF three pages, ON
quarto past paper, per ream .s,
100 reams OF blank circulars OF four pages, on
quarto post paper, per ream
Is reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, one page, per ream
10 rcams Of blanks and circulars on foolscap, two
10 reans Of blanks and circulars on fooscap, three
10 reams Of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, four pages, per ream
10 reams mail contracts OF three pages ON folio post
paper, per ream si
30 rcams of postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two
q sheet, per rcam
IL reaIns oaths for p0stmasters and assistants,
foolscap, four ON sheet, per ream
reams postmasters' commissions on folio post,
two on q sheet, per ream
reams rule work blanks printed on one, two,
three, or four sides, as may be ordered, per
5 reams ordinary blanks, printed ON one, two,
three, or four sides, as may DO ordered, per
roar
10 rcams steamboat mail bills, one and two on a
sheet quarto post and cap, per ream
Printing each year three thousand copies (more
OF less) Of proposals for mail contracts per one
thousand ems for composition and per token for
Paper viii in all cases be furnished by the De-
partment, to be recepted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the city Of Washington, the
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed.
II il estimated that onc-fourth the number Of
reams stated above will be required during each
year; but, be the quantity moro or less, all the
printing, Of the kinds above specified, which the
service may require, is TO be done when ordered,
and in the quantities ordered from time to time, at
the contract prices. y
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type, the Department to designate the kind,
whether script or otherwise, and the number to go
on sheet when the matter or article will admit Of
more than one.
CLASS No. 2.-BLANK BOOKS AND BINDING
Sealed proposals will in like manner, and for the
like period Of four years, be received for blank
books and binding Of the following descriptions,
when ordered: f ga
Blank books and binding, with indices, of best
hand mnde linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and faint lined, with spring backs, viz:
Super-royal, full bound In calf, Russia bands and
ends, lcttercd and numbered per quire
Super royal, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in calf Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
ROYAL, full bound in Russia, lettercd and
numbered do
Medium, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
Medium, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do
DENY, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends, lcttcrcd and numbered do
Denny, full bound in Russia, beforehand
Double cap, full bound in calf, Russia
bands and ends, lettered and num-
bered do
Double cap, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Foolscap, full bound in calf, lettered and
numbered do
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, lcttered
and numbered do
Foolscap, half bound, mar BILE paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettored and
numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bercd, per volume. XII
Octave, half bound in Russia, lettered and mum.
berod, per volume.
Labelling and lettering Office books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern superroyal, royal
&C., per rcam, and per quire for less than
ream.
State the additional price per quire for each and
all of the above, if printed captions be ordered.
Ruling red and faint, to pattern, super-roya
royal, deny, medium, folio post, double cap, and
cap paper, each per ream.
Additional price per ream for each of the above
II printed captions be ordercd-the Department
supplying the paper in both cases.
Rebinding books of all of the above sizes in calf,
and Russia bands and ends, and lettering. and
numbering, per quire for each size.
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly scwed, per volume.
Octave books interviewed with paper, faint ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume, ettcred and num-
bered.
Arranging alphabetically. and binding up in
calf. mail contracts. hundred.
FASTING cloth, and mounting diagrams of
mail routes per square yard, including materials.
Adding or attaching morocco alphabet to any
Folding, stitching, and cutting, or trimming,
and .enveloping in printed envelopes, about 5000
copies of proposal for mail contracts, per copy,
when the Department requires the service.
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
faint lining. ruling, and printed captions, in all
cases.
Bids not in conformity with the advertisement
will not be considered.
The terms and conditions annexed to the advcr-
tscment for printing are, as far as applicable, to
be incorporated in the contract for binding.
An estimate of the probable quantity of blank
books and binding wanted may be seen at the De-
partment; but all the work the public service may
require is to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be moro or less than set forth in the
estimate.
CLASS No. 3.-STATIONERY.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the stationery for
this Department during four years from the first
day Of July, 1851, will also be received in like man
ner. Those unaccompanied by satisfactory eti-
monials of ability to fulfil contract will not be
considered.
All the articles of stationery must be of the very
best quality-samplcs Of which containing at least
ream of each kind of paper must accompany the
bids; and the Department reserves the right to re-
tain such samples, and pay for the. same at the
prices stated in the offer, to return them at its
option. No bid will be considered where the arti-
cles accompanying it not of the kind and quail
ty required by the Department, and spurious arti-
cles will subject the entire bid 10 rejection, at the
pleasure of the Department
The subjoined list specifics, as nearly as can now
be done, the amount, quality, and description Of
each Of the kinds of articles that will be wanted:
10 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per roam l
100 do foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not lcss than IL
pounds per ream
100 do foolscan machine fnadc. faint lined