The republic., 1851-04-12
PROPOSALS. vOR PRINTING, BINDING.
AND STAT1OuURY.

i proved August 26th l8l2, sealed proDosals viii
be received at the Post Once Department, until
the 9th day Of May next. at12 O'Clock, m, for
Department for four years from he Let day Of July
next, viz:
Class No. l.--Printing.
500 Of blank circulars of one page, quarto
post paper, per ream
100 reas OF blank circulars OF two pages, onquarto
post paper, per roam
100 reams Of blank circulars Of three pages, on
quarto past paper, per ream
100 reams OF blank circulars OF four pages, on
quarto post paper, per rcam
Is reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, one page, per ream
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap, two
10 reams Of Blanks and circulars ON foolscap three
10 reams Of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, four pages, per ream
10 reans mail contracts of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
30 reams Of postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two
on a sheet, per ream
~ reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
foolscap, four on a sheet, per ream
reams p0stmasters' commissions on folio post,
two on sheet, per ream
reams rule work blanks printed on one, two,
three, or four sides, as may be ordered, per
reams ordinary blanks, printed one. two,
three, or four sides. as may be ordered, per
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sheet quarto post and cap, per resm
Printing each year three thousand copies (more
or less) Of proposals. for mail contracts per one
thousand ems for composition and per token for
Paper will in all cases be furnished by the De-
partment TO be receipted 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, a. the
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed
It il estimated that one fourth the number of
reams stated above will be required during each
year; but, be the quantity more 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.
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type, the Department to designate the kind,
sheet. when the matter or article will admit Of
moro 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:
Blank books and binding. with indices, of best
hand-m made linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and faintlined, with spring backs, viz:
Super-royal, full bound in calf, Russia bands and
ends, lettcred 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, lettered and
numbered do
Medium, full bound in calf, Russia bands VI
and ends, lettered and numbered do
Medium, full bound in Russia, lettered
Denny, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
DENY, full bound in Russia, ietteredand
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
Foolseap, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do m
Foolscap. half bound, marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettered and
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
Octave, half bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bered, per volume.
Labelling and lettering Office books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern super royal
&C., per ream, and per quire for less than a
State the additional price per quire for each and
al! Of tho above, If printed captions be ordered.
kpling red and faint, to pattern, super-royal:
cap paper, each per ream.
Additional price per ream for each of the above
II printed captions be ordered-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 sewed, per volume.
Octave books interleavcd with paper, faint ruled
Close in full Russia, per volume, letered and num-
bered.
Arranging alphabetically, and binding ND in
calf, mail contracts, per hundred.
FASTING on 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 1000
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 adver-
tisement for printing are, 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-
require is to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be more or ess than set forth in the
estimate.
CLASS No. s.-STATONERY.
Sealed proposals. for furnishing the stationery for
this Department during four years from the first
uav Suiy, Ioois VIII also De received In Ike man
ner. Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testi-
monials of ability to fulfil q contract will not be
considered.
ALI the articles of stationery must be of the very
best quality-samples Of which containing at least
a rcam 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 to rejection, at the
pleasure of the Department.
The subjoined list specifies, as nearly can now
be done. the amount, quality, and description Of
each OF the kinda of articles that will be wanted:
10 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL pounds per ream
l2O do foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
LOO do foolacan InachinA nade faint lined