The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-30
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTlNG, BINDING.
AND STATIONERY.

AND STATIONERY. II
Posr OYfIcE DspARrnsHr, April s, 1851.
In PURSUANCE Of the act Of Congress, ap.
i proved August 10Th, lS42 scaled proposals will
be received at the Post Office Department, until
the Sa dsy MAY nss oS e, sa
Department for four years from the LIST day OF July
next, viz: "a
CLASS No. Printing.
500 realms of blank circulars Of ono page, quarto
post paper, per ream ~
100 realms Of blank circulars Of two pages quarto
post paper, per ream ll
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 ream
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, one page, per ream
10 rcams Of blanks and circulars on foolscap, two
pages. per ream
10 reams 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 folio post
paper, per roam
80 realms Of 'postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two
on a sheet, per ream
IL reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
foolscap, four on q sheet, per ream
reams pOstmasters' commissions 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 on one, two,
three, or four sides, as may be ordered, per
10 reams steamboat mail bills, one and two on a
sheet quarto post and cap, per rcam
Printing each year three thousand copies (more
or less) of proposals for mail contracts per
thousand ems for composition and per token for
press work.
Paper will in all cases be furnished by the De-
partment to be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand.
L.. ~ e l.
and must be done in the city of Washington, as the
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed.
1t is 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 lDsl t@
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type the Departmental 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,
Blank books and binding, with indices of best
hand made linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and faint-lned, with spring backs. viz: ~
Super-rOyal, lull bound In call, RUSSIA bands and
ends, lettered and numbered per Quire.
SUPERFICIAL, 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 PA
numbered do
Medium, full bound in calf Russia bands
and ends lettered and numbered do III
Medium, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do
Denny, full bound in calf, Russia bands
/ and ends, lettered and numbered do
DENY, full bound in Russia, beforehand
numbered > M ~ e do :
Double cap, full bound in calf, Russia I'd
bands and ends, lettered and num-
bcred do
Double cap, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Foolscap, full bound in calf, lettered and
numbered M do 48
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, lettercd
and numbered do
Foolscap, half bound, marble paper sides, 4
Russia back and corners, lettered and
numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettcred and num-
bered, per volume. M
Octave half bound in Russia, lcttcred and num-
bered, per volume.
Labelling and lettering office books, per volume.