The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-08

and numbered do
Foolscap half bound, marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettered and
numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bered, per volume.
Octave. half bound in Russia, lettered and num-
Labelling and lettering office books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern super royal, royal,
&C., per ream, and per quire for less than a
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 royal,
royal, denny, medium, folio post, double cap, and
Additional price per ream for each of the above
IL printed captions be ordercd-the Department
supplying the paper in both cases.
Reminding books Of all of the above sizes in cali,
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 interviewed with paper, faint ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume, lettered and num-
bered.
Arranging alphabetically, and binding up 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
book ordered.
Folding, stitching, and cutting. or trimming,
and enveloping in printed envelopes, about 5000
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-
tscment for printing are, az 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 il to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be moro 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 fret
day fully, 1851, will also be received in like man
ner. Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testi-
monials of ability to fulfil a contract will not be
considered.
beat quality samples Of which containing at least
rcam of each kind of paper must accompany the
bids; and the Department reserves the right to
tain ouch 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-
ces accompanying it not of the kind and quail.
ty required by the Department, and spurious arti-
ces will subject the entire bid to rejection, at the
pleasure Of the Department.
The suboined lat specifies, as nearly as can now
be done, the amount, quality, and description Of
each Of the kinds Of articles that will be wanted:
10 rcams folio post, satin plain finish, faint
nucu ana trimmed, 10 weigh not lceg
than II pounds per ream
l2O do fooscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, TO weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, machine made, faint lined
and trimmed, TO weigh not less than
II pounds per rcam
10 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do fooIscap, plain, machine made, faint
lined and trimmed, 10 weigh not less
than IL pounds per ream
. do foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly
known despatch or consular pa
per, to weigh not less than l6 pounds
per rcam
476 do quarto post, hand made, plain faint
lined sides, per ream
AIS do quarto post, machine made, plain,
faint lined sides, per ream
IL do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per rcam
IL do quarto post, machine made, faint lined
four sides, per ream
% do quarto poet, French, faint lined 3sides,
per ream
10 do note paper, gilt, per ream
10 do do plain, do
500 do best machine quarto-post, to weigh not
less than pounds per rcam
40 do small royal writing paper, rs by Is !
inchcs. weight ~ pounds per rcam
80 do small royal writing paper. rs by 10 |
inches, weight ~ pounds per ream
100 do best yellow or buff enveloping paper,
royal per ream
40 do extra superine cap, hand made. for
postmasters' bonds
$50 do royal printing paper upon which to
print proposals for carrying the mail,
do best drawing paper, q by 40 inches.
per ream
do beet tracing paper, 81 by 40 inches,
per ream