The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-30

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Octave, full bound in Russia, lettcred and mum
Octave, half bound in Russia, lcttered and num-
bered, per volume. ~
Labelling and lettering Office books, per volume.
Rulng red and faint to pattern super-roya, royal,
&c, per ream, and per quire for less than
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, DENY, medium, folio post, double cap, and
cap paper, each per ream.
Additional price per ream for each Of the above
IL printed captions be ordered-the Department
supplying the paper in both cases.
Reminding 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 interviewed with paper, faint ruled
Close in full Russia, per volume, lettered and num-
bered. h,
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 alphabetto 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. f
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-
tiscment 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 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 of July. 1851, will also be received in like man
ner Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testi-
monials of ability to fulfil contract will not be
considered. ei
All the articles Of stationery must be of the very
best quality-samples 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 are 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. $50
The subjoincd list specifics, as nearly can now
be done, tho amount, quality, and description Of
each of the kinds of articles that will be wanted:
10 reams folio post, satin plain finish, faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
100 do fooscap, machine made, faint lined
r and trimmed. 70 weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do l0olscap, plain, machine made, faint
lined and trimmed. TO weigh not less
than IL pounds per ream
do foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly
known despatch consular pa
per, to weigh not less than Is pounds
per realm
ATS do quarto post, hand made, plain faint
lined sides, per rcam
475 do quarto post, machine made, plain,
faint lined 3 sdes, per ream
IL do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
IL do quarto post, machine made, faint lined
four sides, per ream
25 do quarto post, French, faint lined sides,
per rcam
10 do note paper, gilt, per rcam
10 do do plain, do
500 do best machine quarto-post, to weigh not
less than pounds per ream
40 do small royal writing paper, IS by 10
inches, weight ~ pounds per ream
CD do small royal writing paper, % by 10
inches, weight ~ pounds per ream
loo do beat yellow or buff enveioping paper,
royal per rcam
40 do extra superhnc cap hand made. for
postmnsters' bonds
$50 do royal printing paper upon which 10
print proposals for carrying the mail,
per reain
do best drawing paper. 81 by 40 inches,
per ream
do best tracing paper, q by 10 inches,
per rcam