The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-28
PROPOSALS rOR PRINTING, BINDING.
AND STATIONERY.

i proved August 26th, 1872, sealed proeosals will
be received at the Post Office Department, until
ecuting the following job printing of the Post Oce
Department for four years from the LIST day of July
next, viz: ftH q
CLASS No. l.--Prinfing.
500 reams Of blank circulars of one page, quarto
post paper, per ream
100 realms Of blank circulars Of two pages, quarto
post paper, per ream
100 reams of blank circulars Of three pages, on
quarto past paper, per ream
100 realms oil 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
10 of blanks and circulars on foolscap three
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per- four pages, per ream
10 mail contracts Of three pages folio post
paper, per ream
80 reams Of postmasters bonds on foolscap, two
on sheet, per ream
IL reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
foolscap, four on a sheet, per ream
realms postmasters' commissions on folio post,
two on sheet, per ream
rcams rule work blanks printed on one, two
three, or four Sides as may be ordered, per
S 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 ream
Printing each year three thousand copies (more
or less) of proposals for mail contracts per one
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.
The work must be executed in the beat manner,
and must be done in the city of Washington, the
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
Ia on VIII In prin chaO hc cd
II is estimated that onc-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 Departmental designate the kind,
whether script or otherwise, and the number to go
a 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
books and binding Of the following descriptions,
when ordered: sa
Blank books and binding, with indices, of best
hand made linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
Super-royal, full bound In calf, Russia bands and
ends, lettercd and numbered per quirc.
Super royal, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in call, Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in Russia, lettered and
numbered do
Medium, full bound in calf Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
Medium, full bound in Russia, ettered
and numbered do
Denny, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered do
DENY, 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
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do
Foolscap, half bound, marble papersidcs,
Russia back and corners, lettered and
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bered, per volume.
Octave, half bound in RUSSIA, lcttered and num-
bcred, 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
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
cap paper, each per ream.
Additional price per ream for each Of the above
if printed captions be ordered-the Department
supplying the paper IN both cases. a
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
Octave books intereaved 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 1000
copies of proposal for mail contracts, per copy,
when the Department requires the service
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-
tiscment 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 ia to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be 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
Her Anoso uHuCCOmpanlcu ny suSlei6CtOTy RStl-
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
a ream of each kind of paper must accompany the
bids; and the Department reserves the right to
tain such samples, and pny 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-
ces will subject the entire bid to rejection, at the
pleasure of the Department.
The subjoned list specifics, as nearly now
be done, the amount, quality, and description Of
each of the kinds of articles that will be wanted:
10 realms 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 foolscap, machine made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
~ pounds per roam