The republic., 1851-04-17
PROPOSALS. FOR PRINTING, BINDING.
AND STArlOnDRY. l

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| TN PURSUANCE Of the act Of Congress, ap.
il proved August 26th. ls42 scaled proposals will
be received at the Post Once Department, until
eoosns cs i'm shs oowng g. io5 printing Pos. 20 oos
Department for four years from tho Let day Of July
| next, viz:
CLASS No. l.-Primfing.
500 reams OF blank circulars Of one page, ON quarto
100 realms Of blank circulars OF two pagos on quarto
post paper. per ream N
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
| Is reams of blanks and circulars foolscap pa
per, one page, per ream nt
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap, two
10 Of blanksa and circulars foolscap, three
pages, per ream
10 reams Of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, four pages, per ream A M
10 realms mail contracts of three pages on folio post
| paper, per reain q ..t slt -l5.,s, ~ aa-eh
80 reams Of postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two
| IL reains oaths for postmastens and assistants,
ioolscap, four on a sheet, per ream
reams postmasters' commissions ON folio post,
| two ON . sheet, per ream fl41lr
reams rule work blanks printed on one, two
three, or four sides, as may be ordered. per
ream .,s, $500 ~ III
reams ordinary blanks, printed ON one, two,
three, or four sides. az may be ordered, per
| 10 reans steamboat mail bills, one and two on o
sheet quarto post and cap, per re.m
or less) Of proposals. for mail contracts per one
thousand ems for composition and per token for
press work. @
Paper viii in all cases be furnished by the De-
partment, to DO rccepted for and accounted for by
the printer ON demand. snr sa y stts
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the city Of Washington, as the
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed
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 70 be done when ordered,
and in the quantities ordered from time to time at
the contract prices. ~ tfs5t III
The printing must be executed with new and
on sheet, when the matter 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,
Blank books and binding, with indices, of best
hand made linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and fatnt-lincd, 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 cali, 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, lettered
and numbered do
Denny, full bound in calf Russia bands
and ends, lettered and numbered y do
Denny, full bound in Russia, beforehand
numbered do
Double cap, full bound in calf, Russia
bands and ends, lettered and num-
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
Fooscap, half bound, marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners. letteted and
numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and mum.
Octave, half bound in Russia, lettcrcd and mum.
Labelling and lettering oficc books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern super royal, royal
&c, per ream, and per quire for less than q
ream. 100 At
State the additional price per quire for each and
all Of the above If printed captions be ordered.
royal, denny, medium, folio post, double cap, and
cap paper, each per rcam.
Additional price per ream for each Of the above
il printed captions be ordered-thc Department
supplying the paper in both cases.
Rebindfng books Of all Of the above sizes in calf,
and Russia bands and ends, and lettering, and
numbering, per quire for each size. iA
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners. strongly sewcd. per volume.
Octave books interleaved with paper, faint ruled
bered.
Arranging alphabetically, and binding up in
calf, mail contracts, per hundred. q
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 enveIoping in printed envelopes, about 1900
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
Bids not in conformity with the advertisement
will not be considered.
The terms and conditions annexed to the adyer-
sisemsnt for printing are, a. f.r q 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 tho public service may
require 10 to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be or less than set forth in the
estimats. ag E1n3s s8 d3f KS
CLASS No. 3.-STATIONERY. s 4
Sealed proposals. for furnishing the stationery for
this Department during four years from the frat
day Of July, 1851, will also be received in like man
ner. Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testi-
monisls of ability to fulfil contract viii not be
considered.
All the artcles of stationery must be of the very
beat qualit ty-samples Of which containing ut least
| ream Of each kind Of paper must accompany the
bids; and the Department tho right TO re-
tain such samples, and pay for the same at the |
prices stated in the offer, to return them at is
option. No bid will be considered whore the arti-
ces accompanying il are not Of the kind and quail
ty required by the Department, and spurious art-
ccs will subject the entire bid to rejection, at the
pleasure of the Department, aa
Tha nod lisf n~rlv
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
lined and trimmed, to weigh not lcss
than IL pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, hand made faint linod and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream .i
100 do foolscap, machine made, faint lined |
and trimmed, to weigh not less than |