The republic., 1851-04-16
RR0BOsALs HOR PRINTING, BINDING.
AND gTATIONERY.

AND STATIONERY.
Posr OrylcE DEpAsrnxnr, April s, 1851.
TN PURSUANCE Of the act of Congress, ap
proved August 26th, 1912, scaled proposals will
BE- received s q the Post once Department.; until
ecuting the following Job printing ofthe Post Office
Department for four years from The let day Of July
next, viz:
CLASS No. l.-Printing.
500 reams of blank circulars Of one page quarto
post paper, per ream
100 reams of blank circulars Of pages, onquarto
post paper, per ream
100 reams Of blank circulars OF three pages, on
quarto past paper per ream
100 reams oi blank circulars OF four pages, on
quarto post paper, per ream
Is reams of blanks and circulars on fooscap pa
per, one page, per ream
10 reams Of blanks and circulars on fooscap, two
pages. per ream
10 reams of blanks and circulars on fooscap, three
pages, per rcam
10 reams of blanks and circulars ON foolscap pa
per, four pages, per rcam
10 rcams mail contracts Of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
30 reams Of postmasters' bonds ON foolscap, two
a sheet, per ream
IL reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
foolscap, four on a sheet, per ream
reams postmasters' commissions on folio post,
two on a 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, a. may be ordered, per
10 reams steamboat mail bills, one and two on
sheet quarto post and cap, per ream
i Printing each year three thousand copies (more
or lcss) 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 recepted for and accounted for by
The work must be executed in the best manner,
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.
It 10 estimated that one fourth the number of
| reams stated above will be required during each
| printing, Of tho 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 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. sT
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,
| when ordered:
Blank books and binding, with indices, of best
hand-m linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and faint lined, with spring backs, viz:
Super royal, full bound in calf, Russia bands and
ends, lcttered and numbered per quirc.
Super royal, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends, lcttered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in Russia, lettered and
i numbered do
Medium, full bound in calf. Russia bands
| and ends, iettered and numbered do
| 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 do
Double cap, full bound in cali, 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
Foolscap, half bound, marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettercd and
| numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
| bered, per volume.
Octave. half bound in Russia, lettered and mum.
Labelling and lettering Office books per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern super-roya1, 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, denny, medium, folio post, double cap, and
| cap paper, each per ream.
| Additional price per ream for each Of the above
| il printed captions be ordercd-the Department
ksbnding books Of ali Of tho 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 sewcd, 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 1000
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-
| 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 10 to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be less than forth in the
| estimate.
| CLASS No. a-STATIONERY.
Sealed proposals for furnishing the stationery for
this Department during four years from the first
day Of July, 1861, will also be received In like
| hor. nose unaCcoinpanieo Dy sausIactoIy testi-
monials of ability to fulfil contract will not be
| considered.
All the articles of stationery must be of the very
best quality-samples 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 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-
ccs accompanying it are 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 subjoined list 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 reams folio post, satin or 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 loss than IL
| pounds per rcam
| 100 do foolscap, machine made, faint lined
| and trimmed, TO weigh not less than