The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-19
PROPOSALS FOB PRIuTN0, BINDING.
AND sTATIOHERY.

TN PURSUANCE Of the act Of Congress, ap. |
i proved August 26th, 1892, sealed proposals will |
be received at the Post once Department. until
ecuting the following Job printing Of the Post Office
Department for four years from the LIST day Of July
next, viz: ri
CLASS No. L. Printing.
500 Of blank circulars of one page, on quarto
100 realms of blank circulars oftwo pages quarto
post paper, per ream
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 on fooscap pa
per, one page, per ream
10 reams Of blanks and circulars on fooiscap, two
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap three
pages, per ream fet
10 reams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, four pages, per ream
ID reams mail contracts Of three pages folio post
paper, per realm
80 reams of postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two
on sheet, per ream
IL reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
fooscap, four on a sheet, per ream
realms postmasters' commissions on folio post
two on 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. az may be ordered, per
ream
10 reams steamboat mail bills, one and two on a
sheet quarto post and cap, per rcam
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 recepted for and accounted for by
the printer demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the city of Washington, the
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed
| 1t is estimated that one-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, 10 to be done when ordered,
and in the quantities ordered from time to time, at
! the contract prices. M tss ~
| The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type the Department to designate the kind,
whether script or otherwise, and the number to go
on sheet when the matter article will admit of
more than one. 3,-t fe
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 faint lined, with spring backs, viz: q Is
Super royal full bound in calf, Russia bands and
| ends, lettered 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 y
1 numbered stastt do
Medium, full bound in calf, Russia bands
and ends lettered and numbered do i
Medium, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered s1 a tftcs do
Denny, full bound in calf, Russia bands
| and ends, lettered and numbered do
Denny, full bound in Russia, letteredand
numbered ~ n g do
Double cap, full bound in calf. Russia
hanA uudn rHo 1okka I'D
bercd do
Double cap. full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Foolscap. full bound in calf, lettered and
!, numbered do
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do
/ Foolscap, half bound marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettered and
numbered do
Octave, full bound in Russia, lettered and mum.
bered, per volume sFng 100
/ bered, per volume.
Labelling and lettering Office books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern superb royal royal
&C., per ream, and per quire for less than a
State the additional price per quirc for each and
all of the above, 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
I Additional price per ream for each of the above
III printed captions be ordered-the Department
/ Reminding books of all of the above sizes in calf
and Russia bands and ends, and lettering, and
numbering. per quire for each size. ra
\ Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed, Der volume
Octave books interviewed with paper, faint ruled
close. in full Russia, per volume ettered and num-
bcred. fs3-ab .ss 80
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.
A tko~ 1ss,ra ~lrro tSokA
4 hook ordered.
Folding, stitching, and cutting. or trimming,
and enveloping in printed envelopes, about 1000
copies of proposal for mail contracts, per copy,
whom the Department requires the service.
\ The Department will prescribe the patterns for
faint lining ruling, and printed captions, in all
\ cases.
A Bids not in conformity with the advertisement
Il will not be considered.
i The terms and conditions annexed to the adver-
tisement for printing are, far applicable, TO
be incorporated in the contract for binding.
An estimate of the probable quantity Of blank
partment; but all the work the public service may
require s to be done at the contract prices whether
the quantities be moro less than set forth in the
! estimate. ~ SD $50 a uii iB
CLASS No. s.-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 man.
ner. Those unaccompanied by satisfactory 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 re-
tain such samples, and pay for the same at the
prices stated in the offer or 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.
4 The suboined list specifics, as nearly 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 plain finish, faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per reaIn
100 do fooscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream