The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-24
PROPOSALS. FOR PRINTING, BINDING.
AND STATIONERY.


Posr OrFIcE DsPARrMEsr, April 8, 1851.
TN PURSUANCE of the act Of Congress, ap.
i proved August Goth, 1912, sealed proposals will
be received at the Post Office Department, until
the 9th day Of May next, at IL O'Clock, m, for
ccuting the following Job printing the Post Office
Department for four years from the lst day of July
next, viz:
Class No. l.-Printing.
500 reams of blank circulars of one page on quarto
post paper, per ream
100 reams 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 reams 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 reams OF blanks and circulars on ioolscap, two
10 reains Of blanks and circulars on fooscap three
10 rcams of blanks and circulars on foolscap pa
per, four pages, per reAm
10 reams mail contracts OF three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
30 reams of postmasters' bonds on fooscap, two
ON sheet, per ream
II reams oaths for postmasters and assistants,
fo0lscap, four ON a sheet, per rcam
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, as may be ordered, per
rcam
10 reams steamboat mail bills, one aud two on a
sheet quarto post and cap. per ream
Printing each year three thousand copies (inore
or lcss) Of proposals. for mail contracts per one
thousand ems for composition and per token for
Paper will in all cases be furnished by the De-
partment, to be reccpted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and ha in he yOf
law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter which its printing shall be executed.
II Il 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, is to be done when ordered,
and in the quantities ordered from time to time,
the contract prices.
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.
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 induces, of best
hand made linen paper, smooth surface, ruled red
and faint lined, with spring backs, viz:
Super-royal, full bound in calf Russia bands and
ends, lcttercd and numbered per qulre.
Super royal, full bound in Russia, let
tered and numbered do
Royal, full bound in calf, 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, lettercd and numbered do
Denny, full bound in Russia, beforehand
numbered do
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
numbered do
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, lettered
and numbered do
Fooscap, half bound, marble paper sides,
Russia back and corners, lettered and
numbered do
Octave full bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bered, per volume.
Octave, half bound in Russia, lettered and num-
bered, per volume.
Labelling and lettering Office books, per volume.
Ruling red and faint to pattern super royal royal