Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-06
PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING THE Pa
l. PER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING!
oTErcE surEhTSIEsDsNT OF PusLIc PRISrINs,,

OyYIcE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINrINGl
WAXING TON, October LIST, 1857.
In pursuance of the provisions Of the Act to pro-
proved AUGUST IS iss SCALED pInposas Will
received at III oioe the Capitol. until the first
m, for furnishing the paper that may be required for
the public printing for the year ending on the LIST day
The subIoned list specifies, as nearly as can be
oertainedI ne quantity quality, and description of
each Kind oil paper tina will be required.
CLAssI.
.U ,ssm :, me printing paper to
pounds to the feam Of i, sheets. " '0''' ,"''
CLAssII.
q ;, Renting bS Pc
pounds TO the ream OF 40 sheets.
Glass III.
5000 fsams supsrhre sized and calendered printing
two pounds to the ream of 480 sheets.
CLASSIFY.
$40 reams superhne hard-sZed and ca!endered
printing paper, 10 measure - nv 81 inches and TO
weigh forty eight pounds to the of 48O sheets
CLASSY.
fwo reams supefhne sized and caender ed map par
per, OF such sizes as may be required CORE poding
In weight with paper measuring - by a inches, and
weighing twenty pounds per ream Of 480 sheets.
CLAssVI.
fO reams superbne plate paper, (ca!endered or IN
ciiendered, as may be required 10 by "a inches and
The fibre Of the paper Of each of the above clas-
ses tote of linen and cotton free from al adultera-
ton with mineral or other substances far white
each, and In bundles of two reams each, each ream
thlsknsssh and weight will be required and no bum
die tsxclusive of wrappers) varying over or under
i've per cent from the standard weigh will be re-
celved and the weight WILL all cases be re-
CURED. Mixing of various thlcknessss in the same
bundle to make up the weight Will DO cred
violation OF the contract. 49,
No i, IN re.ms alas VII VII;
No. 2-2.UO reams hstcap writing PAPER;
No. 5 500 Teams DEM writing paper;
3 Nos 500 Issns med um writing iSf ps per;
No. O. 50 realms royal writing paper; p
MOI ~ realms sc per royal writing paper;
No.s- - ream. I'm penal writing paper;
No. loo realms oolored medium (assoned)
No. 500 reams writing paper, 10 by q inches, TO
wsish twenty eight pounds per reifn.
No, z-lSO reams writing paper, 10 BY 2s inches to
weigh twenty tree pounds per resm.
NO. 3,-S,loo resms writing paper, Ia By Is inches
toweigh twenty SIX pou9ds per realm.
No; 4.-lO reams writing paper, Is by 2 inches, to
weigh twenty four pounds per ream.
no; $50 feaLs writing paper, Is by l8 inches to
weigh twenty two pounds per ream.
No. 6-4U reauIs writing pa pei, ~ by Ia inches to
weigh Twelve pounds per reaIn
OF the bsst materials, free from adulteIatIon and
to be white blue, of the ular standsr sizes
Of the respective kinds and of such weights as may
white, and of the sizes and weight specified IN the
schedule,
quantity OF zach and every kind cont racted for at
such times and In such quantities the public ser
Zach class will DO considered separately. and be
subject to aseparnte contract: but bidders may offer
Tor one or more OF the classes the proposal:
and the privilege is reserved of recurring bidder
who may have more than ono class assigned him to
take all such classes, or forfeit his right TO any
class - 10y
Samples mot less than qureD of each kind of
paper bid for. and bat sample in each KIND
must accompany each bid and in glasses and n he
numbered to correspunh with the number Of he pa
per proposed for III that schedule and in the first
SIX Classes 10 be properly designated the sample,
or 1t Will not be co nsIdsred. All proposals and sam,
pies must DO transmitted to TINS ofhoe free Of post
other
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
hrm making IL and must specify the prios per pound
land but ono price for each of every kind of pa
per contained In The class proposed for.
All the paper ia the several classes must be deliy
cred at such Place or pices may be designated in
Washing on City, In good order Tree of all and eve
~ extra charge or e1 pense, and subject the in
sPectlon, count, weight and measurement of the SUI
PeLniendent' ana be In In all respects satisfao
tory.
blank forms for proposals will be furnished at this
ONCE To persons apply for them Ind no will be
taken into consideration unless substantially agree
ing herewith.
Bonds, with approved securities, will be reouired
and The OF an Inferior article in any Of the
oiasses or mllIlre To supply the quantity required
AT any time will be considered violation ofthe con-
tract. 80
Each bidder required to furnish with his proposals
satisfactory evidence OF his ability to execute them
and proposals unaucompaned by such evidence will
he r. JeCied. "
The proposals will be opened in the ma nner 70
CURED by law on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in December' next 8th.I at 10 o'clock
at the Office OF the SupeTint endenf.
Proposals will be addressed to the "Suparnt end
cut oil the Public Printing, Capitol of the United
states, washington" and endorsed Proposals for
Supplying Paper"
,A.G. sEAMAN,
superintendent Of Public Printing