Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-17
By the President:
THOs. A. HENDRIcKs,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
PROPOSALS FOR FINISHING THE PA
PER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING.

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTIsc,l
WAsHINGToH, October LIST, 1887. (
In pursuance of the PROVISIONS of the "Act to pro-
Hss DOR .Saa % aas public Sin
ecsyed i%s Office N the s capRop %nt the S, rss
Monday l7th day. Of Decembtr next, at u o'clock
the public printing fer the rear ending on The list dsy
of December, 1853.
The subioined list specifies nearly as can be as
certained, the quantity, quality. and description of
each kind of paper thst will be required.
CLASH.
BY 81 Rehes t sR nddps to weigh forty ave
pounds to the ream of 40" sheets.
CLASSIC.
measure "A by 80 inches, and to weigh ffty-six
pounds to the ream OF $50 sheets.
CLASS iii.
5000 reams superfne sized and calendered printing
paper to measure "a by SO inches and TO weigh Fifty
two pounds to the re s,n OF 40 sheets.
Sc reams suPerhne hard-sized and calendeIed
printing paper, TO measure "a by q inches, and to
weigh forty eight pounds TO the ream of $50 sheets.
CLASS ".
l.oo9 reams superfne sized and calendered ma pa
Per, of such sizes may be required, bonding
IN weight with paper measuring 10 BY q inches and
zoo leans snPerfne plate papSr tcalendersd or nm
of such weight per ream as may be required.
The fibre of the paper of each of the above clas-
ses to Re of linen and cotton; free from al adutera
ton with mineral or other substances ofa fair hite
ness, and put up In CURES OF twenty four sheets
to contain AGO perfect sheets. Uniformity color,
thickness and weight will be required: and no bum
die exclusive of wIappers) varying over Q, under
CURED. Mixing of various thIcknessos in the same
bundle TO make up the weight Will be considered
violation oil the contract w
~. soo CLASS VII:
No. 2-2OOO reams datcap writing paper:
No. g. goo reams demi writing paper;
No. 500 re- ms med S nH1 writing &f paper sps';
NOT 50 reams royal writing paper;
M xol
No. 3 50 reams imperial writing paper;
No. g. leo reams colored medium tassorted.)
No. l-5oco reams writing paper, 10 by 26 inches to
welgn twenty eight pounds per ream.
No. S-i So reans writing paper, 10 by Is inches to
weigh twenty tree pounds per ream.
No. 5;-3,l0o reams writing paper. Is by Is inches
to weigh twenty six pounds per ream:
no; 4-im reams writing paper, ID by q inches, to
weigh twenty four pounds per rcaIn.
No; 5-3io Teans writing paper, IL by 10 inches TO
weigh twenty-five pounds per reaIn.
No. 6-4cO reams writing paper, IL by Is inches, to
weigh twelve pounds per renm.
All the paper des mated IN classes and are to be
of the best materials, free from adulteratlOn, and
are to be white or blue OF the regular standard
OF the respective kinds, and Of such weights as may
white, and Of the sizes and weight specified the
The right is reserved of ordering greater or less
quantity of each and every kind contracted for al
such tunes and IN such quantities. as tie public
Each class will be considered separately, and he
subject to separate contract but bidders may offer
and the privilege is reserved of requiring n bidder
who may have more than one class assigned him TO
class
samples mot less than one quirel of each kind of
must accompany each bid (; and in classes and g. be
numbered To correspond with the number of tile pa
six classes. 70 be properly designated on the sample.
or 1t wi not De considered All proposals and sam
pies must be transmitted TO this office free of post
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or