The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-17
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
RICHMosp, VA, Jan l6, 1862.
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTIAa IsOST

DROPDSALS FOR PRlNTIka POST.
OFFICE BLANKS, AND PAPER FOR
THE SAME.-Seaed proposals will he received
at thu Department: until ~ NJ. tf Saturday 18th
day OF February xt for furnishing for the use of
the Post Offices 10 the CCnfeserste States, during
a parod of four yesrs from and after the lat dav
of March next, the following BLANKS, viz:
Common Post Hills, Ii on sheet.
Signature Post Bills, Is on shte.
Dist ibution Sgnsturs Post Bills
Distribution Signature Post Bils, extra tizs
Account OF Mails received for delivery.
Account of nj ails sent for delivery
Account Of Mst's sent fr m distributing offices.
Account Of Nails received for distsitution.
Account OF Newspapers.
Accounts Current.
Distribution Account Current
Account OF prepaid printed Matter
Account Of Mails sent by Route Agents.
Circular Letters Of the Impairment.
The attention of bidders Is directed to the fol.
lowing provisions of an Ac. approved /: eth Feb.
ruary, 1861, entitled an Act in relation 10 public
printing, fixing the maximum rates If celnpepss.
ton for printing ard pnPer. viz.
Section 9. Tho Postmaster General tbail eor.
tract for the publication Of all post bills other
blanks connected with his Cfice not exe eedinp
toe following rates For aosr position including
rule and figure work, per eco ems fifty cents;
for presswork per ciesn token, (the sheets not to
be less than 10 By % inehss,) fifty cents for pa
psr, ten per tent on actual cost Nothing shall
be Allowed Tor altering the name Of PostIna ste-
On post bii.or other blank nor shall there ba an
aHdttfona' charge for composition h IN the name
OF the post-otfics alone 10 changed Hut tho
Printer shall hs r. quirsd to keep Al ways on hand
forms for posi.office b'Snks, and when new or.
ders are aiven, the charge shall be made only for
the press-work and the paper, and tuch new
composition az may be ecrfsary.
Section IA provides that 1t shall be the duty OF
the Superintendent of Public Printing to super.
wise all the printing cons UNDER contract with any
excessive department, rs to ihs quality of psper
to be used, the character of type and the general
execution OF the work, and also TO the time and
Order in whi~ h the sa Ne shall be complsted.
Specimens of the various kinda of blanks and
quality CT paper may be 81 eG at this Department..
or will be iu-n'shsd upon application and also In
the large Post Ofices witt in the States.
Proc ossls will be reeeis ed for the printing and
paper separately, or for them jointly. The con.
tract will be awarded to the lowest and best bid.
der, the best bid 10 be sd after careful ex
mnstion. for the pu, oss Of ascsr,Hin ming which
Lid will in its prac cal results be most advantage.
Gus 10 the Department.
Samples of the ftyls Of printing and Of paper
must accompany each prop ssh, AID each blade
must furnish with his proposal evidence Of hh
ability to con ply with is bid.
Srfhcient sureties will be required to q con-
tract, and the blanks are to be delivered al the
Depa' tmsnt 1t the expen,e Of tae antrae.or.
TIE anntraet for Pep.r ne awxrded separa' ely
from the contract for printing, the party con-
tracing will be required to liver the pspss 10
the contractor for tbs printing, without expense To
the Depart ment
the ervslops W tn "a Proposals. for printing Post
Office Blanks and Paper 70. tie same," and sd.
dreasad to the Chief Of the Appointment Buresu.
Richmond, Va
JOHN H REAGAN,
il 'T--eOd " PostmG raster General