The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-20

POJI-OFElOE DEPARTMENT.,
DRoPUsALs FVa PRiNrisa poSr.
OFelOE BLANKS, AND PAPEK FOR
THE SAME.-Ss alsd proposals viii be received
a. this Department until ~ N. If Saturday, 18th
day Of February It. for furnishing for the use of
the Post Office: 10 the Oonfsaerats States, during
. period Of four years from and after the LIST day
Of March next. the following BLANKS, viz:
common Post Bills, IL on q sheet.
Signature Post bitls, 10 on q sheet.
Distribution Signature Post Bills.
Distribution Signature Post Bills, extra size.
Account Of Mails received for delivery.
Account of Malls sent for delivery.
Account Of Mails sent fr. m distributing offices.
Account Of Newspapers.
Accounts Current.
Distribution Account Current.
Account OF prepaid printed Matter.
Account OF Mails sent by Route Agents.
Circular Letters of the Dep rtment.
The attention of bidders il directed to the fol
lowing provisions OF an Act approved 9Th Fob
ruary, ls6l, entitled an Act 10 relation TO public
printing, fixing the maximum rates of compeDGa
zion tor printing aod paper, viz
Section 9. The Pos.mAst General shall con
tract for the publication Of all post bihs other
blanks connected with his Office, not exceeding
the f0llowirg fates For composition. Including
rule and figure work, par 600 ems. fifty cents;
for presswOrk, per clean token (the sheets no, to
be less than Ii by rs inches) fifty cents for pa
per, ten per TENT on actual cost. Nothing shall
be allowed for afericg the name Of q Postmaster
on post bill or Other blank, nor shall there be an
additional charge for comp POSITION n hen the name
of the post-offics alone is changed But the
Printer shall be required to keep Always on hand
forms for post-ofice blanks, and when rev or
ders are given, the charge 81 all be made only for
the press.work and the paper, and such new
composition as may be necessary.
Section IA provde7 that it shall be tbs duty of
the superintendent of Public Printing 50 super
wise all the printing done under contract with any
executive department, as to the quality Of paper
to be used, the character Of type and the general
execution OF the work, and also to the time and
Of der in which the sane shall be com pleted.
Specimens Of the various kinds of blanks and
quality OF paper may be seen at this Department.
or will be furnished upon application, and also in
the large Post Offices within the States.
Proposals will be received for the printing and
paper separately, or fOr them jointly. The con.
!rsct will be awarded to the loves and best bid
DER the best bid to be determined after careful
animation, for the purpose Of ascer tanning which
bid will in it's practical results be most advantage
Gus to the Department.
Samples of the atyle of printing and of paper
must accompany each proposal, and each bidder
must furnish with hts proposal evidence of his
ability to comply with his bid.
Sufficient sureties will be required to q con
tfSct, and the blanks are to be delivered at the
Department at the expense of the ,ntracor
II the contract for paper ne awarded separately
from the contract for printing, the party 50 CON
tracing will be required to deliver The pgper to
the contractor for the printing, without expense to
the Department
., Proposals must be endorsed o, the outside of
the envelope with " Proposals for printing Post,
Office Blanks and Paper for the same and ad-
dressed to the Chief OF the appointment Bureau
Richmond, Va
JOHN H REAGAN,
"a ii-eod - Postmaster General