Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05
POST.OFFICE DEPARTMENT
RICHMOND, Va. Ian IT, 1872. I
FOR PRINFIN., posi-. of.


Il FlCE BLANKS, AND PAPER FOR THE SANE.
Sealed proposals will lie received at this Deparen: until
II NJ OF Saturday. 18th day Of February furnishing
for the of the Post Offices in the Confederate States
during period IF four years and after the LIST day OF
March next, the following BLANKS viz:
Common Post lis, Is On a sheet.
Signature Post Bills, Is on sheet.
Distribution Signature Post Bills.
Distribution Signature Post Bills. extra size.
Account OF Mails received for delivery.
Account Of Mails sent for del very.
Account of Mails sent from distributing offices.
Account OF Mails received for distribution.
Account of Newspapers.
Account Current.
Distribution Account Current.
Account of prepaid printed Matter.
Account of Mails sent BY Route Agents.
Circular Letters If the Department
The attention of bidders directed to the following
provisions Of Act approved 2lh February, ls6 ent
tied an act in relation 10 public printing, hxng the max
mum rates of compensation for printing and paper VIZ
SECTION y The Postmaster Genera Shall contract ,i
the publication of all and other blanks CONNECTED
vita his office, exceeding the following rates: For
composition, including rule and figure work per "oo ems
fifty cents for press'work per Clean token tine shee,s NV
to be less than IL BY - inches fifty cents for paper ten
per cent on actual cost. Nothing shall be allowed for al
terng the Lame of Postmaster postblli, or o"er
blank nor shall there be additional charge for conpo
sition when the of the posrofice alone is chaneei
But the Printer shall be required to keep always on mana
forms for post office blanks and when new orders ale
en- the charge shall be made only for he press Work anu
the paper and such composition may be heceHS.
Section IA provides that shall be the du'y D, Tue
perntendent of Public Printing to supervise all Tue
ing done under contract with any executive IN
the quality of paper be used the character q"
and the general execution Of the work. and also as " ~
time and order in which the shall be cnmPeleu
Specimens of the various kinds OF blanks ana qiat
paper NAV be seen this Department or VIII De
upon application and also in the large Post-oeeS "''nD
tho States ,o,
Proposals will be received for the printing and PaPt
separately, for them jointly The contract M -. bs
awarded the lowest and best bidder the pest Da ~
determined after careful examination tor the puPos. o.
ascertaniug which bid will in it's practical results DC '''
advantageous to the Department Or.
Samples of the style Of printing and of paper mus, az
company each proposal and each bidder must fnisn va
his prposa evidence of his ability to comply with MS V h
Sufficient surees will be required to contract anu n w.
blanks to be delivered at the Department al 'ne
pense of the contractor .h
the contract for be awarded separately from Ins
contract for printing, the party contracting VIII DC
qlred to deliver the paper to the contractor for the
ing, without expense to the Department.
Proposals must be endorsed the outside of the ense
ope with Proposals for printing Post Office Blanks sna
Psper for the same and addressed the Chief Of the AZ
poinrmsnt Bureau. Richmond, Va; ..v
~. postnaster General.
Jan, 90 1892 4-~As~A.