The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-21
PROPOSALS.
PRoP9sALs FOR PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC
i PRINIING.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING, |

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING !
WASHINGToN January 49, 1867, I
In pursuance OF the fourth section of the act emit.
tied IAN act 10 urther regulate the printing of the
public documents and the purchase OF paper for the
public pruning" approved on the 9Th OF July, 1866
DAY, the 19tn day of February, 1867, at i2 o'oocS
1Or furnishing the Paper for the Public PrinfinS
until the 3lst day OF December, 1867 the SAID PRO
posals TO be opened aud the award of con.
tracts TO be made by the JOINT Committee of Congress
on Puono Printing, to the lowest and best bidder
for the interest of the CIovernment.
lhe subjolued schedule specifies, as nearly "a can
be ascertaineu the quantity of each kno of paper
that VIII DO required; but contracts will be entered
into oI all that may be needed during the year. and
no more:-
PAPER.
% 900 reams of fine Printing Paper, uncalcndared
measuring 24XS9 inches, snd weighing forty-fye
pounds to the ream OF 900 sheets
CLASS 2.-CALENDERED PRINTING PAPER
5000 reams OF superfne calendered Printing Taper,
pounds 10 the ream of 500 sheets
CLASS a.-slzED AND CALENDERED PRINT.
ING PAPER.
1000 reams superllne Printing Paper, hard.sized
and super -calendered, measuring 24X32 inches and
weighing forty five pounds to the ream 500 sheets
CLASS 4.-uAP PAPER.
1000 reams superGue map paper sized and calen.
dered OF such slze as NAV be required correspond
ing IN weight with paper measuring 19x24 inches
and weighing twentJ -one pounds to the ream of
500 sheets.
CLASS 6.-wRITING PAPERS (rO BEoFANY
REQUIRED WEIGHu.
5000 reams QuaTto Post, 1Ox16 inches
%
1000 ans DOuUle Cap, 16}x26 or 17x2S inches
1000 reams DENY, 16X20I inches
1900 reams Double DENY 20bX32 inches.
200O reams FO 10 Post, 17x22 inches.
1000 reEms Double Folio Post, 24X34 inches.
1000 Ieams medium 1923 inches
lOUO reams royal, l9X24 InCnes.
800 Teams super royal, 2OX2S IN ches,
800 reams imperial % yN3l inches
5000 reams of any required SIZE not enumerated
above, ana not exceeding 2ly4O inches.
CLASS 6-PAPER FOR Posi- OFFICE BLANKS
(ENGINE olZEDl
4UU TeamS measuring 22N34 inches ThinO
pounds per ream.
1900 reams measuring 26xS2 inches, weighing 40
1900 reams measuring 25x38 inches, weighing So
100 reams measuring 18X1S inches weighing %
pounds per r0am.
400 reams measuring 18x24 inches, weighing "A
pounds per ream,
Proposals will be received for the whole quantity
OF any portion, not less than one thousand reams,
OF the papers designated in Glasses l aud g. and
Tor the whole quantity or any portion ot the papers
designated in Glasses ana 8, beng not less than
one-iourth Samples of the qualities or all the
papers, IN all the classes will 0e furnished upon
Application at this office, and the successful bidders
wll be required rigidy to conform to the samples
furnished.
Each ass will be considered separately, and be
subj CT TO separate contract but bidders may offer
for one or more OF the classes in the same proposal
NO proposal Will be considered unless accompanied
b' guarantee that the bidder bidders if his or
Their roposa shall be accepted will enter into an
oDligatlon with good and sufficient sureties, to fur
nIsh the articles proposed 1or; aud elch proposal
must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that
Lle ptrsOu Ut PERSONS making SAID proposal
manufacturers OF or dealers the description of
paper which he or they propose to furnish.
All the paper in the several class es must be de-
llvered at the Government Printing Office In the
city OF Washington Except Glass g. which must be
delivered at Buffalo, n. Y) in good order, free
from oil and every extra charge or expense, and
subject to the inspection, count weight, and mea-
respects satisfactory.
The supplying OF an inferier article in any of the
classes, or failure to supply the quantity required
at any time, will be considered a violation of the
contractf
Blank proposals will be furnished upon applcs.
ton at Is Office and proposal will be considered
which does not CONFORM exactly Herewith.
Proposals will be endorsed on the envelope PRO
posals Tor Paper" and addressed to the Joint Com
mtee on Public Printing. either TO the care of
Hon. II. B. Anthony, Chairman OF the Senate Com
mttee on Printing; Hon. A. H. Latin, Chairman OF
the House Committee on Printing; or g. Wendell,
Esq, Superintendent of the Public Printing Wash.
ingtOn, ID. c.
BY direction of the Joint Committee Of Congress
on Public Printing.
G WENDELL,
2l 2Ot Superintendent of Public Printing.