The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31
PROPOSALS.
DRoPesALs FOR PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC
PRINIING.

Il IhANAlNds
oPF1oE sUPERmTEEDEET PUBLIC PRIEr1Ea,l
WASHINGTON January 49, 1857 .
In pursuance of the fourth section of the act emit.
tied IAN act 10 turtl regulate the printing OF the
public inning" approved on the 9th OF July, 1866,
Sealed fropos ale Will be received until WEDjNE 3
DAY, the 18th day of February, 1861 at IL o'clock,
Tor furnishing the Paper for the Public Printing
until the 9lst day OF December, 1867 the said Pro
pOsals 10 be opened before and the award of con-
tracts to be made by the Joint Committee of CONGRESS
on Public Printing to the lowest and best bidder
for the interest Of the Government.
The subioiUed sche due specifies, as nearly as can
be ascertained the quantity OF each kind Of paper
that will be required but contracts will be entered
CLASS l. - UNCALENDERED PRINTING
PAPER.
22,000 reams of fine Printing Paper uncalendered,
measuring 24x3S inches, and weighing forty-dve
CLASS 2.-CALENDERED PRINTING PAPER.
5000 reams of superfne Calendered Printing Paper,
measuring 24X38 inches, and weighing fifty three
pounds to the ream of 500 sheets
CLASS 8,-SlZED AND CALENDERED PRINT
ING PAPER.
1000 reams superiine Printing Paper, hard-sized
and super -calendered measuring 24x32 inches, and
weighing forty'hve pounds to the ream OF 800 sheets.
CLASS 4.-MAP PAPER
lOUO reams superhne map paper, sized and callen-
dered, of such size as may be required CORRESPOND
ing in weight with paper measuring 19x24 inches,
and weighing twenty zone pounds to the ream of
CLASS 6.-wRITING PAPERS (To BE OF ANY
REQUIRED WElGHO,
5000 reams QuaTto Post, 10x16 inches.
1000 r ans Double Cap, i6Ix26, or i7x9s inches.
2G00 reams Double DENY, 2Ojx82 inches.
2000 reams Folio Post 17x22 inches.
20g0 rehms Double Folio Post, 22x34 inches
loco Teams medium 1923 inches.
l000 reams royal, 19x24 inches.
800 Teams super royal 20X28 inches
500 reams imperial, 22IxSl inches.
5000 reams of any required size not enumerated
above, and not exceeding 21X40 inches.
CLASS 6-PAPER FOR POST OFFICE BLANKS
(kNGINE SlZEDL
AGO reams measuring 22xS4 inches, weighing 40
pounds per Ieam.
100 reams measuring 26xs2 inches, weighing 46
pounds per ream.
1900 Ieams measuring 26x96 inches weighing So
100 reams measuring 1Sx1S inches weighing %
400 Teams measuring 1SX2i inches, eighing "a
Proposals will be received for the whole quantity
or any portion, not less than one thousand reams,
of the papers designated in Glasses l and 2, and
for the whole quantity any portion OF the papers
designated in Glasses ana 6, being not less than
One-fourth. Samples of the qualities OF all the
papers, IN all the classes, will De furnished upon
application at this office, and the successful bidders
furnished.
subject to separate contract but bidders may offer
for one more of the classes in the same PROPOSAL
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
by guarantee that the bidder bidders ifrhis or
their proposal shall be accepted will enter into au
obligation, with good and sufficient sureties, to fur
nish the articles proposed Tor; and e.ch proposal
must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that
! the person or persons making said proposal are
manufacturers OF dealers IN the description of
| paper which he or they propose 10 furnish.
All the paper in the several clas' es must be de-
hvered at the Government Printing Office in the
city Of Washington Except Glass 6, which must be
| delivered at Buffalo, N. ", in good order, free
from all and every extra charge or expense and
subject to the ins pection, count weight, and mea-
snrement Of the superintendent and be in all
| respects satisfactory.
The supplying of an inferior article in any of the
classes, or a failure to supply the quantity required
| at any time, will be considered violation Of the
| contract
Blank proposals will be furnished upon applica,
ton at tLs Office and proposal will be considered
! which does moi conform exactly Herewith.
Proposals will be endorsed on the envelope PRO
posals for Paper" and addressed to the Joint Com.
mlttee on Pubhc Printing either TO the care of
Hon. H. Is. Anthony, Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee Printing Hon. A. IL. Latin, Chairman of
the House Committee on Printing; or G. Wendell,
Esq, Superintend of the Public Printing, Wash.
By direction of the Joint Committee of Congress
on Public Printing.
c. WENDELL
1212Ot Superintendent of Public Printing.