The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-26
PROPOSALS.
I0RQPesALs FOR PAPER FOR rHE PuBbIO
OFFICE sUPE,arSTESDEgr PUBLIC PE1srIss,


OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRrEr1Ns,l
WASHINGTON, January l8, 1867
In pursuance of the fourth section OF the act emit.
tied IAN act to 1urther regulate the printing of the
public documents and the purchase Of paper for the
Iublio printing" approve on the 81 OF July 1866
sealed tIoposa ais will be received until wEDNE3- $
Tor furnishing the Paper for the Public Printing
until the Slst day OF December, 1867, the SAID PRO
posals TO be opened before aud the award OF con-
tracts to be made by the JOINT Committee of Congress
on Public Prinung, to the lowest and best bidder
Tor the interest of the Government.
lhe subjOmed schedule specifies, as nearly az can
be ascertained. the quantity Of each kn0 of paper
that will be required but contracts will be entered
into OF all that may be needed during the year. and
GLASS /. - UNoALRNDERED PRINTING
PAPER.
% 600 reams of fpe Printing Paper, unoaien ndered
measuring Z4X38 inches, and weighing forty-fiye
pounds to the ream OF 500 sheets.
CLASS 2-CALENDERED PRINTING PAPER.
5000 reams OF superfne oalendered Printing Paper,
measuring 24X3S inches, ana weighing ttty-three
pounds to the ream of 500 sheets.
CLASS 8.-SIZED AND CALEN DERED PRINT.
ING PAPER
1000 reams superine Printing Paper, hard-sized
and supei.oalendered, measuring Ax32 inches, and
weighing fort y-tve pounds TO the ream oil 500 sheets
CLASS 4-MAP PAPER
1000 reAms suDerfine 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 -One pounds to the ream of
500 Sheets
CLASS 5.-WRITING PAPERS ITO BE OF ANY
REQUIRED WEIGH0.
3OUO reams QuArtO Post, lOXI6 inches.
1000 reams Flatcap, 13X16J or 14x17 inches
1000 r ans Double Cap, 16lx26, or I7x23 inches.
1000 reams Deny, 16x2OI inches
200 reams Double DENY, 25x32 inches.
1000 reams Folio Post, 17x22 inches.
2900 reSms Double Folio Post, 22x4 inches
1000 reams medium 18x23 inches.
1000 reams royal, 19x24 inches.
500 reams super royal, 20x28 inches,
500 reams imperial 22Ix3l inches.
5000 reams of any required size not enumerated
above, and not exceeding 2lx40 inches.
| CLASS 6-PAPER FOR POST OFFICE BLANKS
(kNGINE SlZEDL
400 reams measuring 22x& inches, weighing 40
100 reams measuring 26xS2 inches, Weighing 4f
1900 reams measuring 25xs6 inches, weighing Sc
100 reams measuring 1sx1s inches, weighing q
pounds per ream.
400 reams measuring lSx24 inches, weighing "a
pounds per ream.
or any portion, not less than one thousand reams
of the papers designated in Glasses l and 2, and
for the whole quantity or any portion OF the papers
designated in Glasses ana D, being not less thar
One-iourth. Samples of the qualities OF all the
papers, IN ali the classes, will De furnished upon
application at this office, and the successful bidders
will be required rigidly to conform to the samples
Each class will be considered separately, and bt
subject to separate contract but bidders may ofe
for one more of the classes in the same proposal
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
by guarantee that the Didder bidders, If his o.
their proposal shall be accepted will enter into
obligation with good and sufficient suretes, to fur
] ulSn tn6 aTIlCleS DTOpOs6u hhu 6ACn pEOpOSd
must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence tina
the person or persons making said proposal ar
manufacturers OF OF dealers IN the description 0
! paper which he or they propose to furnish
! All the paper in the several class es must be de
/ hvered at the Government Printing Office, In tn
city OF WASHINGTON except Glass s, which must b
delivered at Buffalo, n. Y.b in good order, fre
| from al and every extra charge or expense, an
subject to the inspection, count, weight, and mea
| surement of the Superintendent, and be in al
| respects satisfactory
The supplying OF an inferior article in any of thu
pla ara failu fO
at any time, will be considered violation of tn
| contract
Blank proposals will be furnished upon applica
ton at this office, and no proposal will be considered
! which does not conform exactly Herewith.
Proposals will be endorsed on the envelope "Pro
posals for Paper" and addressed to the Joint Com
mlttee on Public Printing, either TO the o
| Hon. H. Il. Anthony, Chairman of the Senate Com
! mittee on Printing Hon. A. H. Latin, Chairman o
! the House Committee on Printing; or c. Wendell
Esq, Superintendent of the Public Printing, Wash
| ington, ID. c.
Bv direction of the Joint Committee OF Congress
! on Public Printing.
| C. WENDELL,
1212Ot Superintendent of Public Printing