National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-29
PROPOSALS FOR PAPER FOR THE
l. PUBLIC PRINTING.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., an. IL, 1878. (
In pursuance of the provisions Of the fourth
section Of an act entitled IAN act to further regu-
late the printing Of the public documents and
approved on the 9TH Of July, 1855, sealed proPo-
sails will be received until TUESDAY, the I'd
day Of February 1875, at 10 o'clock a. m, for fur;
nishing the paper TOR the Public Printing until
the 31St day of January, 1876; the said proposals
to be opened before. and the awards of contracts
to he made by, the Joint Committee of Congress
on Public Printing to the lowest and best bidder
for the interests OF the Government, the Com
mittee reserving to itself the right TO reject any
and all bids as its judgment Of the best interests
Of the Government may dictate.
The subioined schedule specifies, as nearly as
can be ascertained, the quantity Of each kind Of
paper that will be required, but the contracts will
lie entered into for all that may be needed during
the year, and no more.
CLASS l.-UNCALESDERED PRINTING PAPER.
$4,000 reams Of fine Printing Paper, uncaIen-
dered, measuring 24x3S inches, and weighing
forty-hve pounds to the ream o 500 sheets.
CLASS2-CALENDERED PRINTING PAPER.
1900 reams Of superine calendered Printing
ffty.three pounds to the ream of 500 sheets.
200 reams Of superfine calendered Printing Pa
per, measuring 22xS4 inches, and weighing forty
four pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
LOCO resms superfne calendered Printing Pa
per, measuring 24xSs inches, and Weighing seventy
pounds to the ream of 500 Sheets
$50 reams superine Printing Paper, super:cal
endered, hard-siZed, 24xS2 inches, and weighing
sixty pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
CLASS 3.-SIzED AND CALENDERED PRINTING
PAPER.
5000 reams superfne Printing Paper, hard
sized and super-calendered, measuring 2xS2
inches, and weighing forty-fve pounds to the
ream Of 500 sheets.
1000 reams super sized and super-caIendered,
measuring 223zx3l4 inches, and weighing nifty
pounds to the ream of 500 sheets.
: 5000 reams super-siZed and unprecedented,
measuring 223[ x3llI inches. and weighing forty
two pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
CLASS 4.-MAP PAPER.
$500 reams superfine Map Paper, sized and cal
Pndcrpd of guch sizes be required.
responding in weight with paper measuring 19N24
inches, and weighing tWenty-one pounds to the
ream Of 500 sheets.
CLASS 5.-WRITIHG PAPERs.-(To be Of any
required weights.)
5000 resms Quarto Post, 1Oxl6 inches.
SSS Eeam: Flat CAP Big or ItxI1 inches
5000 reams DENY, l6x2O1I inches.
5000 reams Double DENY, 2O]4xS2 inches.
800 reams Double Denny, GiOrty pounds, linen
$500 reaRs Folio Post, IKE inches.
1900 reams Double Folio Post, 22x34 inches.
1850 reams Medium. 1Sx23 inches.
1900 reams Royal, 19X24 inches.
$50 reams Super-royal, 2Ox2S inches.
400 reams Imperial, 221Fx3l inches.
800 reams Cover Paper, measuring 2Ox25
inches, and of any required color or
colors.
above, and not exceeding 2lxiO inches.
400 reams Manila, OF any required size or
10000 sheets imitation parchment, size 21x24
10000 sheets imitation parchment, size 17x22
inches.
CLASS s.-CoLoRED wR1TINe PAPERs.-tTO be
Of any required weights.)
$50 reams Cap, l3xl6I4 inches, blue.
200 reams Cap, 14xl7 inches, laid, OF any re-
quired color or colors.
500 reams Folio Post, IKE inches, blue.
700 reams Double Cap, 16l1x2e inches, blue.
$500 reams Folio, IKE inches, blue.
200 reams Deny, 16x2014 inches, blue.
100 reams Medium, lsx23 inches, blue.
200 reams Double Cap, 17x2s inches, blue.
500 reams blue Quarto Post, lOxl6 inches.
500 reams yellow Double Cap, 17x2s inches.
800 reams buff Double Cap, l7x2S inches.
100 reams Gold Envelope Paper, l9x24 inches
CLASS 7.-PAPER FOR Posi- OFFICE BLANKS,
(engine-sized.)
600 reams measuring 20X36 inches, and weigh
| ing forty-tWO pounds to the ream.
| 800 reams, measuring 25x56 inches, and weigh
| ing hfty-twO pounds TO the ream.
1000 reams, measuring 26X32 inches, and weigh
| ing forty-siX pounds to the ream.
400 reams, measuring lSx29 inches and weigh
| ing thirty pounds to the ream.
CLASS s-SIzED AND CALENDERED TINTED
PRINTING PAPERS.
| $50 reams superfne cream-tinted, super-calen-
| dered, 22x2SIE inches, and Weighing forty pounds
| to the ream Of $50 sheets.
| 3UU reams superfine cream-tinted, super-calen-
| dered, 251Lx40 inches, and weighing ntty-hve
| pounds TO the ream OF $50 sheets.
| 500 reams superfne crean-tinted, supercaleu-
dered, 24X3S inches, and Weighing seventy pounds
| to the Team OF 500 sheets.
500 reams superfine cream tinted, super-calen-
/ ~.
| the ream of 500 sheets.
| Proposals will be received for the whole guam.
tity or for any portion not less than one sixth, OF
| the papers designated in Glasses and ?; and for
the whole quantity, or any portion, Of the papers
| designated In Glass 5, being not less than one
| fourth. Samples of the quality Of the papers, in
all the classes, will be furnished upon application
at this Office, and the successful bidders Will be
required rIgfdly to conform to the samples fur
| nished.
Each class will be considered separately, and
be subject to separate contract, but bidders
| may offer for one or more Of the classes In the
came proposal.
| No proposal will be considered unless accom-
| panied by bond, with security to the approval
| Of a United States Judge or Attorney, in the
penalty Of SO, 900, that the bidder or bidders II
his or their proposal shall be accepted, shall fur
nish the articles proposed for; and each proposal
must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence
| that the person or persons making said proposal
| are manufacturers Of or dealers IN, the descrlp-
ton Of paper which he they propose to furnish.
All the paper in the several classes must be
the city OF Washington, In good order, Tree from
all and every extra charge or expense, and sub.
iect to the inspection, count, weight and measure.
ment Of the Congressional Printer, and be In all
The supplying OF m inferior article 10 any Of
the classes, or q failure TO supply the quantity
required at any ume will be considered viola.
tlon Of the contract.
cation at THIS once, and no proposal Will be con.
Sldered which docs not conform exactly thereto.
Proposals will be Endorsed on the envelope
Proposals for Paper" and addressed 70 inc
care Of the Hon. II. d. Anthony, Chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Printing; the Hon. william
q. Dopnan, Chairman Of the House Committee
on Printing; or A. n. Clapp, Congregational
BY direction Of the Joint Committee OF Congress
on Public Printing: