National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-15
DROPOSALs FOR PAPER FOR THE
III PUBLIC PRISTING,
OFFICE OF THE OoseREssroSAL PRINTER, !

late the printing of the public documents and
on the 8 Of JUN sealed proSo
sails will be received until TUESDAY, the I'd
day Of February, 1875 at 10 o'clock a. m, for fur
nishiDg the paper TOR the Public Printing until
the 3lst day of January. 1876; the said proposals
to be opened before, and the awards of contracts
to be 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 subjOined schedule specifies, as nearly as
can be Rscertained, the quantity of each kind Of
paper that will be required, but the contracts will
be entered into for ali that may be needed during
the year, and no more.
GLASS 1.-UNCALENDERED PRINTING PAPER.
10000 reams of fine Printing Paper, uncalen-
dered, measuring 24x3S inches, and weighing
forty five pounds to the ream of 500 Sheets
CLASS2-CALENDEEED PRINTING PAPER.
5000 reams of superfne calendered Printing
Paper, measuring 24x3s inches, and weighing
itty-thre pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
9o Ieams Of sgBe5 5f SaiendeEed Prhinting Pa
four pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
LOCO reams supertine calendered Printing Pa
per, measuring 24X3S inches, and weighing seventy
pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
$50 reams supertine Printing Paper, supercal-
endered, bard-siEed, 24xS2 inches, and weighing
sixty pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
GLASS 3.-SIzED AND CALENDERED PRINTING
PAPER.
5000 reams superhne Printing Paper, hard
sized and super-calendered, measuring 24x32
inches, and weighing fOrty-ive pounds to the
1000 reams super-sized and super-calendered,
measuring 234x3lH inches, and weighing fifty
pounds to the ream of 500 sheets.
5000 reams super.sZed and super-calendered,
measuring 2234x31I inches, and weighing forty
two pounds to the ream Of 500 sheets.
CLASS 4-MAP PAPER.
$500 reams superfne Map Paper sized and CAL
endered, of such sizes as may be required, cor
responding in weight with paper measuring 19124
inches, and weighing twenty-one pounds to the
ream Of 500 sheets.
CLASS 5.-WRITING PAPERs-(To be of any
required weights.)
5000 reams Quarto Post, lOXl6 inches.
1000 resms Flat Cap, 13X1614, or 14xl7 inches.
1000 reams Double Gap, 1619X26, or l7x2S inches.
5000 reams Deny, l6x20l4 inches.
5000 reams Double DENY, 2OJ5K32 inches.
800 reams Double Deny, (forty pounds, linen
stock 201<x32 inches
$500 reaHs Folio Post, lTX22 inches.
100 reams Double Folio Post, 22x34 inches.
1900 reams Medium. lSx23 inches.
1900 reams Royal, l9x24 inches.
$50 reAms Super-royRl, 20X2S inches.
400 reams Imperial, 2216x3l inches.
500 reams Cover Paper, measuring 20X25
inches, and Of any required color or
1000 reams Of any required size not enumerated
above, anu not exceeding 2lx4O inches.
400 reams Manila, Of any required size or
10000 sheets Imitation parchment, size 2lx2l
inches.
10000 sheets imitation parchment, size 17rQ
inches.
CLASS 6.-CoLoRED WRITING PAPERs.-(To be
of any required weights.)
$50 reams Cap, I3xl6l5 inches blue.
200 resms Cap. 14Xl7 inches, laid, of any re-
Quired color OF colOrs.
500 reams Folio Post lTX22 inches, blue.
200 reams Double Cap, l61%X25 inches, blue.
2,5OO reams Folio, 17x22 inches, blue.
200 Teams DENY, l6x2OIS inches, blue.
100 reams Medium, lSx23 inches, blue.
zoo reams Double Gap, l7X2S inches, blue.
500 realms blue QuartO Post, lOxl6 inches.
800 reams yellow Double Cap, lTx2S inches.
$40 reams buff Double Cap, l7x2S inches.
100 reams Gold Envelope Paper, 19x24 inches.
CLASS 7.-PAPER FOR Posi- OFFICE BLANKS,
(engine-siZed.)
1000 reams, measuring 2Ox36 inches, and weigh
ing fort y-tWO pounds to the ream.
500 reams, measuring 25x36 inches, and weigh
ing hfty-twO pounds TO the ream.
1000 reams, measuring 25x32 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 CALENDE RED TINTED
PRINTING PAPERS.
$50 reams superfne cream-tinted, super-calen-
dered, 22x2sH inches, and weighing forty pounds
800 reams superine cream-tinted, super-calen-
dered, 2515xiO inches, and weighing hfty-hve
pounds TO the ream Of $50 sheets.
900 reams superfne cream-tinted, super-calen-
dered, 24x3S inches, and weighing seventy pounds
TO the ream Of 500 sheets.
dered, 25X3S inches, and weighing fifty pounds to
the ream Of 500 sheets.
Proposals viii be received for the whole guam
tity, or for any portion not less than sixth, Of
the papers designated in Glasses l and 2; 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 oflce, and the successful bidders will be
required rigidly to conform to the samples fur
nished.
Each class will be considered separately, and
be subject to a separate contract, but bidders
may offer for one or more Of the classes in the
same proposal.
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by bond, with security to the approval
of q United States Judge or Attorney, in the
penalty Of SIC, OO0 that the bidder or bidders, II
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 descrip-
tion of paper which he or they propose to furnish
All the paper in the several classes must be
delivered at the Government Printing Once, In
the city OF Washington, In good order, free from
ject to the inspection count, weight and measure
ment of the Congressional Printer. 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 viola
tiOn of the contract.
Blank proposals will be furnished upon applI-
cation at this office, and no proposal will be con-
sidered which does not conform exactly thereto.
Proposals will be Endorsed on the envelope
Proposals for Paper" and addressed to the
Joint Committee on Public Printing, either TO the
care of the Hon. H. B. Anthony, Chairman Of the
Senate Committee on Printing; the Hon. William
g. DonnAn, Chairman Of the House Committee
on Printing; or A. NJ. Clapp, Congressional
By direction OF the Joint Committee of Congress
on Public Printing:
A.MCLAPP,
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