National Republican., 1877-11-23
DROpOSAIS FOR PAPER FOR
Il UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE
STAMPS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

otn,E oF ~ ihnSnn - ~ ~ 20 ,aal-
SEALED pIoPoSAis VIII be received until !?
shlng thJs ohigc with hs,lncvC raner TO hC nscd in
the prntlpg Of United States Internal SyenM" n Sgs "a %
The paper To be made ni colton,slock Win SUIT
sT aSS @ MHu Of y RSrS or onsf
must lie free from thread knots grit. or other foreign
to admit Of wcng It down for plate printing andsn
s S shSs %TE Tine ssy Should possess M " sens @
than viii be required to insure " printing and ncrrs
s,rSngth T. to be such ST may D.. % ny ,hI
paper l. to be closely water marked lnronSnoMt WIZ,
square Inch The sheet shall bear some part or the
Bidders viii submit, with their bd1 samples Of the
paper ms to quality, which they propose TO nrnsh
year Is about two hundred and orty-hye thousand
i2E,Ts pounds and viii be white, plain green, or
such other color not more expensive as may NJ amy
time bo prescribed by The CommissI~ Of Internal
T n s he trs sSrSH S ria s a not he
such ~ t9 be inlurlont to persons hnmIlI W. napi
be uh-sEed with animal SlEiug und calrndIrrd
so that can br giminsd amer being wet down ANA
The paper is to be manufactured and delivered ip
| such quantities, and In sheets Of such sizes aud
and must be counted, examincd, and separated into
lots Of one thousand 600 shcets eacl, lHnhrrl sei,
The paper IN 10 DC nlnnnThttNfcN lut
vision oi an agent OF the Government and, ifdcened
nee, ssnry under the protection Of taLtI To- bn s,a
to provide, without charge In the building in which
the paper n made rooms suitably fgrnlshel, TO bo
who may be dG,ignn,ed 10 guard nna count the
GRs asc mT @d GS an he hO M N Os sSn ns
rsanlrcd to coniofn ~ :" such rSESGnne,' y rHGS iS
Sns Ss a % Tie s sS % on" TrH e
the improper removal r. n, tho mIll Of ANY OF The
| paper manufactured undcr the coL,Iact Al paper
VIII he recClptCu by tIc NEent Al inc nll N'ltl
to future exam nation and the contractor viii he re-
'r Sny ratSrnnd nc 10 h% @ dspSys pSF w'" "" 10
| The contractor will bs required TO commence tho
irom tRS sEnSr ~ ~ The " eonrrS and viii
to viii n GrprWScs T% srs ton for SS eSs
ure lie special PAPER Tor Tie nit"i states only.
Bills Rccruing under the contract will bo paid
Bidlets will state In their proposals the price o.
prices per pound for the paprr deliverable at me
ssCHrey packed "a Ine pr.iSncs and m1sr tnS
IRON sealed and markell ready tor shipment all at the
expense Of the contractor The prices OF the yegeln
bile and animasi@'d paper should be @sied srpR
Each proposal should he accompanied by written
ifthe award Il made tn the prepayment, the col 'r'c
| and bond will be executed promptly on the making q
BidS viii not be considered unless mad" by psrIn'
actually rnEas'd H. the TannS.mrf @ s Sndih, y
dccmed TO the interest OF the Government 80 10 do,
| hereby rehCrNrl.
The bids viii be opened on the date and Ut the hou
named nboygi and b ddrrs ure invited 10 br pi snn!
| ndS shoud he rndOrsFi " Proposals for Internal
| Revenue stamp-inrer," aud addressed to The Tom
| missioner Of Internal Revenue Washington, - &,
| The quanLny vi paper required pes nnnnm ls hIUu
two hundred AMI sixty thousand (2D,Dl pOuNd'i nil
| While the contract will I've made to terminate June VI
,IA II may by agree mrnt OF both parties he renew ~
| GREEN h. RAUM,
| Commissioner,
| Approved;
| JDHN SHLRNAS,
| mold I'm vii Secretary OF the Treasury