The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-13

of 04 as his excuse for ignortng 6
the law and shutting off all the other
joo printing firms in the state except
the five who were favored. These five
are the Pioneer Press company, Nc
Gill, Warner & Co., Brown, Treacy &
&C. and the Cunningham Printing
company, of ST. Paul, and Smith &
Harrison, of Minneapolis.
AS the main grounds originally for
combining the work to the firms In CUES
ton was that they are about the only
ones in the state who can do this kind
of work. The G l o b e herewith prints
the blank proposals in full. They read
as follows
Proposals for Bids on Legislative Manual
for 1899
State of Minnesota. Department of State.
Nov. 10, 1898.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office Of the secretary Of state on or before
Wednesday, Nov. 23 1898, at o'clock p. M,
for printing and binding ten thousand C10, ,00W
copies of the Legislative Manual of the State
Of Minnesota, In compliance with Chapter 122,
"a. General Laws of 1895, and Chapter 2e9,
General Laws of 1897. Said proposals to spec
ify:
COMPOSITION.
All composition to be from new type, face
to be selected by the secretary of state. Old
plates will not be used.
Price, per 1000 ems. ..............
ELECTROTYPENG.
For electrotypes of such pages as may be
designated, the electrotypes to become the
property of the state of Minnesota.
Price per page.
PRESS WORK.
16-page forms s.............
Price, per 1000 Impressions
No extra charge will be allowed for any
type forms that contain half-tone cuts
MAPS.
Price for 10000 copies each of Congress
sional, Judicial and Legislative Districts
printed in four colors on 120-pound Plate
paper. Contractor must furnish all plates,
and plates must conform to new laws cover
Ing reapportionment of Legislative and Ju-
dicial Districts. Said plates to become the
property OF the state.
Price for the 80, 900 maps. ........
INSERT PLATES.
Ten thousand copies New Capitol" half
tone frontispiece, from new cut to be fur
ntshed by contractors on 12O-pound No. 1
Enameled paper.
FE4Ce'. '.''.'...... s'............s
Ten thousand copies autographed title page,
on 12O-pound Plate paper
Price. ............ ,...,,.,......s
Ten thousand copies Autographed "Great
Sea1' page, on 120-pound Plate paper.
Price. ............ ...............
Ten thousand copies Estate Flower same
as in 1897 Manual" printed in colors, on
14O-pound Plate paper. Contractor to fur
nish plates
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BINDING.
sixty-hve hundred copies, bound in blue
six cloth No. 80, embossed and stamped like
1897 Manual"
FFlce, per copy. y....................
Thirty-fve hundred copies, bound in full
blue Persian Morocco, silk head band, ltho-
graphed end papers, beveled boards, laced
with &-ply twine backs. and sides Of all
books to be hand-fnished.
Note-No. 20 Auburn cloth boards to be
used on all books; each 16-page section to be
sewed singly and sewed on tapes; all folded
maps to be tipped on guards. Prices on bind
ing must include tipping in OF all insert
plates.
PAPER.
25xSS 7O-pound first quality "Art Half
Tone"
Price, per ream. ...........,,.,,
Bidder will submit sample Of paper with
bid
TERMS.
Complete delivery must be made on or be-
fore Feb. 49, 1899, and contractor must for
felt $50 per day for each day beyond that
date. The successful bidder must furnish a
satisfactory bond covering delivery and all
other terms Of above specifications Con-
tractor must furnish insurance covering the
diminished work as 1t progresses.