The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-24
PROPOSALS FOR STATE PRINTING

PROPOSALS FOR STATE PRINTING
Sealed PROPOSALS will be received at the
office of the secretary of state until - O'Clock
noon on Friday the sixth day of June. 1902,
for the execution of the printing and binding
for the state of Minnesota, as required by the
classification of state printing, for the period
of one year from the first day of August, 1892,
to the first day of August. 1908. as specified
by chapter 269, OF the Laws of 1887.
| Proposals for printing must state hxed
rate for composition; presswork. ruling and
BINDING, respectively. said rates not to exceed
the maximum rates established by the COM
missioners of printing. All bids must In
clude the furnishing of paper stock and all
material fer complete work.
Each bid shall be in writing, sealed and adj
| dressed to the secretary OF state. and shall
be accompanied by bond executed in due
form by the bidder with at least two good
and sufficient sureties, to be approved by
the commissioners of printing, in the penal
$4,000, conditioned for the faithful per-
| Torrance of such class or classes of the said
printing as may be awarded to said bidder.
The contract Will be let to the lowest bid
to be let by said commissioners shall be per-
formed within the state OF Minnesota. Pro-
vided further, that said commissioners shall
have the right to reject any and all bids. If,
in their Judgment, said bids are too high, or
| If the interests Of the state will be, better
protected thereby.
| Blanks for proposals, with instructions re-
garding the execution OF state printing. upon
which bids wills be conditioned. may be had
at the Office OF the expert state printer.
TIE printing OF the state is divided into
five classes. to be let in separate contracts.
as follows:
First Class-The printing and binding of
all bills for the two houses of the legislature,
together with such resolutions as may be or
dered by the two houses. or either Of them,
or the officers thereof. other than in PAM
phlet FORMS constitute the first class, and
shall lie let In one contract.
Second Class-The printing and binding OF
/ the journals Of the senate and house of rep
,$1ktx Iofc
| tons and other documents as enter into and
| make a part of the journals constitute the
second class, and shall be let in one contract.
! Third Class-The printing and binding OF
all reports. communications ane other docu-
branch thereof or by the executive depart
ments to- be printed in pamphlet OF book
form together with the volumes of executive
documents, constitute the third class. and
shall be let in one contract
Fourth Class-The printing and binding OF
( the general and special laws and joint resolu-
tions constitute the fourth Glass; and shall be
letsin one contract. at.ss
Fifth Class-The printing of all blanks, cir
culars and miscellaneous work necessary for
partnents, other than such as are printed in
pamphlet form, constitute the fifth class and
shall be let in one contract.
Z sExceptions-The blank books required for
district, clerks and treasurers. and the school
registers, general election ballots and litho-
graph work. are excepted from the contracts
for all classes, and the commissioners hereby
such manner as will best subserve the inter-
ests of the state. );
P. e. HANSON, Secretary OF State.
R. g. DUNN, State Auditor,
j. H. BLOCK. State Treasurer,
sss; ccHgs STioners OF Printing.