Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-24
James r. Riddle,
March "a
Stationary and Printing for
Congress.

PURSUANT to resolutions of the Con-
gress Of the United States, approved
March S, 1915, and March 8, 1Sl7, we
will receive, until sunset of the 18th day
Of April next, proposals in writing, seated
and addressed to US jointly, with the ne
turc oi inc communication endorsed, tor
supply iug the Senate and House nf Re.
representatives. of the United States with
the necessary stationary, and executing
the public printing for the respective
Houses during the 18th Congress. The
description OF stationary aud printing
wanted are hereto suboiued.
STATIONARY.
Parchmcn's Of good quality, cut To-
Sc BY sS inches. completely dressed and
bounced Tor usc-per dozen.
Super royal writing paper |
For records--be>t
Royal do for do
Medium do for engrOssins
Best America, wOYe, hot SpeT rean.
pressed folio post
Do quarto post, gilt edged
Laid cap, NJ. 1.
Cartridge paper
Pens. ready made from preparcIqail
per hundred.
Best red wax
black DO
red waters Sp.r pound.
black sand
hempen twinc
l2ks, clear glass, plated ,ops1
Sands, TO correspond with the
inks
Stooe jugs, with corks, halt
pint per
Wafer boxes, tin, large soz.
Black lead pencils, best, large
size
iYo"y folders. common
Office tape, Of good quality
Coiored taste: per piece.
Best quality black ink /: per gallon.
He., quality red inh, in phiaIs u about
half put per dozen.
$50 peuS1iyes pc. session, (sterling
cost from "a to so shiiiinSs per dozen) |:
Propose your advance upon the sterling
cost.
!he supply of these articles must en-
brace a possible demand TO the amount
OF tNcnty thousand dollars for the con-
gr,,s. IN which sum security will be re.
Qulreh and the proposal must be &C
c1mpaDied with the name or names oil
the security Or securities for the perform
auce of the contract. 1t is desirable al
50. that specimens Of the parchment, Va.
rUus kinds OF paper, pens, folders, wa
fers, wax, tape and taste, should accom-
pany the proposals.
PRINTING.
The Journal OF the Senate in roya
octave iorm,- the size Of Tie pages to be
the same as those of the text of the late
edition Of the laws OF the United States,
tnat of Boren, Duane s. Weightman) (;
On good snail plea type, single loaded,
on good royal printing paper, using three
columns on page where the yeas and
nays occar: Per half sheet OF eight pages,
800 copies.
Ditto of the House, except leading the
lines, per half sheet of eight pages, 200
copies.
Reports, messages and other dOcu-
ments ordered to be printed by the Sc
nate or House of Representatives, In the
form, size Of page, and n the type and
paper required for the journals, nclud-
ing such tables, whether OF rule, or rale
and figure work, as can, with the use OF
a small type, no less than BREWER, close
work De compressed INTO that iofm and
SIZE, per half sheet OF eight pages, quar-.
ter sheet of four pages, eighth OF two pa.
yes, SO cores. -,
Bills, and amendments to bills, OF both
houses, plain ope work, number of
Lines prefixed, Oh "a good type, English
size. on common cap, and where any
bill or amendment will fill such page, the
size of tie page to be 29 ms wide, and
"a long, including head and loot lines
per sheet ard halt sheet, 4Oo copies.
Bills having passed the house and or
aered 10 be printed Oy the senate, as the
bills, DER sheet and half sheet, SO copies.
Such rule york as cannot convenient
" be compressed into the octave torm'
=, de crI,ed ior printing tue reports,
messages &c. and such as may be spe.
ally ordered by either mouse, to DE
d inied in such lorm as viii admit oil
,o!dins into the uc.avu ,oiume; per cap
aroad.ide, 900 copies
DO. per medium broadslde, ovs copies. 1