The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-20
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND
STATIONERY.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, lo42.
PRINTING

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| July I6th l542.
| PRINTING.
| C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
| - Post Office Department until 7. Nj OF Monday
the LIST August next for executing the following oe-
script of printing, when ordered at any uihc pr
| or to the LIST July, ls43, viz
Blanks and circulars of page, ON quarto post pa
per, p 40
Ditto of two pages, DO. 90
Ditto OF three pages, 40 w.
Ditto OF four pages DO. 10
Blanks and circulars foolscap paper, oil one, two'
three and four pages, as above, per reaih'
Mail contracts, of three pages, on ioiio posi- pa
Ditto of four pages, do DO,
Mail registers, weekly and monthly, on double
Poslmasters' bonds, on foolscap, do.
Oaths for Postmasters, assistants and mail carriers
ON foolscan per ream.
Postmasters' commissions, on folio post, two on
Mails received" including feint lining on royal pa
per per ream
entails sent do do. do.
| &" Mails received for distribution" do. do.
Mails sent from distributing Offices" on royal pa
Newspapers and pamphlets received" on royal pa
per per ream.
Accounts current" on folio post paper, per ream
Ditto foolscap do do
| Post bills, on foolscap, six on a sheet, do
| Ditto do. nine no. do
| Ditto do twelve do, with signatures
Ditto on double cap twelve on sheet, without
p,niinr about 800 coDe. of proposals for mail con-
tracts per 1000 for composition, and per to-
ken for press work.
All other book or pamphlet printing the Department
may require, per 900 ems for composition and
per token for press work.
| Specimens Of each kind Of blanks may be seen at
| the Messengers room in the Department
Paper WILL in all cases, be furnished by the Depart
ment to be receipted for and accounted for by the
printer demand
| The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the city of Washington, as the
| law requires.
The Department reserves the right to prescribe the
letter which its printing shall be executed.
Each propo al must be signed by the individual or
firm, making It, and must also specify the price, and
but price, for each and every item IN the foregoing
advertisement otherwise it will not be considered.
| The bids must be accompanied by ample testimoni-
ais OF the ability of the bidder to perform the work
aud ten per cent. the price of the work done VIII
be retained until the close of the contract, secur
| y for its faithful performance
| The head of the Department will, in all cases, de-
eide whether the terms of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply reasonable
| BLANK BOOKS AND BINDING.
| Sealed proposals WILL in like manner and for the
same time, be received for blank books and binding
of the following descriptions, when ordered at any
| time prior to LIST July, lS43
Blank books with indexes, of best handmade linen
paper smooth surface, ruled red and fint lined with
| spring backs viz
Royal, full bound in calf with Russia bands and
| ends, per quire.
| Royal, full bound in Russia per quire.
Medium, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends,
per qure
Medium, full bound in Russia, per qure
| Demi, full bound in calf, Russia bands and ends,
| per quire.
Demi, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Double cap, full bound in calf, Russia bands and
ends, per quire
| Double cap, full bound in Russia per qure
| Fooscap, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Fooscap, half bound, marble paper sides, Russia
backs and corners, per quire
State the additional price per quire for all the
| above, if printed captions
! Reminding books of the above sizes, in calf, with
| Russia bands and ends, per qure
| Newspapers half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners strongly sewed, per volume
Octave books, interleaved with paper, felnt ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume
Folding, stitching, and cutting or trimming about
1900 copies Of proposals for mail contracts, per copy
Folding, stitching trimming, and quarter-blndlng,
with cloth backs, the Post Office laws and instructions,
if the Department shall require the service.
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
fen lining and ruling in all cases; and will reserve
of the work done to ensure its faithful performance.
Bids not in conformity with the advertisement will
not be considered.
The terms and conditions annexed to the adver-
tisement for printing far as applicable to be
incorporated in the contract for binding.
STATIONERY.
Sealed proposals WILL in like manner, and for the
same time be received Tor supplying the Department
with ali the Stationery it may order prior to the lst
July, lS43.
Writing papers, hand made, OF hnen lald or wove,
white or blue viz
Folio post satin plain finish, faint lined and
trimmed to weigh not less than IL ID. per
| Foolscap do do II do.
Do do do II do faint lined on three sides.
Quarto post do s. do plain.
Do do g. do faint lined on pages.
Do do g. do do pages.
Best machine made Cap Paper plain.
Do do quaro post do.
Best Drawing Paper, 81 40 inches per quire.
| Same 80 X 50 do do.
Tracing Paper, 81 40 do do.
Best super royal Envelope Paper, buff
Do do do do white.
Best Blotting Paper, royal.
Printing Paper, medium
Paper for Post Office Blanks
royal trimmed edges.
double cap do
single cap, do.
Metallic Pens, best qua i'y giving each makers name
and the price of each per doz cards and per gross
Opaque Quils, No. 80, per 1000
Do 10 do.
Do 60 do.
Black lead Pencils Bookman s. Langdon's, per doz.
Do do Jackson's, per doz
Do do Monroc's, do.
Do do Cohen's, do
Best red lead ditto.