The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-19
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND /
STATIONERY
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, lS42.
PRINTING,

OfFICE DEPARTMENT.,
July 18th, 1912.
PRINTING.
S,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- Post Office Department until 3 P. M. of Monday
the LIST August next for executing the following de-
scrptons OF printing, when ordered, at any time pr-
or to the LIST July, l643, viz .
Blanks and circulars Of one page on quarto post pa
Ditto to- of two pages, do. do
Ditto of three pages, do. do.
Ditto of four pages do. do.
Blanks and circulars, oolscap paper, OF one, two,
three, and four pages, as above, per ream'
Mail contracts, of three pages, folio post pa
per, per rean.
Ditto of four pages, do. do.
Mail registers weekly and monthly, on double
cap, per ream.
Postmasters bonds, on foolscap, do
Oahs for Postmasters, assistants, and mail carriers,
on foolscap, per ream
Postmasters' commissions, folio post, two on
Mails received" including fent lining, on royal pa
per, per ream.
entails sentn do. do do.
Mails received for distribution" do. do.
Mails sent from distributing Offices" on royal pa
Newspapers and pamphlets received" on royal pa
Accounts current" on folio post paper, per ream
Ditto foOlscap do do.
Post bills, on foolscap, six on sheet, do.
Ditto do nine do do.
Ditto do twelve do with signatures,
Ditto on double cap, twelve on a sheet, without
signatures, per ream.
Printing about 800 copies of proposals for mail con-
tracts, per 1000 ems 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 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 the right to prescribe the
letter on which its printing shall be executed.
Each propo al must be signed by the individual, or
firm making 1t, 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.
and ten per cent the price of the work done will
be retained until the close of the contract as secur-
ty 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
time.
BLANK BOOKS AND BINDING.
| Sealed proposals WILL in like manner and for the
time, be received for blank books and binding
| of the following descriptions when ordered at any
| time prior to LIST July, 1843.
Blank books with indexes, of best handmade linen
paper smooth surface ruled red and tint 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 quire
Medium, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Demi, full bound in calf, Russia bands and ends,
per quire.
Demi, full bound in Russia, per qure.
Double cap, full bound in calf, Russia bands and
ends, per quire.
Double cap, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Fooscap, full bound in Russia per qure
Fooscap, half bound, marble paper sides, Russia
backs and corners, per qulre.
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 quire.
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed, per volume.
Octave books intereaved with paper, feint ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume.
Folding, site ling, and cutting, trimming about
1900 copies of proposals for mail contracts, per copy
Folding, stitching, trimming, and quarter-bnding,
with cloth backs the Post Office laws and instructions,
if the Department shall require the service.
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
feint lining and ruling all cases and will reserve
till the close OF the contract 10 per cent Of the price
of the work done to 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 as 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
oil Tho Static r1a fO LET
July, 1843.
Writing paper, hand made, of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue.
Folio post, satin plain finish, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL 10. per ream.
Fooscap do do IL do.
Do do do IL do faint lined on three sides
Quarto post do g. do plain.
Do do 81 do faint lined, on pages
pe DO 90 81 90 .de 40 Can p,ner a pages
Do do quarto post do.
Best Drawing Paper, q 40 inches per qure
Same 80 X SO 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, 40
Metallic Pens best qualify, giving each makers name,
and the price of each per doz cards and per gross
Opaque Quials, No. 80, per 1000.
Do 70 do.
Do 60 do.
Black lead Pencils, Bookman s. Langdon's, per doz.
Do do Jackson's, per doz.
Do do Monroe's, do.
Do do Cohens, do.
Best red lead ditto.
Ivory Folders, 8 inch.
n m.