The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-22
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND
STATIONERY.
PosT OFficE DEPARTMENT,
july 18Th, 1912.
PRINTING.

| C~EALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
| - Post Office Department until 3 7. NJ. OF Monday
the LIST August next, for executing me following ue
script ms OF printing, when ordered al any lime Pr-
or to the lst July, l5i3 VIZ -, -.
Blanks and circulars Of page, on quarto post pa
per- A. - a.
Ditto OF TWO pages ~ A.
Ditto oil three pages, uo'
| Ditto OF Tour pages uo. -,
Blanks and circulars foolscap paPef oil one TWO
three and four pages as above per reaih
Mail contracts, of three pages, on ioho posi- pa
| per, pei AZ
Ditto of four pages, do. DO;
| Mail registers, weekly and monthly, on double
! Poslmasters' bonds on foolscap, do.
Oaths for Postmasers, assistants and mall carriers
| ON foolscap per ream
Postmasers' commissions, on folio post, two on q
Mails received, including feint lining, on royal pa
| uNIoiis sent ~ do do do.
h" Mails received for distribution" do. do.
- Mails sent from distributing Offices" on r'yal pa
&" News apers and pamphlets received" on royal pa
Accounts current" on folio post paper, per ream
Ditto iuolscap do do
Pos, bills, on foolscap, six on sheet, do
| Ditto do. nine 40 do
Ditto do. twelve 81, with signatures
Ditto on double cap, twelve on sheet, without
| rgnatures, per ream
Printing about 800 cope' of proposals for mail cor
tracts per loo ems for composition, md per to-
ken for press work.
| All other book pamphlet printing the Department
may require, per D ems for composition, and
| per token for press work
| Specimens of each kind OF b anks may be seen al
| the Messengers room IN the Department.
| Paper H. IN ali clses, be furnished 10y tn Depart
ent, 10 be recepted iOr and accounted for by the
| printer demand.
| The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must he done IN e city OF Washington, as IN
law requires
| The Department reserves right to prescribe the
letter on which It's Printing shall be executed
| Each propo al must be signed by the Indv dual, OF
firm, making IT, and must also specify the price, ana
bat one price for each every item IN the foregoing
advertisement, otherwise II viii not be considered.
The bids must be accompanied by uple testi oni-
ais of the ability OF the bidder to perform the work,
a ten per cent the price Of the work done W il
be retained until the close OF the contract as securi-
| ty for lis faithful performance.
The head Of the Department VIII, 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 ia lure to compy IN reasonable
| time.
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 lst July, lS43.
Blank books with indexes, of best handmade linen
paper smooth surface, ruled red and int 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 il 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 qulre.
Double cap, full bound in Russia per qure
Fooscap, full bound in Russia, per qulre.
| Fooscap, half bound, marble paper sides, Russia
backs ADD corners, per quIre
State the additional price per qure 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 aud corners, strongly sewed, per volume.
Octave books, interleaved with paper, lelnt ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume.
Folding, site ing, and cutting, or trimming about
1890 copies OF proposals for mail contracts, per copy
Folding, stitching, trimming, and understanding,
with cloth backs the Post Office laws aud Instructions,
! if the Department shall require the service.
| The Department will prescribe the patterns for
feiDt lining and ruling all cases and will reserve
TIL the close of the contract 10 per cent of the price
of the work done to ensure IFS 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 applicable TO be
Incorporated IN the co6tract for binding.
STATIONERY
Sealed proposals WILL in like manner and for the
same time, be received Tor supplying the Departm mt
with al the Stationery it may order prior to the lst
july lS43.
Writing papers, hand made, of linen, laid or wove,
! Folio post, satin or plain finish faint lined and
! tri med, to weigh not less than II 10. per ream.
Foolscap do do II do.
Do do do II do faint lined on three sides.
| Quarto post do g. do plain
Do do g. do lalnt lined, on pages
! DO do g. do do pages.
Best machine made Cap Paper plain.
Do do quarto post do
Best Drawing Paper, y AZ inches per quire,
Same 80 81 do do.
Tracing Paper, 81 X 40 do do.
Best super royal Envelope Paper, buff.
Do do do do white,
Best Blotng Paper royal
Printing Paper, medium
Paper for Post Office Blanks
royal, trimmed edges.
double cap, do
single cap, do.
Metallic Pens, best qua y, giving each makers name,
and the price of each per doz. cards and per gross
Opaque GU Is, No 80 per 1000.
! Do 10 do.
Do 81 do.
Black lead Pencils, Bopkman & Langdons, per doz.
Do do Jackson's, per doz,
Do do Monrot's, do.
| DO do Cuhens, do.
| Best red lead ditto
| Ivory Folders, inch.
Red Tape, not glazed, No. 81, per doz.
! Do do 10, do.
DO do H. do
| Do do Is do.
Silk Taste, wide, do.
! DO narrow do