The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-28
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND
STATIONERY
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, 1912.
PRINTING.

fl PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, 1912.
PRINTING.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- Post Office Department until 3 P. M. of Monday
the LIST August next, for executing the following de-
scriptions of printing when ordered at any time pr
or to the LIST July, I643, viz
Blanks and circulars, OF one page, quarto post pa
per, per ream.
Ditto of two pages do do
Ditto of three pages do do
Ditto of four pages, do do
Blanks and circulars, on foolscap paper Of one two
three and four pages, as above, per ream
Mail contracts, of three pages, on folio post pa
per, per ream
Ditto of four pages, do do
Mail registers, weekly and monthly, on double
cap, per ream.
Postmasters' bonds, on foolscap do
Oaths for Posmasters assistants, and mail carriers,
foolscap, per ream.
Postmasters' commissions, on folio post two on a
Mails received including feint lining, on royal pa
entails sent" do. do. do.
g 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 fooscap, six on Sheet do.
Ditto do nine 40. do
Ditto do. twelve do, with signatures,
per
Ditto on double cap, twelve a sheet, without
Printing about 800 copies of proposals for mail
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 Tor 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 Depart3
ment to be receipted for and accounted for by the
| printer on demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the city of Washington, the
| law requires
The Department reserves the right to prescribe the
| letter which its printing shall be executed.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
&rm 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,
and ten per cent the price of the work done will
be retained until the close Of the contract 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 annu the
contract upon any failure to comply 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, 1843.
Blank books with indexes Of best handmade linen
paper smooth surface ruled red and feint 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 quire.
Double cap, full bound in calf Russia bands and
ends, per qure.
Double cap, full bound in Russia, per quire
| Fooscap, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Foolscap, 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, interleaved with paper feint 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-binding,
with cloth backs the Post Office laws and Instructions
if the Department shall require the service
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
fein lining and ruling in all cases and will reserve
till the close of the contract 10 per cent of the price
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 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 all the Stationery it may order prior to the LIST
July, 1643.
Writing papers, hand made, of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue, viz
Folio post, satin plain finish, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II h. per ream
Do do do IL do faint lined on three sides
Quarto post do 81 do plain.
Do do 81 do faint lined, on pages
d. Do 40 3 do ,aa 40 o.n p,ne1 pages
Do do quarto post do
Best Drawing Paper, q 40 inches per qure
Same 80 X SO do do
Tracing Paper, 81 x 40 do do.
Best super royal Envelope Paper, buff.
Do do do do white.
Best Botting Paper, royal.
Printing Gp Paper medium neSd1
Paper for Post Office Blanks
royal trimmed edges.
double cap, do
single cap, do
Metallic Pens, best qua ty, giving each makers
and the price of each per doz cards and per gross
Opaque Quls No. 80, per 1000.
Do 70 do.
Do 60 do.
Black lead Pencils Bookman & Langdon's, per doz.
Do do Jacksons per doz.
Do do Monroe's, do
Do do Cohen's, do
Best red lead ditto.
Ivory Folders, 8 inch.
Red Tape, not glazed, No. 81, per doz
Do do 10, do.
Do do IT, do.
Do do Is do.
Silk Taste, wide, do.
Do narrow do.
Pounce Boxes, cocoa, do