The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND
STATIONERY.


C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
| - Post Office Department until 8 r M. of Monday
the LIST August next for executing the following de-
scrptens Of printing, when ordered, at any time pr-
| or 10 the lst July, lS43, viz:
Blanks and circulars, OF one page, on quaro post pa
D Rss' of two pages, do. per t Go
Ditto of three pages, do. do
Ditto of four pages do do.
| Blanks and circulars, foolscap paper of one, two
three, and four pages a. above, per ream
Mail contracts of three pages, folio post pa
per, per ream.
Ditto of iour pages do do
Mail registers, weekly and monthly, on double
Postmasters' bonds, on iooscap do.
oaths for Postmasters assistants and m il carriers,
on ioolscap, per ream.
Postmasters' commissions, on folio post, two on
Mails received " including feint lining, on royal pa
per, per ream.
"Nlails SENT" do. do. do.
| I" Mails received for distribution y 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 ( olscap do do
Post bill 5, on fooscap, six sheet, do
Ditto do nine 90. do.
DITTO do. twelve d., with signatures,
N''to oh uouoiS SaPj '"SNo oH d ohcot "ituouI
signatures, per
Printing about 800 copies of proposals for mail
tracts, per 900 for composition, and per to-
ken for press work.
All other book 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 Departs
nent to be recepted 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, as the
law requires.
The Department the right to prescribe the
letter on which its printing shall be executed
Each propo al must be sigued 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 testiuoni-
ais of the ability of the bidder to perform the work,
AID ten per cent on 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 eases, de-
eide whether the terms of the contract have been
complied with, and the power to annul the
contract upon any ia lure 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 lS43.
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 qure.
Medium full bound in Russia, per qure
Dem full bound in calf, Russia bands and ends,
per qure.
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 qure.
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, per qulre.
Fooscap, half bound marble paper sides, Russia
backs aud 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, 1eint ruled
close in full Russia per volume.
Folding site ing, 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 IN 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-
tsement for printing are as 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 supply ing the Department
with ali the Stationery may order prior to the lst
July, 1643.
Writing papers, hand made, of linen, laid or wovc,
white or blue, viz:
Folio post satin plain finish, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II Id. per
Foolscap do do IL do.
Do do do IL do faint lined on three sides.
Quarto post do 81 do plain.
DO do g. do Ialnt lined on pages
Do do g. do do pages.
Best machine made Cap Paper PLAN.
Do do quarto post do.
Best Drawing Paper, u Az inches per quire.
Same 81 X 50 do do.
Tracing Paper, q Az do do.
Best super royal Envelope Paper, buff.
Do do do do white.
Best Botting Paper, royal.
Printing Paper, medium.
Paper for Post Office Blanks
royal trimmed edges.
double cap, do
single cap do
Metallic Pens, 'be qua 9, giving each makers name
and the price OF each per doz cards and per gross
Opaque Qu Is, No. ~, per 1000.
DO 10 do.
Do GU do.
Black lead Pencils, Bookman Langdons, per doz.
Do do Jacksons, per doz
Do do Monroe's do.
Do do Cohens, do.
Best red lead ditto.
Ivory Folders, 8 inch.
Red Tape, not glazed, No. q, per doz.
Do do 10, do.
Do do II, do
silk Taste, wide, do
Do narrow, do