The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-04
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING,
AND STATIONERY.
War DEPARTMENT,
Nav oath, lS42.

War DEPARTMENT,
May Path, 1872
SEPARATE proposals for executing printing, for
~ furnishing stationery, and for executing binding
and furnishing blank books for this Department until
the 30lh of June, 1913, will be received until IL
o'clock M. on the 18th Of June next in conformity
with The provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the Govern
ment which provides That the job printing, station
cry and binding of each of the Executive Depart
ments shall until otherwise directed by law, be fur
nished by contract proposals for which shall be regu-
larry advertised for in the public pnnts-the Glasses,
character and description of the printing being speci-
fed in each advertisement far that can be done,
and it being made condition In all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement that
the work shall be done in the city of Washington
and the shall in each case 50 far as the pro
posals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be
made be given the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials OF the ability
of the bidder to fulfil his contract
Proposals unaccompaned by such testimonials Will
be considered, and the bidders must distinctly un-
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithiu iuhi-
ment OF which will IN every case, be rgidly e1-
acted.
All the articles Of stationery must be at least
fully equal in all respects, to the samples
which may be in the office of the Secretary
of War The blank books and binding must be
| equal in material, style and finish to the samples
which may be seen in the different Offices OF the
Department, and superior in every insanced where
those samples may have been found not to be of the
best quality. The printing must be executed with
and perfei type, and the best paper used for
the different descriptions Of printing required. The
articles and werk will be required from Time to time
as thcy wanted and they will be paid for quar-
terty failure 10 furnish the articles or to execute
the work in every particular, as required by the con-
tracts and within reasonable time, of all which the
head of the Department will be the final Judge, will
cause forfeiture Of the contracts.
" The classes character and descr ptons" of the
| tcles and work designated nearly as can
be ascertaned in the subjoined lists, with which
the proposals must, in form, precisely correspond.
There must be but price specified IN the propo-
sails for each article and any thing not embraced IN
the lists which may be needed the contracts will be
made 10 require at corresponding rates with those
| specified The proposals must be sealed endorsed
Proposals for Furnishing - and directed to the
Secretary Of War The Testimonials of the ability
of the bidder TO execute his contract required by the
law will be bond with sufficient suretes, to the sa
tistaction of the Secretary Of War
STATIONERY.
Hriiing papers handmade Of linen laid core che
of blue.
Folio Post satin or plain finish, feint lined, and trim
med, to weigh not less than IL pounds, per ream.
! Foolscap, do. do. do. do IL pounds . do
| Do. do do. plain do. do. do
Quarto Post, do. do do. do. g. do. do
| Do do. do feint lined pages do.
! Do. do. do do do. do
Note Paper do do. gilt, do
Do. do. do plain, do
Copying Paper, do
Envelope paper handmade, smooth supcr-royal, yell
low or buff, per ream.
Do do do do royal, do
/ Do do do do. fiat cap, white or
blue, per ream.
Bottng Paper, royal, do
Metallic Pens, per dozen cards.
Do per gross.
Quilts No 50 per 1000.
Do 20 do.
Do 60 do.
Black Lead Pencils Contees' per dozen.
Do Brookman & Langdon's per doz.
Do Jackson's do.
Do. Munroe's, do.
Do cohens, do
Ivory Folders, 9 inch, do.
Red Tame assorted do.
SILK Taste assorted colors and widths in hanks, do.
Pounce Boxes, ivory, do.
Do cocoa do.
Sand Boxes, do. do.
Inkstands, cut glass, recently invented, Fountain,
movable tops, per dozen.
Do, cut glass common kind = do
Erasers, Rodgers s Sons, v",, handles, DO.
per dozen.
Desk knives, do blade ivory handles, do.
Wafer stamps, ivory handles, do.
Do. Lignumvitae handles, do.
Ink black, Cooper S Phillips equal in quarts do.
Do. blue, Stevens or equal do. do.
Do. red, Arnold's, do In half pnts, do.
Do. copying in pints do.
Waters large red, for Department Seal, per 1000
Do common sizes, red, per pound
Sealing wax, best extra superfne, scarlet, do.
Do superfne, do, do.
India rubber, prepared, do.
Black sand per bushel.
Pounce, per ounce,
BLANK BOOKS AND BINDING.
Blank Books rih inder, best handmade linen paper,
smooth surface, ruled red and fent lined, Nth spring
backs
Imperial, full bound in calf with Russia backs, bands
and ends, per quire.
Super-royal do do do do do
Do. do. Russia do
Royal, do. do do
Do do in calf, Russia backs, bands
Medium, do. do ,. ."
Do. do Russia
Demi, do. Calf-Russa backs
bands and ends per quire
Fools cap, do Russia
Do. half bound, marble paper sides with Rus
STA backs and corners per quire
BINDING
Newspapers, lf-bound best English marble paper
sides and varcgated calf backs and corners per vol
Folio books, spring backs, do do. Russia, do :" I"
Quartz, do. do do. do. do. Z" "
Do. do. full bound in best variegated calf +" +"
Royal octave, do. do. do 9"
Do. do hafbound best English marble
paper sides, Russia backs and corners per vol.
Common do. do do. do +"
Do. do. do full bound in best yaricgated
Do. do. do heavy fancy
English muslin - per vol
Duodecimos, do do do. +" "
Do. do. do. variegated calf C e"