The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-29
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING, AND
STATIONERY.
P0sr OFFicE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, lS42.
PRINTING

Posr OFFicE DEPARTMENT,
July 18th, 1912.
PRINTING.
c, EAIED PROPOSALS will be received at the
- Post Office Department until +. M. of Monday
the LIST August next, for executing the following de-
script Of printing, when ordered at any time pr
or TO the lst July, lS43, 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, fooscap paper, Of one. two,
three, and four pages, as above, per ream.
Mail contracts, OF three pages, on folio post pa
Ditto of four pages, do do
Mail registers, weekly and monthly, on double
cap, per ream.
Postmasters' bonds, on foolscap, do.
Oaths for Postmasters, assistants and mail carriers,
Postmasters' commissions, on folio post, two on
Mails received, " including feint lining on royal pa
"Nlails sentn do do. do
" Mails received for distribution" do. do
" Mails sent from distributing Offices" royal pa
Il" Newspapers and pamphlets received" on royal pa
Accounts current" on folio post paper, per ream
Ditto fuolscap do. do.
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Ditto do. nine 90. do.
Ditto do twelve do, with signatures,
per ream.
Ditto on double cap twelve on 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 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 Depart3
meDt 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 tue city of Washington, the
law requires.
The Department reserves 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 IT. and must also specify the price, and
but price, for each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement otherwise it will notbe considered.
The bids must be accompanied by ample testinoni-
ais of the ability Of the bidder to perform the work.
AID ten per cent. the price Of the work done VIII
be retained until the close of the contract securi-
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 the power to annu the
contract upon any failure to comply IN reasonable
time.
BLANK BOOKS AND BINDING.
Sealed proposals VIII, ike manner, loT inc
same time be received for blank books and binding
Of the following descriptions, when ordered at any
time prior to LIST July, lS43
Blank books with indexes of best handmade linen
paper smooth surface, ruled red and fint lined, with
spring backs Wis
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.
Cd full hOun in ner oure
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 quire.
Double cap full bound in Russia, per qure
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, per quire.
Foolscap, half bound, marble paper sides, Russia
backs and 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 intesioavod WIN paper, felnt ruled
close, IN lui Russia, per volume.
Folding, site ing, and cutting, or trimming about
1900 copies Of proposals for mail contracts per copy
Folding, stitching, trimming, and quarter-bnding,
with cloth backs, the Post Office laws aud Instructions,
if the Department shall require the service.
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
feDt lining and ruling IN all eases and will reserve
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 far applicable to be
incorporated in the contract for binding.
STATIONERY.
Sealed proposals WILL IN like manner, and for the
time, be received Tor supplying the Departm mt
with all the Stationery it may order prior to the 1st
July, l643.
VA hon or IL;
white or blue, viz
Folio post, satin or plain finsh faint lined and
nmed, to weigh not less than II Id. per ream.
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 liant llned on pages.
Do do 8, do do 4 pages
Best machine made Cap Paper plain.
Do do d. q9 n, ?, post do. DO.
Same 30 SO do do.
Tracing Paper, 27x4O do do
Best super royal Envelope Paper, buff.
Do do do do white.
Best Bloting Paper royal.
Printing Paper, medium.
Paper for Post Office Blanks
royal, trimmed edges.
double cap, do.
single cap do
Metallic Pens best qua ity, giving each makers name
and the price of each per doz cards and per gros.
Opaque Qui Is, No. 80, per 1000.
DO 10 do.
Do 60 do.
Black lead Pencils, Bookman g. Langdon's, per doz.
Do do Jackson's per doz.
Do do Monroe's, do.
Do do Cohen's, do.
Best red lead ditto.
Ivory Folders inch.
Red Tape, not glazed, No. 81, per doz.
Do do 10, do.
DO do H. do.