The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-06
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orrrcr or rur srcnrrAny or THE SENATE

OFFICE or THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE,
May /, lSi3
IN PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizing aud ma.
king appropriations for such necessary objects a:
nave been usually included in the general appropria
lion bills without authority of law, and 10 fix and
provide Tor certain incidental expenses OF the Depart
ments and offices of the Government and for other
purposes approved the Goth Of August, 1912 sealed
proposals will be received at tins Office until three
o'clock on Wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
the following articles Of stationery for the of the
Senate each article 10 be Of the ur best quality aud 10
be approved by the Secretary, viz;
50 reams cartridge paper
81 reams white quadruPle cap paper, for cnyel-
opes
100 reams white single fat cap paper, for envel.
20 reams white velum cap paper satin finish
60 reaus white veum cap paper satin finish
faint lined
20 reams blue velum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
so reams blue vellum quarto post paper satin
finish, gilt, plain
III reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
SO reams blue veum quarto post paper, satin
Hnis!l, taInt lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bIadcd penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
q dozen ivory folders, . inches long and inch
wide
dozen cutglass inkstands, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutgass sand boxes, i "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony stanlshes inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutgass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
GO cards three-poned steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
IL dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 ounds OF red waters, in cansters
30 pounds OF red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pouni
so pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks TO the pound
III pounds OF black wax, twenty sticks TO the
10 pounds of colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
81 quart jugs Of black ink
GO half pint Jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. %
200 dozen red tape No. l3
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
i dozen japanned sand slfters
200 pounds Of black sand.
The articles to be delivered al the Office Of the
Secretary Of the Senate Wash ngton, free Of any
charge for carr,age, before the Cd of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen at
the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
sufficient specimen of each article proposed Tor
is 10 accompany the proposal and TO be marked with
the name OF the proposer. The whole of each orti-
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed o
class, and the person offering 10 furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality consdercd) will re-
ceive a contract for the same, on executing bond
with two suretIes satisfactory to the Secre-
tary Of the Senate for the performance thereof un
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in case Of
failure which bond is be filed the Office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals for sta
uonery for the Senate aud be directed to the Secre
tary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary of the Senatc.