The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-02
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


May |, lS43.
TN PURSUANCE of the /" Act legalizing and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropria-
ton bills without authority Of law, and to fix and
provide for certain Incidental expenses of the Depart
ments and offices of the Government, and for other
purposes" approved the 26h Of August 1872 sealed
proposals will be received of tins Office until three
O'Clock Wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
the following articles of stationery for the OF the
Senate each article to be Of the psry best qualify aud to
be approved by the Secretary, viz
SO reams cartridge paper
SO reams white quadruplc cap paper, for envel-
opes
100 leans white single fat cap paper, for envel.
90 reams white vellum cap paper, satin fnsh
60 reams white vellum cap paper satin finish
faint lined
20 reams blue veum cap paper satin finish, plain
20 reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reanls white velIum 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
hnish gilt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt plain
so reams blue vellum quarto post paper satin
hnish faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin fnish
dozen cap portfolios
dozen tour-bladed penknives, pearl handles
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders, inches long, and ! inch
dozen cutglass inkslands l "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cugass sand -boxes, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks IN the Senate
Chamber
5 dozen ebony standishes, inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutgass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and a division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
8 gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
60 cards tire pointed steel pens
8 gross other small steel pens
G dozen pen-handles Tor barrel pens
ID dozen pen-handles for small pens
so ounds Of red waters, in canisters
so pounds Of red wax, eight or ten sticks 10 the
pound
50 pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks TO the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks TO the
pound
10 pounds Of colored wax, various colors, IN
uoNes
% quart Jugs Of black ink
60 haf-pnt jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 80
300 dozen red tape No 10
? pounds OF India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen jspanned wafer boxes
dozen iapanned sand sifters
300 pounds of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary Of the s. nate, at Washington, free Of any
charge for carr oge or before the I'd Of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen al
the office Of the Secretary Of the Senate.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
is TO accompany the proposal and 10 be marked with
the name Of the proposer. The whole Of each art
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed .
class, and the person offering TO furnish any sucf
class at the lowest price equality eonsidered) will re
ceive a contract for the same, on executing bond
with two or more surctIes satisfactory TO the Score
tary Of the Senate for the performance thereof un
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in case
failure which boud is to be filed in the office Of thu
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals.
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals for sta
tionery for the Senate" and be directed to the Secre
| tary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the senate.