The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-22
STATIONERY, PRINTING, AND BINDING.
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WAR DEPAHrMEET,
May 18th, 1913
Z, EPARATE proposals for furnishing the statone-
- ~ for executing the printing and for furnishing
the blank books and executing the binding for this
Department during the year ending June 30th, 1874,
will he received until O'clock p. m, of the 26th
day Of June next Those unaccompanled by salts
factory testimonials OF ability TO fulfil contract viii
not be considered.
All the articles of stationery must be Of the very
best quality-samples Of the principal articles OF
which, such as paper, quilts, metallic pens, lead pen
ellis, knives, ink, &c. must accompany the BIDS NO
bid Will be considered where the articles accompany
ing IL not Of the kind and quality required for the
Department The blank books and binding must be
equal, in all respects to the samples, which may be
seen in the different branches of the Department
and the printing must be executed with new and per-
feet type aud the best paper used for the different
descriptions required. The paper for the blank books
and printing will be furnished by the contractor.
The articles and work will be required from time To
time they wanted and will be paid for quarter
ly and failure TO furnish execute them, IN any
particular, required by the contracts, Of which the
head Of the Department will be the final Judge, will
cause a forfeiture Of the contracts. To insure
faithful execution Of the contracts, bond in the sum
OF five hundred dollars, with two or more securities,
III each case, will be required within one week after
notification of the acceptance of bid. The names
Of the securities that will be given must be stated in
the bid and, # they not satisfactory, the bid will
not be considered.
The subolred lists specify, nearly as can now
be DONE the amount quantity, and description OF each
Of the kinds OF the articles and work that will be
wanted, but the Department will reserve the right TO
require more or less circumstances may render ne
cessary To insure uniformity in the bids, forms
bracng the quantities and descriptions OF the arti-
cles and work that may be required will be furnish
ed to those disposed to bid. II being mpracticable to
give precise description of the sizes and character
of the different kinds Of blank books, aud of the
ure and quality Of the various kinds of printing, bid
ders erred to the samples in the different Offices
and bureaus.
STATIONERY.
Writing papers made of linen, laid OF wovc, white
or blue, satin or plain finish.
reams foliopost, faint lined and trimmed, to
weigh not less than II pounds per ream.
80 do foolscap, same description to weigh not
less than II pounds per ream.
do do plain, per ream.
Al do quartopost do. to weigh not less than y
pounds, per rcam.
lSS do do ruled, 8 pages do do
do do ruled pages do do
do note paper, gilt, do
|. do copying paper do
60 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
smooth surface, per. rcam.
do flatcat, white or blue do
do blotting paper, do
l05 dozen cards metallic pens, per dozen cards
800 quilts, No. so, per 1000.
dozen black lead Pencils-Contee's-Per dozen
do do Brookman's & Lang
:, dons-per dozen ,, ,,
or Cohen's-per dozen
l. dozen Ivory Folders, plain, with without
handles, per dozen
l65 do Red Tape, assorted, do
do Taste, in hanks rolls, assorted colors
and widths, per dozen
do Sand Boxes, cocoa do
do lnkstands cut-glass, do