The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-04
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


OFFICE or run SECRETARY OF raK SENATE
May 4, l643.
PURSUANCE Of the T" Act legalizing and ma
KING appropriations for such necessary objects a.
nave been usually included IN the general appropra-
uon bills without authority OF law, and TO fix and
provide ior certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
nents and Offices Of the Government and for other
purposes approved the Goth of August 1912 sealed
proposals will be received al tins Office until three
clock on wednesday, the 3lst inst for furnishing
ioo"mg articles Of stationery for the use of the
senate each article 10 be Of the per be quality and 10
DC approved by The Secretary, viz
5O reams cartridge paper
oo reams white quadruple cap paper, for envel-
opes
loo reams white single Hat cap paper for enyel
opes
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
bO reams white yellum cap paper satin finish
faint lined
~ reans blue velum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper satin
fnish faint lined
~ reams white yellum quarto post paper, satin
hnish gilt plain
81 reams blue veum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
~ reams blue laid quarto post paper satin finish,
gilt, plain
% reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
III reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen iour-bIaded 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
wide
dozen cutglass inkstands, "a inches square,
with metal tops, fol the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutglass sand-boxes, l. "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standshes 7 inches long and
inches wide, fitted with cutgass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division for
walters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
60 cards three-poned steel pens
3 gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
IL dozen pen-handles for small pens
81 ounds OF red waters, in canslers
5O pounds oil red wax eight or ten sticks TO the
pound $685..
so pounds of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks to the
pound
~ Pouhus VI ColoTeu wax, various III
boxes
"a quart jugs of black ink
gu hali-pInt jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 80
200 dozen red tape No. Is
2pounds of India rubber 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
/ dozen japanned sand silters
200 pounds of black sand
The articles to be delivered at the office of the
Secretary Of the Senate, at Washington free Of any
charge for carriage, 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 for
is to accompany the proposal and to be marked with
the name of the proposer. The whole of each arti-
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality considered) will re-
ceive a contract for the same, executing bond,
with two or more sureties satisfactory TO the Secre
tary Of the Senate, for the performance thereof
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in Of
failure, which bond is to be filed in the Office of the
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 the Secre
tary of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary of the Senate.