The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-22


n compliance with law, sealed proposals will be
received at the Post Office Department until p. |
IN. OF Friday the Both instant for executing the fol-
lowing descriptions of printing, when ordered at any
time prior to the ist July 1874, Gin quantities as sta
ted, more or less) viz:
Is reams blanks and circulars Of one page on quar-
az 0po'' paper per reanl'
20 do do of two pages do do.
do do Of three pages do do.
do do OF four pages do do.
one page per ream.
20 do do OF two pages do do
do do OF three pages do do
~ do do Of four pages do do
do mail contracts Of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
do do of four pages, do do do.
do postmases bonds on foolscap do do,
do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on fooscap, per Team.
do postmasers commissions, on folio post, two
on sheet, per ream.
10 do post bills, on foolscap, six on sheet, with
signatures, per rean.
IS do nine on sheet with
signatures, per ream.
10 do twelyes on a sheet,
with signatures, per ream.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 200 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 viii, in all cases, be furnished by the De
parment, TO be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand
The work must be executed in the best manner,
aud must be done in the City of Washington as the
law requires. The Department reserves the right 10
prescribe the letter which its printing shall be ex
ecuted.
Ia order TO secure uniformity, blank forms for pro
posals will be furnished, application to the De-
partment. Each proposal must be signed by the In
dvIdual or firm making it, and must also specify the
price, and but one price, for each and every item IN
the foregoing advertisement, otherwise II will not be
considered.
The bids must be accompanied by ample testimo-
mails of the ability of the bidder TO perform the work
and ten per cent on the price of the work done will
be retained, until the close of the contract, secur
iy 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 reserves the power TO annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
Bidnk Books and binding.
Sealed proposals will, in like manner, and for the
same time, be received for blank books aud binding
of the following descriptions when ordered at any
time prior to the first July l644.
Blank books with indexes of best hand made linen
paper, smooth surface, ruled red and faint lined, with
spring backs, viz:
Royal full bound in calf with Russia bands and ends
per qure
Royal full bound in Russia, do
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ends, do
Medium, full bound in Russia, do
Demi, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends do
Demi, full bound in Russia, do
Double-cap full bound in calf Russia bands and ends
do
Double-cap, full bound in Russia do
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, do
FoolscaP, half bound, marble paper sides, Russia
backs and corners, do
State the additional price per qure 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 interleaved with paper, ieint ruled
| close, in full Russia, per volume
! Folding, Stitching trimming and quarter binding
with cloth backs the Post Office laws and in:
| slructions, if the department shall require the
service
| The Department will prescribe the patterns for
feint lining and ruling in all cases; and will reserve
till the close of the contract ten per cent of the
price Of the work DONE 20 its faithful per-
| Torrance.
| Bids not in conformity with the advertisement will
| not be considered
The terms and conditions annexed 10 the advertise
ment for printing, are, Far applicable TO be in
| corporated IN the contract for binding