The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-30
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING AND
STATIONERY.
Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT,

| iosi OfficE DEPARTMENT,
June 9th, l543.
N compliance with law, sealed PROPOSALS will he
Il received at the Post Office Department until 3 D.
IN OF Friday the 30th instant for executing the FOL
lowing descriptions Of printing, when ordered al any
me prior to the LIST July, 1874, lin quantities as sta.
| Ted, more or less viz;
Is reams blanks and circulars of one mage ON ouar
NJ 'opost paper, per ream
% DO do Of two pages do do,
90 do Of three pages do do.
% 90 do Of four pages do do.
~ DO blanks and circulars on ioolseap paper Of
- one page, per ream
% do do OF two pages do do
oo 10 90 OF three pages do do,
40 DO OF four pages do do
DO man contracts of three pages on folio posi-
PapeL per ream
do do of four pages, do do do
D do postmasters bonds on fooscap do do
do oaths for postmasiers, assistants, and mail
carriers, on ioolscap, per ream
DO postmaster's commissions, on folio post, two
. on a sheet, per ream
~ 40 posi- oills, on ioolscap SIX on sheet, with
Or signatures, per ream
% 10 nine on a sheet with
signatures, per ream.
10 10 twelyes Oh a sheet,
WIN signatures, per ream.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 900 ems for composition and per token
for press work
Specimens Of each kind Of blanks may be seen al
Paper VIII, in all cases, be furnished by the De
partment, To be recepted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the City of Washington, the
law requires. The Department reserves the right 10
prescribe the letter which its printing shall be
scuted.
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms for pro
Posa's VIII be furnished, on application to the De-
Partment. Each proposal must be signed by The in
dlviduol or firm making it, and must also specify the
price, and but one price, for each and every item in
the foregoing advertisement, otherwise i, 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, as secur
ty 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.
Blank Books and Binding.
Sealed proposals will, in like manner, and for the
same time be received for blank books and binding
OF the following descriptions when ordered at any
time prior TO the first July, 1874
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 quire
Royal, full bound in Russia do
Medium full bound in calf, with Russia bands and
ends do
Medium, full bound in Russia, do
Dem, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends, do
Dem, full bound in Russia, do
Doube-cap, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends
do
Doube-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 quire for all the
above, If printed captions.
Reminding books of the above sizes in calf, with
Russia bands and ends, per quire
Newspapers, half bound marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed, per volume
Octave books, inereaved with paper, Ient ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume
Folding, stitching, trimming and quarter binding,
with cloth backs, the Post Office laws and in
structons, if the department shall require the
service
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
eint 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, to ensure its faithful per-
Torrance.
Bids not in conformity with the advertisement will
not he considered.
The terms aud conditions annexed to the advertise
men for printing, are, far applicable, to be in
corporated IN the contract for binding.