The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-27
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orricE OF TIE SECRETARY or rns srs,rn

May 4, l543.
N PURSUANCE of the {" Act legalizing and ma
King appropriations for such necessary objects az
have been usually included in the general appropra-
non oiiis without authority Of law, and 10 fix and
provide Tor certain Incidental expenses Of the Depart
mens and Offices of the Government and for other
purposes, approved the Goth of August 1912 sealed
proposals Will be received at tins office until three
o'clock on Wednesday, the 3lst inst. for furnishing
e following articles of stationery for the of the
senate 'asi article 10 be d the peyy best quality and 10
he approved by the Secretary viz:
50 reams cartridge paper
50 reams white quadruple cap paper, for enyel-
opes
100 reams white single fat cap paper, for envel
opes
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
60 lRs laln oa.., ,,..~..
faint lined
90 reams blue yeum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin hn'sh iaint
lined
100 reans white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
= 90 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt plain
so reams blue velum quarto post paper, satin
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain.
so reams blue vellum .quar,o post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen four-bladed penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
IS dozen black cad pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
2 dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders, . inches long, and i inch
wide vol
dozen cutglass inkstands, "a inches square,
ST. with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber .@H
dozen cutglass sand boxes, l "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standishes, Z inches long and a
inches wide fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing with division for
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
3 gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
60 cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pef-handles for barrel pens
IL dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 pounds of red waters, in canisters
50 pounds of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pound
SO 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
boxes
"a quart jugs Of black ink
to half-pnt jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No 81
200 dozen red tape No. Is
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen Japanned sand siters
300 pounds of black sand.
The articles be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage, before the ID Of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen a,
the office of the Secretary of the Senate.
sufficient specimen of each article proposed FOL
is TO accompany the proposal, and TO be marked with
the name Of the proposer. The whole Of each arti-
che specified in the foregoing list will be deemed a
class, and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality considered) viii
ceve a contract for the same, on executing, bond
with two more suretes satisfactory to the Secre-
tary of the Senate for the performance thereof I'm.
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in oil
failure which bond is to be flied in the Office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed. Proposals for sta
tonery for the Senate and be directed the Secre
tary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.