The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-12
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY
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Offiet on ruE SECRETARY or rHE SENATE
May 4, io4J
IN PURSUANCE Of the " Act legalizng and ma
Il king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropria-
ton bills without authority OF law and TO fix and
provide Tor certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
ments and Offices Of the Government, and for other
purposes, approved the 26th of August 1912 sealed
proposals VIII be received at tins Office until three
o'clock ON "Wednesday, the 3st inst, for furnishing
the following articles of stationery for the Of the
Senate each article 20 be Of the Gerry best quality and 10
be approved by the Secretary, viz
SO reams cartridge paper
5O reams white quadruple cap paper, for envel-
opes
100 reams white single fiat cap paper for envel.
20 reams white velIum cap paper, satin finish
plain
90 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue velum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white yelIum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
30 reams white veum quarto post paper, satin
hnish, gut, plain
so reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
so reams blue vellum quarto post paper satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bladed 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
5 dozen cutglass inkstands, | "a inches square,
with metal tons. for the desks the Senate
Chamber
5 dozen cutgass sand boxes, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
5 dozen ebony standishes, inches long and
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing, with a division Tor
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
Gu cards three-ponted steel pens
gross other small steel pens
6 dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 POUNDS OF red waters, in canslers
so 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
"a quart jugs of black ink
60 haf-pnt jugs of black ink
90 dozen red tape No 80
200 dozen red tape No. Is
pounds Of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand sifters
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 I'd of October
next, and will be paid for delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
the Office of the Secretary Of the Senate.
A 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 a
class, and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality considered) will re-
ceive contract for the same, executing bond,
with two suretIes satisfactory 10 the Secre-
tary of the Senate, for the performance thereof I'M
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 TO the Secre
tary OF the Senate at Washington
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary of the Senate.