The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OTFIcE or THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,
Nov ISA2

OFFICE or THE SEcRLrARf OF THE SENATE,
May 1, l543.
IN PURSUANCE Of the " Act legaliziDg and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general approprla-
ton bills without authority Of law, and TO hx and
provide for certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
ments and Offices Of the Government, and for other
purposes approved the 2Gth of August 1872 Sealed
proposals will be received at tins office until three
o'clock on Wednesday, the 3ist inst, for furnishing
The following articles of stationery for the OF the
Senate each article 10 be Of the psy bss qualify, aud 10
be approved by the Secretary, viz
so reams cartridge paper
50 reams white quadruple cap paper, for envel-
opes
100 feams white single fiat cap paper, for enyel.
opes
20 reams white veum cap paper, satin finish,
60 reau,s white yeum cap paper satin finish,
faint lined
30 reams blue vellum cap paper satin finish, plain
~ reams blue yellum cap paper, satin hnish, FAINT
lined
100 reams white velIum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
so reams blue veum 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,
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bladed penkniyes pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders 9 inches long, and inch
wide
dozen cutglass inkstands, ga inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutgIass sand.boxes, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standishes, inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and a division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
60 cards thre'-polnted steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handes for barrel pens
l2 dozen pen-handes for small pens
50 Iounds of red waters, in canisters
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
boxes
"a quart jugs Of black ink
60 half pint jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 30
200 dozen red tape No. Is
2pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
l dozen japanned sand siflers
200 pounds of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage, or before the I'd Of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen al
the Office of the Secretary Of the Senate.
sufficient specimen of each article proposed FOR
10 accompany the proposal, and 10 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 loves, price Quality considered) will
ceiye a contract for the same, on executing bond
with two more sureties satisfactory TO the Secre-
tary of the Senate, for the performance thereof
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in
failure which bond is to be filed in the Office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposal:
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, Proposals for sta
tionery for the Senate and be directed to the Secre
tary Of the Senate al Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
NAV 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.