The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-23
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orplcE or THE SECRETARY or THE senate,

May /, 1913
TN PURSUANCE Of the " Act legalizng and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropria-
ton bills without authority of law, and To FIX aud
provide for certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
ments 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
the following articles Of stationery for the OF the
Senate each article TO be IF the re best quality and 10
be approved By The Secretary, viz
SO reams cartridge paper
% reams white quadrupe cap paper for enyel-
opes
100 reams white single fiat cap paper, for enycl-
opes
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
GO reams white yeilum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 reems blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue yelum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reanns white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white yellum quarto post paper, satin
fnish gilt, plain
SO realms blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
.nish, sflt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
so reams blue yelum 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
dozen cutglass inkstands ! ga inches square,
with metal tops, foI the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutgass sandboxes, ga inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
5 dozen ebony standishes 7 inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutgass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing, with division Tor
waters, and top for the same, and a division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
s gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
60 cards three-ponted steel pens
8 gross other small steel pens
6 dozen pen-handes for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handes for small pens
SO ounds of red waters, in canisters
so pounds Of red wax, eight or ten sticks to the
pounl
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
GO half pint jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. -
200 dozen red tape No. -
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
~ dozen japanned wafer boxes
l dozen japanned sand siilers
300 pounds of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary of the Snae, at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage on or before the I'd of October
next, and will be paid for on 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
ceive a contract for the same, executing bond,
with two more suretIes satisfactory TO the Score
tary of the Senate for the performance thereof UNI
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in OF
failure, which bond is TO be filed m the Office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been rpted.
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.