The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING AND
STATIONERY.


Posr OfrcG DErARrmEsr,
June 9th, 1913.
l N compliance with law, sealed proposals will be
4 received at the Post Office Department until D.
m of Friday the 30th instant for executing the fol
lowing descriptions Of printing, when ordered at any
time pfor TO the Isl July, 1874, Gin quantities sta
ted, more or iess,) viz;
Is reams blanks and circulars Of page, on quar-
tQpost paper, per Team.
70 do do OF Two pages do do
do do of three pages do do.
do do Of four pages do do.
10 do blanks and circulars on foolscap paper of
one page, per ream.
- do do OF Two pages do do.
do do Of three pages do do.
~ do do of four pages do do.
do mail contracts Of three pages on folio post
paper, per rcam.
do do of four pages, do do do.
do postmasters bonds on ioolscap do do.
do oatiis for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on foolscap, per
do postmasterS commissions on folio post, two
on sheet per ream.
10 do post bills, on fooscap, six sheet, with
IS do nine on sheet, with
signatures, per ream.
IS do twelyes sheet,
with signatures per ream.
All book pamphlet printing the Department may
require per 900 ems for composition, aud per token
for press work.
Specimens of each kind of blanks may be seen at
the messengers room in the Department.
Paper viii, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment To be reccipted 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 TO
prescribe the letter which its printing shall be ex
ecuted
In order to secure Uniformity blauk forms for pro
posas will be furnished application TO the De-
partment Each proposal must be signed by the IN
divduol or firm making 1t, and must also specify the
price, and but price, for each and every item IN
the foregoing advertisement, otherwise II will not be
considered.
The bids must be accompanied by ample testmo-
mails of the ability of the bidder to perform the work
and ten per cent the price of the work done will
be retained until the close Of the contract securi-
y 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
Demi, full bound in calf, Russia bands and ends, do
Demi, full bound in Russia, do
Doube-cap full bound in calf, Russia bands and ends,
do
DoubIe-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 qulre
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed per volume
Octave books, interviewed with paper, ieint ruled
close in full Russia, per volume
Folding, stitching, trimming, and quarter binding,
with cloth backs the Post Office laws and ins
structions, if the department shall require the
service
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
fent 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-
lormapce
Bids not in conformity with the advertisement will
not be considered.
The terms and conditions annexed to the advertise
ment for printing, are, far applicable, TO be IN