The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-26
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OrFloE on ruE SECRETARY OF the SENATE,
Nav ISl3


May 1, l6l3
IN PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizing and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropria
ton bills without authority of law, aud to fix and
provide Tor certain incidental expenses of the Depart
mems and oibces OF the Government, and for other
purposes" approved the 26h of August 1912 sealed
proposals will " received at this Office until three
O'Clock on wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
tue following articles Of stationery for the Of the
Senate 'ast aiie 10 be Of ue uy best quality and TO
be approved by The Secretary, Wis
SO reams cartridge paper
ao reams White quadruple cap paper, for envel'
100 reaus white single fiat cap paper, for envel.
opes
20 ream1 white yeIum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
60 reans white yeum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 realms blue velIum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue selium cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white velIum quarto post paper satin
finish, faint lined
20 realms white velium quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
50 reams blue yelum quarto post paper, satin
fnsb gilt, plain
10 realms sne laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gill; PLAN
so reams blue velIum quarto post paper, satin
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
2 dozen ivory handle wafer stamps plain
dozen ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide
dozen cutglass inks,ands, | "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutglass sand boxes, ga inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
S dozen ebony standshes, inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutgass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and division
gross large barrel steel pens
s gross small barrel steel pens
5 gross bullion pens
60 cards tire -poined steel pens
gross other small steel pens
6 dozen pen-bandles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-haHdles for small pens
50 ounds OF red waters, in cansters
SO pounds OF red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pouni
SO pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks TO the
10 pounds of colored wax, various coors, in
boxes
"a quart jugs Of black ink
90 half-pnt jugs Of black ink
20 dozen red tape No 80
900 dozen red tape No. -
? pounds of India rubber 40 pieces 10 the pound
III dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand siilers
900 pounds of black sand
The articles are to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary of the S, nate, 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.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed foi
is TO accompany the proposal and to be marked i'll
the name Of the proposer The whole Of each arti
Gle specified IN the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person offering TO furnish any sucf
ceive contract i5f Ge lgaaii!y considered will re
with two more Surctes satisfactory to the Secre
tary Of the Senate for the performance thereof uD
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in case
failure which bond is to be filed in the Office Of III,
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 TO the Secre
tary Of the Senate at Washington
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate