The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-10
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING AND
STATIONERY.
NPosr orrrer DEpARrMESr,

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SPOsr orrrer DrpAnrmEsr.
june 9th, lS43.
N compliance with law, sealed proposals will be
received al the Post Office Department until o.
IN OF Friday The 30ih instant for executing the fol
lowing descriptions OF printing, when ordered at any
%e prior 70 .ne ist july 1874, Gin quantities as sta
10 reams blanks and circulars, of page, on quar-
| a. 'opost paper, per ream
20 do OF two pages do do.
70 DO OF three pages do do.
M 10 DO of four pages do do.
~ DO blanks and circulars on foolscap paper Of
or o"o page, per ream.
ao 90 OF two pages do do.
% uo 40 OF three pages do do.
90 do Of four pages do do.
no man contracts oil three pages on folio post
PaPer, per ream
do do of four pages, do do do
DO postmasters bonds on fooscap do do
DO oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on foolscap, per ream
10 pos'master's commissions, on folio post, two
~ On sheet, per ream
~ 40 posi- DIS, on ioolscap, six on q sheet, with
os 'e"a'ures' per ream.
y" ao nine on sheet, with
w ''s"a'ies, per ream.
20 10 twelves sheet,
., WIN signatures per ream.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
for press work
Specimens of each kind of blanks may be seen at
the messengers room in the Department.
raper will, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment, to be receiped for and accounted for by
the printer on demand
The work must be executed 10 the best manner,
ana must be done in the City of Washington, as the
law requires The Department reserves the right to
ecuted
In order to secure uniformity blank forms for pro
Posa's VIII De furnished, on application TO the De-
Partment Each proposal must be signed by the in
ui.lduai or hrm makr It, and must also specify the
price. and but one price, for each and every item in
The foregoing advertisement otherwise il will not be
considered.
The bids must be accompanied by ample testimo-
mails OF the ability Of the bidder to perform the work
ana len per cent on the price of the work done will
be retained until the close of the contract as secur-
ty for its faithful performance.
Inc mead OF the Department will in all cases, de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and 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 apy
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 lull bound in Russia, do
DEM, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends, do
Dem iuil bound IN Russia, do
Doube-cap, full bound in calf Russia bands and ends
do
Doube-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.
Ke-olnding books of the above Sizes in calf, with
Russia bands and ends, per quire
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners strongly sewed per volume
Octave books, interleaved with paper feint ruled
close, in full Russia, per volume
Folding, stitching, trimming and quarter binding
with cloth backs, the Post Office laws and in
structions, If the department shall require the
service
The Department will prescribe the patterns for
feint lining and ruling in all cases and will reserve
TIL The close OF the contract ten per cent. of the
price oil the work DONE TO ensure its faithful per-
Torrance.
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
corporated In the contract for binding.