The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-19
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
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offieE OF fht SECRETARY or THE SENATE,
May 4, lS43.
IN PURSUANCE Of the I" Act legalizng and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropra-
uon bills without authority Of law, and TO fix aud
provide Tor certain incidental expenses of the Depart
meats and Offices Of the Government and for other
purposes approved the 26th 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 10 be Of The pery best quality and 10
be approved by The Secretary, viz:
so reams cartridge paper
80 reams white quadrupe cap paper, for enyel-
opes
100 feams white single fat cap paper, for envel-
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
GO reams white yelum cap paper, satin finish
faint lined
20 reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ realms oioe Veilum cap paper, satin finish, FAINT
100 reams white velIum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white veum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
so reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
10 realDs blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish
gilt, plain
so reams blue velum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bladed penkniycs, 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, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
S dozen cutglass sand boxes, "a inches square
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
5 dozen ebony standishes, inches long and
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands
the same the foregoing, with division fol
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
4 gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
90 cards three pointed steel pens
3 gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 ounds of red WATERS in canis,ers
so pounds OF red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
so pounds of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks TO the
pound
III pounds of colored wax, various coiors, III
boxes
81 quart Jugs Of black ink
60 half-pin, jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 30
300 dozen red tape No. -
2 pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand sifters
200 pounds of black sand
The articles are to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary of the S, nate at Washington free of an,
charge for carriage, or before the ID of October
next, and will be paid for delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen a
the Office of the Secretary Of the Senate.
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed 70
is TO accompany the proposal, and TO be marked will
the name Of the proposer The whole Of each aru
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person Offering TO furnish any sucl
ceye q, 'se fs nrGe (qnaiy eon.idered will re
with two or more sureies satisfactory TO the Secre
ary Of the Senate, for the performance thereof I'M
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in
failure, which bond is to be filed in the Office Of th
said Secretary within ten days after the proposal
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, /" Proposals for sta
onery for the Senate and be directed TO the Secre
tary OF the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.