The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-01
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orrIcE OF ran sEcRErARY or rHr SENATE,

May |, 1913
IN PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizing and ma
l. king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general approprla-
tion bills without authority of law, and TO fix and
provide for certain incidental expenses of the Depart
ments and Offices Of the Government, and for other
purposes" approved the 26th of August lS42 scaled
proposals will be received tins Office until three
o'clock ON Wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
The following articles of stationery for the OF the
senate tasi article 10 be Of The pery best quality aud TO
be approved by the Secretary, viz
SO reams cartridge paper
50 reams white quadruple cap paper, for envel-
opes
100 Ieams white single fla, cap paper, for enyel
opes
20 realms white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
60 reans white yelum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
70 realms blue vellum cap paper satin finish, plain
~ reams blue velum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
flush, gilt, plain
SO reams blue veum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
so reams blue yellum quarto post paper, satin
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bladed penknves, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders, 9 inches long, and | inch
wide
dozen cutglass inkstands, "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
dozen ebony standishes, inches long and a
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and a division
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
GU cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handes for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
SO ounds OF red waters, in canisters
50 pounds Of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pound
so ponds Of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
~ pounds of black wax, twenty sticks 10 the
pound
10 pounds Of coored wax, various colors, in
boxes
"a quart jugs Of black ink
60 half-plnt jugs of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 81
900 dozen red tape No. Is
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
~ dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen lapanned sand siiters
200 pounds Of black sand.
The articles to be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary Of the S,nae, at Washington, free Of any
charge for carr age, before the I'd Of October
next, and wil! be paid for on delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen q,
the office Of the Secretary Of the Senate.
a sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
is TO accompany the proposal and 10 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 10 furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality considered will
ceive a contract for the same, on executing a bond,
with two more sureues satisfactory TO the Secre-
,ary of the Senate for the performance thereof I'M
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in OF
failure, which bond is to be filed the Office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for sta
tionery for the Senate aud be directed 10 the Secre-
tary Of tie Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary of the Senste.