The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-20
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orFioE or rHr SECRETARY OF rnE SENATE

OfficE OF THE SEcRETARY OF rHE SENATE,
May |, lS43
PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizpg and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects a
have been usually included in the general appropria
ton bills without authority of law, and TO fix an,
provide ior certain incidental expenses of the Depart
ments and Offices Of the Government and for othe
purposes, approved the 18th Of August, 1912, seaet
proposals VIII be received at thus Office until tire,
O'Clock on wednesday, the 3lst inst for furnishing
the following articles Of stationery for the oil tn,
Senate saeh article TO be Of the rery best quality and I,
bt'aPproved by the Secretary viz
50 reams cartridge paper
% realms white quadruPle cap paper, for envel
opes
100 resms white single fiat cap paper, for cnve
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish
plain
60 rean.s white veum cap paper satin finish
faint lined
~ reans blue vellum cap paper satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
100 reams white velIum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
50 reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
5O reams blue yellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined 0
S dozen cap portfolios
dozen dozen -four, iourSadsa penknives' pearl handles
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, l "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutglass nd-boxes, ! "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing with division for
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
S gross bullion pens
GU cards three-poiDted steel pens
8 gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 lounds of red waters, in cansters
50 pounds OF red wax, eight ten sticks TO the
50 pounds Of red wax twenty sticks to the pound
III pounds Of black wax, twenty sticks TO the
pound
10 pounds of colorcd wax, various colors, in
boxes
"a quart jugs of black ink
90 haf-pnt jugs Of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 80
2OO dozen red tape No 10
pounds Of India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand sif,ers
200 pounds OF black sand.
The articles to be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary Of the 81 nate al Warrington, free of any
'harge for carriage, before the I'd of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
he office of the Secretary of the Senate
sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
5 TO accompany the proposal, and TO be marked with
he name of the proposer. The whole of each arti-
10 snnrised IN The ES'iS irst wa bs .l.eD,sa
,lass at the lowest nrco derps 10 iurursn any such
,eive contract sPice (qtiaIi,y consdered) will re-
LA, aen Tor the same, on executing bond
WI W. ~. " S 'Teties satisfactory to the Score
der forfeiture of twice thJetiorinance thereof I'M
failure, which bond is to be iitlaet price IN case of
said Secretary within ten days altee once oil The
have been accepted. proposals
Proposals must be endorsed, proposals ;,
onery for the Senate and he directed to the secrt
iary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary of the Senate.