The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING AND
STATIONERY.
Posr OFFioE DErAkrmssr,
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Posr OTroE DEPARTMENT,
June 9th, lei3.
compliance with law, sealed proposals will be
L received at The Post Office Department until D.
m of Friday the Both instant for executing the fol
lowing descriptions OF printing, when ordered AT any
time prior to the LIST July, 1874, (in quantities as sta
ted, more or less,) Wis
ID reams blanks aud circulars Of one page on quar-
ioPost paper, per ream.
% do do of two pages do do.
do do Of three pages do do.
do do Of four pages do do
III do blanks and circulars on ioolscap paper Of
one page, per ream
70 do do OF two pages do do.
do do OF three pages do do
~ do do Of four pages do do.
do mail contracts of three pages on folio post
paper, per rcam.
do do of four pages, do do do.
do postmasers bonds on foolscap do do.
do oaths for postmasters, assistants, aud mail
carriers, on tooscap, per ream.
do Posmasiers commissions, on folio post, two
on sheet per ream.
10 do post bills, on fooscap, six a sheet, with
signatures, per ream.
30 do nine on a sheet, with
signatures, per ream.
10 do twelycs on sheet,
with signatures, per ream.
All book or pamphlet printing the Depar tment may
require per 900 ems for composition and per token
Tor press work.
Specimens Of each kind of blanks may be seen al
the messengers room in the Department.
Paper VIII, IN all cases, be furnished by the De-
partnent to be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer on demand
The work must be executed in the best manner,
and must be done in the City of Washington, the
law requires. The Department the right 10
prescribe the letter which its printing shall be
ecuted
In order to uniformity, blank forms for pro
poaals viii be furnished, on application to the De-
partnicnt Each proposal must be signed by the in.
diydual firm making 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
and ten per cent. on tho price of the work done will
be retained, until the close Of the contract secur
ty for its faithful performance.
The head OF the Department WILL in all cases, de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power To annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
Btank Books and Binding.
same time be received for blank books and binding
Of the following descriptions when ordered at any
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 quirc
Royal, full bound in Russia do
Medium, full bound in calf, with Russia bands and
ends, do
Medium, fun bound in Russia do
Demi, full bound in calf, Russia bands aud ends do
Demi, full bound in Russia, do
Double-cap full bound in calf Russia bands and ends,
do
Double-cap, full bound in Russia do
Foolscap, full bound in Russia, do
Foolscap, half bound marble paper sides, Ru-stl
backs and corners, do
State the additional price per qurc for Oh the
above, If printed captions
Reminding books of The above sizes, in calf, with
Rufsia bands and ends, per quire
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed, per volume
Octave books interleaved with paper, ieint 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
fent lining and ruling in all cases; and will reserve,
till the close of the contract, ten per cent OF the
price of the work done, TO its faithful per-
formancc
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
corporatod in the contract for binding.