The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-22


June 9th, lo43
N compliance with law sealed proposals will be
| L received at the Post Office Department until p.
M of Friday the 3Oth instant for executing the fol-
lowing descriptions of printing when ordered at any
time prior to the ls JULY 1884, Gin quantities sta
| ted, more or less viz:
10 reams blanks and circulars, of page, quar-
! topost paper, per ream.
20 do do of two pages do do.
do do Of three pages do do.
do do of four pages do do.
| 10 do blanks and circulars on foolscap paper Of
page, per ream.
20 90 do of two pages DO do.
D 40 do of three pages do do.
~ do do of four pages do do.
3 do mail contracts of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream.
do do of four pages, do do do.
do postmasters bonds on foolscap do do.
do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on fooscap, per ream.
do postmasters commissions on folio post, two
on Sheet per ream.
10 do post bills, on foolscap, six on sheet, with
signatures, per ream.
IS do nine on a sheet, with
signatures, per ream.
Is do twelves on sheet,
with signatures, per ream.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require per 1000 ems for composition, and per token
for press work.
Specimens of each kind of blanks may be seen at
Paper will in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment to be Teceipted 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, as the
law requires. The Department reserves the right to
prescribe the letter which its printing shall be
ecuted
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms for pro
posals will be furnished, application to the De-
partment. Each proposal must be signed by the in
divlduai or firm making it, and must also specify the
price, and but price, for each and every item in
the foregoing advertisement otherwise it 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 the price of the work done will
be retained until the close of the contract securi
y 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 a 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 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 quire
Royal, full bound in Russia, do
Medium, full bound in calf with Russia bands and
ends, do
Medium, full bound in Russia, do
Demi full bound in calf Russia bands and 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, Russia
backs and corners, do
State the additional price per quire for all the
above, if printed captions.
Reminding books of the above sizes, in calf, with
Russia bands and ends, per qure
Newspapers, half bound, marble paper sides, calf
backs and corners, strongly sewed, per volume
Octave books, interleaved with paper, ient 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
eint 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-
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
corporaed in the contract for binding.