The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-25
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY,
OFFicE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,

IN PURSUANCE of the " Act legalizing and ma
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropra-
ton 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 Goth Of August 1872 sealed
proposals will be received at this Office until three
o'clock on Wednesday the 3lst inst, for furnishing
the following articles of stationery for the use OF The
Senate each article 10 be Of The pery best quality, aud "a
be approved by the Secretary, viz:
SO reams cartridge paper
50 reams white quadruPle cap paper, Tor enVei-
opes
100 reams white single fiat cap paper, for envel'
opes
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish
60 reams white vellum cap paper satin finish
faint lined
~ realms blue yelum cap paper satin hnish, PLAIN
~ reams blue yellum cap paper, satin hnlsh' FAINT
lined
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
fnsh gilt, plain
SO reams blue velum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish
gilt plain
SO reams blue vellum quar,o post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-tladed penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
2 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
dozen cutglass sand-boxes, | ga inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
S dozen ebony standishes, inches long and
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same the foregoing with division Tor
waters, and top for the same, and DIVISION
for pens
4 gross large barrel steel pens
8 gross small barrel steel pens
S gross bullion pens
GO cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
50 ounds of red waters in canlslers
50 pounds Of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pounl
so pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks TO The
pound
10 pounds of colored wax, various colors. in
boxes
~ quart Jugs oil black INK
90 half-pnt jugs of black ink
30 dozen red tape No. 80
300 dozen red tape No. 10
2 pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
10 dozen japsnned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand siiters
300 pounds of black sand
The articles are To be delivered at the Office OF The
Secretary Of the Senate, at Washington, free OF any
charge for carriage, before the 2d OF October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens OF the articles required may be seen al
the Office Of the Secretary of the Senate.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed loi
is accompany the proposal and TO be marked viii
tho Of the propu,or Tho whole OF oooh arti
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person offering TO furnish any sucl
class at the lowest price Quality consdered) will re
ceve a contract for the same, on executing bond
with two or more sureues satisfactory 10 the Sccrc
tary Of the Senate, for the performance thereof un
der forfeiture of twice the contract price IN case
failure, which boud is to be filed IN the office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed 4" Proposals Cor sta
tonery for the Senate and be directed TO the Secrc
tary Of the Senate at Washington
ASBURI DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.