The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-22
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orrIcr or rHr srcRrrARr OF rnr SENATE,

offIct on rHE SECRETARY or the SENATE,
May 1, lS43.
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 10 fix and
provide Tor certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
mens and Offices Of the Government, and for other
purposes, approved the Doth of August, lS42 sealed
proposals viii be received at tins Office until three
o'clock on Wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
The following articles Of stationery for the OF the
Senate each article 10 be Of The perg best quality and TO
be approved by The Secretary, viz:
so reams cartridge paper
oo reams White quadruple cap paper, for enyel-
Opes
100 reams white single fiat cap paper, for envel.
20 reams white veum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
60 reams white yeum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 realms blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin fnish faint
lined
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint fined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt plain
SO reams blue velum quarto post paper, satin
tnish gilt plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt plain
SO reams blue yeum quarto post paper, satin
10 realms blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen fJur-bladed pcnknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory hsndic wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders, 9 inches long, and inch
wide
dozen cutglass nkstands, "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutglass sand-boxes, ! "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
S dozen ebony standishes, inches long and 4
inches wide, fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division Tor
waters, and Top for the same, and division
for pens
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
GU cards three-ponted steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handes for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handes for small pens
81 ounds OF red waters, in canistcrs
50 pounds of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pounl
50 pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks to the pound
III pounds OF black wax, twenty sticks TO the
pound
10 pounds of colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
"a quart jugs Of black ink
GO half-pint jugs OF black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 80
200 dozen red tape No Is
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
dozen japanned sand slters
200 pounds Of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary of the S,nae, at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage, on before the ID Of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
the office OF The Secretary of the Senate.
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
IS to accompany the proposal, and TO be marked with
the name of the proposer The whole OF each arti-
Gle specified In the foregoing list will be deemed
class, and the person Offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality consdered) will re-
ceiye contract for the same executing a bond,
with two sureues satisfactory TO the Secre-
tary OF The Senate for the performance thereof
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in OF
failure, which bond is TO be filed IN the Office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, " Proposals for sta
tonery for the SeDale and be directed 10 the Sccrc-
tary Of the Senate at Washington
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.