The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-30
PROPOSALS. FOR STATIONERY.
OFrIcE Oh riE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,
Nav 1 IS43

May H. 1913
IN PURSUANCE of the Z" Act legalzing 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 certain incidental expenses of the Depart
ments and Offices II the Government, and for other
purposes, approved the Goth OF August, 1912, sealed
proposals will be eceved al tins Office until three
O'Clock ON Wednesday, the 3lst inst, for furnishing
the following articles Of stationery for the Of the
Senate 'as article 10 be Of The pey best qualify and 10
be approved by tic Secretary, viz
SO reams cartridge paper
80 reams white quadruPie cap paper, for envel-
100 reams white single fiat cap paper, for envel.
opes
20 reams Whit vellum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
60 reaus whtevcllum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 reams blue 'ellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue ellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white elum quarto post paper, satin
finish faint ined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
hnish g!,., plain
SO reams blue ycllum quarto post paper, satin
10 reams blue lad quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt plain
SO reams blue ycllum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue lad quaro post paper, satin finish,
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four1laded penkniyes, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivoryhandle wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
dozen ivory folders . inches long and inch
wide
dozen cutglss nkstands, i "a inches square,
with metal tops, foi the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutglas sand boxes, ! "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks III the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and 4
inches wide fitted with cutglass inks and sands,
the same as the foregoing, with division for
waters, and top for the same, and division
for pens
4gross large barrel steel pens
Sgross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
90 cards three-ponted steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
IL dozen pen-tandes for small pens
80 POUNDS Of red waters, in cansters
SO pounds of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pounl
SO 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 alf-pint Jugs Of black ink
20 dozen red tape No. 80
300 dozen red tape No. 10
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
l dozen japanned sand sifters
200 pounds of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered at the office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington free of an,
charge for carriage on or before the I'd of October
next, and will be paid for delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen a
The office of the Secretary of the Senate.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed FOL
is to accompany the proposal and TO be marked witt
the name OF the proposer. The whole of each arti
Gle specified m the foregoing lis, will be deemed
class, and the person offering 10 furnish any sucl
class at the lowest price Equality considered) will
ceiye a contract for the same, executing a bond
with two or more suretes satisfactory TO the Secre
tary OF the Senate for the performance thereof un
der forfeiture of twice the contract price in
failure, which bond is to be filed in the Office Of tn,
said Secretary within ten days after the proposal,
have been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed, {" Proposals for sta
tionery for the Senate and be directed to the Secre
tary of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-wiw Secretary of the Senate.