The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-19
PROPOSALS FOR STATI )NERY AND
PRINTING.


DEPARTMENT STATE, 4th May, l643.
TN pursuance of the " Act legalizing and making
appropriations for such Deeessa objects as have
been usually included in the general appropriation
bs without authority of law and 10 Tx and provide
for certain incidental expenses Of the Departments
and Offices OF the Government, and for other pur-
poses, approved the Goth August, 1872 sealed pro-
posals viii be received at this Department until
o'clock, p. M the 10th June next, for furnishing
such articles Of stationery NAV be required by IT
for one year from the LIST day Of July next, as emu
merated in the subjoined schedule and estimate Of
quantity but il is to be understood by persons pro-
posing that the Department is to be at liberty to take
either less or greater quantity OF any article than
IS specified, according to its wants during the year
Each article to be Of the best quality and TO be deli
vered without delay, when ordered.
SCHEDULE
PAPER, hand MADE, or LINEN, LAID OR wovE-
reams Folio Post, satin or plain finish, to weigh
when trimmed not less than 49, lbs. per ream, per
ream.
25 reams Fooscap, similar finish, to be when trim
med l3 by l6 inches, aud weigh not less than l6 lbs
per ream, per ream.
25 reams Quarto Post similar finish, TO weigh not
less than 8 lbs. per ream, trimmed, per ream.
~ reams Note paper, similar finish, gilt, per ream
III Do do. plain, do
ENVELOPE PAPER, HANDMADE, SMOOTH.
90 rcams Super royal yellow, per ream.
10 reams Medium, yellow or buff, per ream.
10 reams do white, do.
reams Bottng-psper royal, do.
300 cards Metallic Pens, per dozen cards, Perr,'s,
or such as may be required)
5000 Quills, eOs, per 1000.
5000 do. pens, per 1000.
gross Black-lead Pencils, Monroes per gross.
doz Red-ead Pencils, per doz.
2doz Ivory Folders, inch, per doz.
doz. Red Tape, No. 81, do.
do. do. No. 10, do.
do. do. No. II, do.
do. do. No. IS do.
do. Silk Taste, narrow, do.
do. do. wide, do.
do Pounce Boxes, ivory, do.
do. do. cocoa, do.
do Sand Boxes, do. do.
doz. cut-gass lnkstands, fountain, movable top,
per doz.
doz. wafer stands, cocoa per do.
doz. crasers, Rodgers and Sons, ivory handles,
per doz.
9 doz. penknves, Rodgers s. Sons blades, per
doz.
doz. peuknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades, per
doz. desk knives, Rodgers and Sons. blade
per doz.
doz ink, in quarts, black, Maynard & Noyes,
per doz.
2 doz. Stephens blue, chaugeable, per doz.
ID. waters, red, per ID.
5000 waters for u. s. seal, per 1000.
5000 waters, for Department seal, 1000.
bush. black sand, per bushel.
i b. pounce, per 10.
per ID.
so lbs sealing wax, best superfne, per h.
9 lbs India rubber, prepared, do.
lbs. Irvine, gill net per ID.
20 lbs. do. seine, do,
10 lbs. do. coarse, for packing per 10.
pairs paper shears, Rodgers Sons, inch
blade, per pair.
pairs g. inch blade, per pair.
doz. scissors, per doz.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making ii, and must specify price, and but
enc price, for each and every article contained in
the schedule. Should any articles be required, not
enumerated, they are TO be furnished at the lowest
sa will BE- arn nhasa ~ n e JspS Rlank esSPS
applying for them, aud as, without uniformity there
IN the Department could find it difficult to make a
decision will be taken into consideration uni
substant ally agreeing herewith.
The proposals to be addressed to 1.-THE Depart
ment of State,n AMI endorsed Proposals for Sta
tiouery.n Notice viii be given to the person to
whom the contract may be awarded, who will be re-
qured within five days thereafter TO give bond with
two sufficient suretes for It's due performance.
The Head Of the Department IS in all cases to de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and to reject any article which may
be- in his opinion Of inferior quality, as we'll as TO
annul the contract upon any failure to comply with
the Terms within reasonable time.
! PROPOSALS will also be received during the
same period and subject to the same conditions for
the execution of such printing may be required by
the Department for year from the lst July le43,
consisting Of
900 copies Of the laws resolutions and treaties
of the United States that may be passed ratified at
the s session Of the 2sth Congress- sgreeaby to the
act Of Doth April 1873 stating the price per page for
the 900 copies and per copy for folding and stitch
! ing in blue paper printed covers
500 copies of the Biennial X gster-statng the
price per p1ge for the 500 copies and per copy for
binding in blue morocco.
! Oher book work-stating prices.
For composition per 1000 ems for small plea
do do. BREWER.
For press work and paper per token for royal.
do. do. medium.
BLANKS or WRITING PAPER.
DENY size, folio. per ieam. per quire
! Folio pot, do do
! Fooscap. " do 90
Quarto post, do do
CIRCULARS AND TREATIES ON FooLscp WHITING
4 PAPER.
One page on a sheet, per ream. per quire
i Two pages do do DO
/ Three pages do do 90
-Four pages do do do
CIRCULARS AND TREATIES on aUARTo POST WRIT
i ING PAPER.
Il One page on a sheet, per ream per quire
! Two pages do do do
/ Three pages do do do
-Four pages do do do