The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-31
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orrlor OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE,
May 4, lS43.
IN PURSUANCE OF the 4" 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
ments and Offices of the Government aud for other
purposes" approved the Goth of August 1912 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 use of the
Senate tast article 10 be Of The gerry best quality and to
be approved by the Secretary, viz:
SO reams cartridge paper
oo reams White quadruple cap paper, for envel-
opes
100 rsams white single fiat cap paper for envel.
20 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
plain
GO reans white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 reams blue veum cap paper, satin flush, plain
~ reams piue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
100 reams white veIlum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
20 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
so reams blue yellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish,
gilt, plain
SO reams blue yellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper satin finish,
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen four-bladed penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
Is dozen black lead pencils
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, plain
& dozen ivory folders, inches long, and inch
wide
dozen cutglass inlstands, IA 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
5 dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
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
gross large barrel steel pens
gross small barrel steel pens
gross bullion pens
co cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
6 dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
so pounds of red waters, in canislers
so pounds of red wax, eight or ten sticks TO the
pouni
SO pounds Of red wax, twenty sticks TO the pound
10 pounds of black wax, twenty sticks 10 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
300 dozen red tape No. -
pounds Of India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
l dozen japanned sand sners
300 pounds of black sand.
The articles are to be delivered al the Office Of the
Secretary of the Senate, al Washington free of any
charge for carriage on before the % of October
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be at
the Office of the Secretary of the Senate
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
Is TO accompany tho proposal, and 10 be marked with
the name Of the proposer. The whole Of each arti-
Gle specified in the foregoing list will be deemed a
class, and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Quality consderod) will re-
ceive contract for the same, on executing bond,
with two suretes satisfactory 10 the Secre-
larry of the Senate for the performance thereof I'M
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
tionery for the Senate and bc directed to the Secre-
tary Vl the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
may 2-w4w Secretary Of the Senate.