The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-11
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
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OFrcE or rHE SECRETARY OF rHE SEEArE,
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IN PURSUANCE Of the " Act legalizing aud ma.
king appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included ia the general appropra-
ton bills without authority Of law, and To Tx aud
provide for certain incidental expenses Of the Depart
ments and Offices of the Government and for other
purposes approved the Goth Of .gust 1912 sealed
proposals will be received at tins Office until three
o'clock on "Wednesday, the 3lst inst for furnishing
Tie following articles of stationery for the use OF the
Senate each article 70 be Of the pery best quality and
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
opes
20 reams white yellum cap paper, satin finish,
60 reans white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined
20 reSms blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain
~ reams blue vellum cap paper, satin finish, faint
lined
100 reams white vellum quarto post paper, satin
hnish faint lined
20 reams white. vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, gilt, plain
SO reams blue vellum quarto post paper, satin
6nish gilt plain
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish
gilt plain
80 reams blue yellum quarto post paper satin
fnsh faint lined
10 reams blue laid quarto post paper, satin finish
faint lined
dozen cap portfolios
dozen iour-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 inkstands, | "a inches square,
with metal tops, fol- the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen cutgIass sand boxes, / "a inches square,
with metal tops, for the desks in the Senate
Chamber
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
inches wide, fitted with cutgIass 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
60 cards three-pointed steel pens
gross other small steel pens
dozen pen-handles for barrel pens
II dozen pen-handles for small pens
So POUNDS OF red waters, in canslers
80 pounds OF red wax, eight or ten sticks to the
pound
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
"a quart jugs Of black ink
GO hali-pint jugs of black ink
30 dozen red tape No. 30
200 dozen red tape No. Is
pounds of India rubber, 40 pieces TO the pound
10 dozen japanned wafer boxes
l dozen japanned sand siiters
200 pounds of black sand.
The articles to be delivered at the office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage on or before the I'd 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
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
IS to accompany the proposal, and to be marked with
he name of the proposer The whole of each art-
lie 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
,eive contract for the same, executing bond
with two more suretes satisfactory to the Secre-
AIRY of the Senate, for the performance thereof
Ter 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 4" Proposals for sta
onery for the Senate" and be directed the Secre
AIRY Of the Senate at Washington
ASBURY DICKENS,
NAV 2-W4w Secretary of the Senate.