The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-26
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
18th Nav. 1874.

TREASURY DErAHrMssr,
25th May, 1874.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
Binding OF this Department. during the year ending
June 3Oth, lS45 will lie received until 3ociock, L.
NJ, Of the 26th day of June next. Those unaccom.
panied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability TO fuih
contract will not be considered
The printing must be executed with new and per
feet type and on the best paper used Tor the different
descriptions required The paper for the printing
will be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by The individual or
firm making it, and must specify price, and bal ono
price, for each and every article contained IN the
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated they TO be furnished al the lowest mar
ket prices, according To quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them, and as, without uniforms
y therein, the Department would find il difficult TO
make decision, none will be taken into considera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith.
All the articles TO be furnished and work to be exc
cuted must be of the best quality aud delivered with
cut delay when ordered and to the satisfaction II the
head Of the office for which they required.
The Department to itself the right OF or
dering greater or less quantity II each aud every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the
person persons contracting; and In case oil ia-
ure to supply the articles, or to perform the work.
the contr actor and his suretes shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, liquidated dam
ages.
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly as can now
be DONE the amount quantity and description OF each
Of the kinds of the articles and work that will be
wanted.
1t being impractcable to give precise descrip.
ton of the nature and quality of the various kinds OF
printing bidders are referred to the samples IN The
different Offices.
STATIONERY
Writing papers, handmade, of linen, laid or woVe,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
do medium do do
As reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined and trimmed TO weigh not less than
llS realms fooscap, do do do, ~ lbs. per Ieam
5 do do plain do do, l2lbs. do
"a do quarto post, plain, do, 81 lbs do
325 do quarto post, plain, feio' laed three
IL reams quarto post, plain, fent lined four sides,
reams quarto post, French, fent lined three
sides, pei ream
reams note paper, gilt, per ream
3 do note paper, plain DO
80 do copying paper do
2lo do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal
reams envelope paper, fiat cap, white or blue,
per ream
20 reams blotling paper, roya per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pens (includlng. all IN
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
| 20 900 quilts, No. 80, per thousand
1000 quilts No. 70, do
dozen ever pointed pencils, silver, per dozen
| 6 dozen ever pointed silver desk pencils, with
| rosewood handles, per dozen
dozen ever-poin,ed pencils, German silver,
per dozen
| 2l0 dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds, per
7 dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory, 9 inch, per dozen
3SS dozen red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
"a dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in
| hanks, per dozen
5 dozen pounce boxes, cocoa, per dozen
| 5 dozen sand boxes, cocoa, do
| 2 dozen sand boxes tin, do
dozen inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
| fountain, movable tops per dozen
| dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa or japan
| ned, per dozen
| IL dozrn erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
dies, per dozen
| 80 dozen penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades
| buckhorn handles, per dozen
dozen penknives, Abbott's American, A blade
| buckorn handles, per dozen
dozen desk knives, Rodgers Som, blade
ivory handles, per dozen
3 dozen wafer stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
! dozen wafer stamps, lgnum vita handles, pei
25 gallons ink, black, Maynard 81 NOyes, pen
| gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in bot
| Ties, per quart
80 quarts ink. red per quart
~ bottles ink black, CooFer Phillips, or equal
| per quart bottle
1876 bottles ink, blue, Stephens, or equal. pr
! quart bottle
100 bottles ink, red, Arnolds, or equal, IN PM
bottles, per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying, in pinis, per bottle
II Ooo waters, large red, for Department seal, pei
thousand
100 pounds waters common size red, per pound
100 do sealing wax, best extra superhne scar
let, per pound
90 pounds sealing wax, superfne, per pound
| pounds sealing wsI black, per pound
| ~ pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
i % pecks black sand per peck
$40 ounces pounce, per ounce
~ sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
- do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French, PEI
sheet
dczen India ink, best, per dozen
IL do csmels hair pencils, per dozen
~ do water colors, per dozen cakes
1876 lbs. Irvine, inen, per pound
20 lbs. tu inc, cotton, per pound
1000 binders boards, &, by l02 inches
2 dozen office shears, II inches, per dozen
2 do office scissors per dozen
5000 pocket envelopes, of white OF yellow paper o
the following sizes, viz q by 81 inches, pc
hundred
dozen rules, mahogany, round fiat, pe
dozen
4 dozen elastic pen-holde--, Aldens, per dozen
10 600 prepared parchmcnts, English, 10 by 10, pc
one thousand
300 do do do IL by ~, per sheet
80 do do do, % by 20, do