The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-20
PROPOSALS. FOR PRINTiNG

fosT OFFICE DErAKraKsr june 3, 1914.
N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
ACT OF Congress "iegalizing and making appropri-
atoms for such necessary objects been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and to fix and provide for certain
dental expenses Of the Department and officers
Of the Government, and for other purposes, !" APP
proved August 26, 1912 SEALED PKorosALs will be
received at this Department until r. M. Of We'd
nesdsy, the 10Th instant, Tor executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered at any time
between July l, 1874, and June 80, lS45 lin guam
titles as stated, more or less) viz;
so reams blanks and circulars, of one page on
quarto post paper, per ream
40 do do OF two pages, do do
5 do do Of three pages, do do
do do of four pages, do do
10 do blanks and circulars on foolscap paper, Of
one page, per resm
10 do do do of two pages, do do
5 do do do Of three pages, do do
do do do Of four pages, do do
3 do mail contracts, Of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
do do Of four pages, do do
S do postmasters' bonds, on foolscap, two on
sheet, per rssm
S do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on foolscap, on a sheet, per ream
do posmasters' commissions, on foio post, two
a sheet per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two a sheet, cross
ruled, on foolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least % by IT. inches, printed on
both sides, and ruled, per
10 do post bills, on foolscap six on a sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine a sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL sheet, do do do
(These post bills will be required in quantities of
from ream to twenty, as Offices may need them
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 900 ems for composition, and per to-
ken for press work.
Specimens of each kind of blanks may be seen at
the Messengers room in the Department.
Paper will, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment 10 be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand.
The work must be executed in the bestImanner
with new and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed.
la order to uniformity, blank forms for propo
sails will be furnished application to the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making it, and must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement otherwise it will not be considered.
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimony
of the ability Of the bidder to perform the work
Bond with security in twice the estimated amount
of the work to be done, will las the law demands)
be required of the person persons contracting;
and in of failure to perform the work, the
ure specified in the bond as liquida,ed damages, to
be sued for in the name of the United States in any
court having jurisdiction thereof
The head Of the Department will in all cases decide
whether the terms of the contract have been complied
with, and reserves the power TO annu the contract
upon any failure TO comply in reasonable time.
C. A. WICKLIFFE, p. M. General.