The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-27
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT,
25lh May, 1874.

25lh May, 1874.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
Binding Of this Department, during the year ending
june 3Oh, lS45, will le received until 3o'ciock, p.
M, Of the Goth day of June next Those unaccom.
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability TO fulfil
a contract will not be considered.
The printing must be executed with new and per-
feet type, and the best paper used for the different
descriptions required. The paper for the printing
Will be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
hrm making II, and must specify price, and but
price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated, they TO be furnished at the lowest
ket prices, according to quail Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished AT Department TO
persons applying for them, and as without unformi-
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
out delay when ordered and to the satisfaction a the
head OF the office for which they are required.
The Department 10 itself the right Of or
dering greater less quantity If each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, TO be given by the
person or persons contracting; and in case OF fail
ure TO supply the articles, or to perform the work,
the contr and his suretes shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liquidated dam
ages.
The subjoined lists specify, 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.
II being impracticable 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, hand made of linen, laid or woSe,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
do medium do do
40 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed TO weigh no, less than
II lbs, per ream
5 do do plain do do, ~ lbs. do
"a do quarto post, plain, do, 81 lbs. do
325 do quarto post, plain, felnt liaed three
sides, per ream
~ reams quaro post, plain feint lined four sides,
reams quarto post, French, fem, lined three
sides, pei ream
Q reams note paper, gilt, per ream
do note paper, plain, do
80 do copying paper DO
2l0 do envelope paper, yellow or bull royal
7 Ieams envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
20 realms blouing paper, royal, per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pen-, (ncluding. all IN
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
20, 600 quilts, No. 80, Ier thousand
1900 quilts, No. 70, do
6 dozen ever pointed pencs, silver, per dozen
6 dozen ever pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
dozen ever-poinied pencils German silver,
2l0 dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds, per
dozen
dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory, 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
= dozen sand boxes, tin, do
: dozen inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain movable tops, per dozen
4 dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa or japan
ned, per dozen
II dozen crasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han
dies, per dezeD
30 dozen penknves, Rodgers Sons, 4 blades,
buckhorn handles per dozen
dozen penknives Abbotts American, 4 blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen desk knives, Rodgers q Som, blade,
ivory handles, pei dozen
3 dozen wafer Stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
4 dozen wafer stamps, lignum vita handles, per
% gallon. ink, black, Maynard 81 Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in bot
ties, per quart
80 quarts ink, red per quart
II bottles ink black, Cooper & Phillips, or equal
per quart bottle
I25 bottles ink, blue, stephens, equal, PEI
quart bottle
100 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, OF equal, in pint
bottles, per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying in pints, per bottle
1000 waters, large red for Department seal, per
thousand
100 pounds waters, common sine, red, per pound
100 do sealing wax, best extra superfioe scar
let, per pound
60 pounds sealing wax, superfne per pound
pounds sealing war, black, pei pound
% pounds India rubber, prepared per pound
% pecks black sand, per peck
I40 ounces pouoce, per ounce
- sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
~ do drawing paper elephant per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French, per
sheet
6 dozen India ink, best per dozen
~ do camels hair pencils, per dozen
IL do water coprs, per dozen cakes
1856 lbs Irvine, linen, per pound
70 los. Irvine, cotton, per pound
1000 binders boards, &. by lO2 inches
2 dozen Office shears, | inches per dozen
2 do office scissors, per dozen
900 pocket envelopes, Of white or yellow paper, Of
the following sizes, viz 81 by 81 inches, per
hundred
dozen
a dozen elastic pen holder, Ahen's, per dozen
10 600 prepared parcbmoots, English 10 by 10, per
one thousand
300 do DO do, ~ by IS, per sheet
80 do do do, 20 by &C. do
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