The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-24
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.
Posr ossIc1 DrrAKrmnsr, june 3, lst

Posr OssIeE DErAKraEsr, june 3, 1914.
compliance with the seventeenth section OF the
act Of Congress "legazing and making appropri-
atoms for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and TO hx and provide for certain
incidental expenses Of the Department and officers
Of the Government, and for other purposes" APP
proved August 70 1912 SEALED PRorosALs will be
received at this Department until p. M. Of We'd
nesday, the 26h instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered at any time
between July l, 1874, aud June 30, ls45, Gin guam
titles as stated, more or less,) viz;
50 reams blanks and circulars, of one page, on
quarto post paper, per ream
~ do do OF two pages, do do
do do OF three pages, do do
do do Of four pages, do do
10 do blanks and circulars foolscap paper, Of
one page, per ream
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
do mail contracts, Of three pages, on folio post
paper, per ream
do do OF four pages, do do
do postmasters' bonds, on fooscap, two
sheet, per rsam
do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mall
carriers, on foolscap on a sheet per ream
do posimasters' commissions, on foo post, two
on a sheet per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two on sheet, cross
ruled, on foolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least % by II. inches, printed on
both sides, and cross ruled per
10 do post bills, on foolscap six on sheet, with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine a sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL on sheet, do do do
(These pist 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 700 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 to be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand
The work must be executed in the bestlmanner
with new and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed
In order to secure 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
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 Gas the law demands)
be required Of the person persons contracting ;
and in of failure to perform the work, the
tractor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeit
ure specified in the bond, liquidated damages to
be sued for in the 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
wrb, and reserves the power TO annui the contract
upon any failure to comply in reasonable time.
G. A. WlCkLIFFE, p. NJ General.