The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BIN DING.
June 3
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


June 3d. 1874.
T N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
L act OF Congress "iegalizng and making appropria-
tons for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and TO fix and provide for certain
Incidental expenses OF the Department and offices
of the Goyernme nt and for other purposes app
August 20, lsi2, SEALLp Proposals will be received
at T. Is Department until O'Clock p. NJ, Of We'd
nesday the 26tb instant, for suppl wing such Of the
following blank books and for executing such of the
following binding, as the Depai tmeLt may sfequiIe
during the year commencing let July, 1874 and end
ing 3Oth June, lSi5, viz:
Appropriation Legers, qures each, medium,
rued red and eint, piua printed captions, bound
in calf spring backs, RUSSIA bands and ends, and
letlered, per book.
| journal, YuiIes medium, led red and feint
calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends, letter
ed and Numbered, per book.
! Letter Book 6quires deml, full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and ieinl, leitered and uumbe Z
ed, pei book
DRAFT Books, qures each, double cap, ruled red
and fein with printed captions, foil Russia, spring
backs and ettcred, per book
Dead Letter Registers, quires each, double cap,
ruled red and ielnt, calf spring backs, RUSSO
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book
Route Registers, 5qufes each, medium, ruled
red and ieint, calf, spring backs with Russia
bands and ends, and eitered, per book.
Appendix TO Route Registers, qures each,
medium, ruled red and TENT, calf spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and letered, per
book.
Index Book to Route Registers, quires cap,
ruled and feint calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and lettered, per book.
Journals, quires each denny, ruled red and
felnt, calf, spung backs, and lettered per book.
Index to Journals, quires each, cap, long folio,
ruled red and feint, half bound, calf backs and
corners, and letiered, per book
I A r
ruled FED and felnt, with printed captions, calf
spring backs, and leltered, per book
IL Letter Books, quires EACH medium, ruled red
and flint calf, ,pling backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, leitered and numbered, per
book
The paper in the above books to be the very
best quality hand machine made, laid or woye,
may be preferred.
The Department retains TIE right 10 increase the
number Of qures In each or any Of the above books
by allowing pro rdid for the additional paper used
Binding four Bond Books six TO nine quifcs each,
medium, full Russia, spring backs, let,ercd on
back aud both sides, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio, sN 10
eigh, qures each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and Iettcr,d per book.
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX to twelve quires each, calf Russia
bands and ends, spring backs, and etered, per
book.
Half binding sir volumes newspapers, calf backs
and ends, per vol
Folding, Stitching and cutting 5000 copies "Pro-
posals," about eleven sheets octave, per copy.
Specimens Of the different books now in use may
be at the Department
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms Tor pro-
posals will be furnished application TO the Depart
mont.
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 testimo-
mails 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 (as the law demands) be
required Of the person persons contractingj and
in case Of failure to perform the work, the conrac
tor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, as quldacd damages to be
sued for in the name Of the United States, IN any
court having jur sdIction thereof.
The head OF the Department will, in all cases. de
eide whether the terms II the contract have been
complied with, and the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time
G. A. WICkLIFFE
June Postmaster General