The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-10
PROPOSALS foR PRINTING.
Posr OFFICE DGrAnrAIsr,
yusl 8, 1914.

yusI 3, 1914
N compliance with the seventeenth section OF the
act OF Congress "legalizing and making appropri-
atoms Tor such necessary objects have been usually
Included In the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and To hx and provide for certain
inc dental expenses of the Department and Off GERS
Of the Government. aud for other purposes" APP
proved August &c, 1912; SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received al this Department until L. Nj. Of We'd
nesday, the 26th instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing when ordered at any time
between July /, 1874, and June 80, ls45, Gin guam
titles 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
do do OF three pages, do do
- do OF four pages, do do
III 10 blanks aud circulars fooIscap paper, Of
one page, per reim
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 ioolscap, two on
sheet, per rsam
5 do oaths for pos,masters, assistants, and mall
carriers, on foolscap, on sheet, per ream
do postmasters commissions, loio post, two
on sheet, per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two on sheet cross
ruled on ioolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least % by IL. inches printed on
both sides, and cross ruled, per ream
10 do post bills, on iooscap, six a sheet, with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL a sheet, do do do
These post bills will be required in quantities OF
from one 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 at
the Messengers room in the Department
Paper WILL in all cases. be furnished by the De-
partment, to be recepted for aud accounted for by
the printer, on demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner,
with new and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter which its printing shall be executed.
In 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, aud must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item in the foregoing
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 or persons contracting
and in Of failure to perform the work, the
tractor and his suretes will be liable Tor the forfeit
ure specified in the bond liquidatcd damages, to
be sued for in the name OF the United States In any
court having jursd ict0n 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 annul the contract
upon any failure to comply IN a reasonable time.
c. A. WICKLIFFE,
June II. NJ General