The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-21
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.


fosr OFroE DEPARTMENT JUNE 3, 1914.
N compliance with the seventeenth section Of the
act OF Congress "legalizing and making sppropr-
aph ior such necessary objects as have been usually
authority of law, and TO 6x and provide for certain
Incidental expenses Of the Department and Off GERS
Of the Government, and for other purposes" APP
proved Angus, 26 1912 SEALED PRorosALs will be
received at this Department until Z. Nj. Of We'd
nesday, the 18th instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered at any time
between July l. ls44 and June 80, lSi5, (in guam
titles as stated, more or less,) viz
so reams blanks and circulars, Of page,
quarto post paper, per seam
40 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 on foolscap paper, Of
one page, per re,m
10 do do do OF two pages, do do
5 do do do Of three p gees, 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 foolscap, two on
sheet per rsam
do oaths for postmasters, assistants and mail
carriers, on ioolscap, on sheet per ream
do postmasters' commissions, on foio post, two
sheet, per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two on sheet ,croD
ruled, on foolscap, per ream
III do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least % by IT. inches, printed on
both sides, and ruled per ream
10 do post bills, on ioolscap, six on sheet, with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine on sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL sheet, do do do
CThese ST bills will be required ia quantities of
from one ream to twenty, offices may need thcm.)
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 900 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-
to 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 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 il, and must sp city the price, and but
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)
and in case of failure to perform the work, the con-
tractor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeit
specified in the bond, Iiquidated 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 of the contract have been oDpled
wi b, and reserves the power to annul The contract
upon any failure to comply in reasonable time.
C.. A. WICKLIFFE, p. M General