The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-05


25lh May, 1874.
- EPAhATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
Binding OF This Department during the year ending
June sob, lS45, will lie received until O'Clock, +
NJ, OF the 2Cih day Of June next Those uDaccom
panied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability TO iulhl
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
WI be furnished by The contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by he individual OF
hrm making II, and must specify price, and bm oit
Prize, Tor each and every article contained m the
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated, they to be furnished at the lowest mar
ket prices, according TO quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them, and as, without uniformi-
~ therein, the Department would find II difficult to
make decision, none will be taken into consdera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith
All the articles to be furnished and work to be exc
cued must be Of the best quality, and delivered with
out delay when ordered and 10 the satisfaction u the
head OF The office for which they are required
The Department reserves to itself the right OF or
dering greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quro.
Bonds with approved security, 10 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 actor aud his suretes shall be liable for The
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liqudated dam
ages.
The subjoned lists specify, as 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.
1t being impractcabe 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 woye,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
do medium do do
IS reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed 10 weigh not less than
II lbs, per ream
llS reams foolscap, do do do, ~ lbs. per Ieam
s do do plain do do, - BIS. do
"a do quarto post, plain, do, 81 lbs do
1926 do quarto post, plain, ieint lined three
sides, per ream
IL reams quar,o post, plain leint lined four sides.
reams quorto post, French, TENT lined three
sides, pei ream
reams note paper, gilt, per ream
do note paper, plain, do
80 do copying paper do
30 do envelope paper yellow or buff, royal,
renms envelope paper, fiat cap, white or blue,
Cer ream
20 reams blcliing paper, royal, per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pens, (noluding. all in
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
30 900 quilts, No. 50, per thousand
1000 quilts, No. 70, do
6 d zen ever pointed pencils, silver per dozen
dozen ever-poin,eJ silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles per dozen
dozen ever-pointed pencils, German silver,
per dozen
2l0 dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds per
dorm
dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders ivory, 9 inch, per dozen
3SS dozen red linen tape assorted, per dozen
Ga dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in
hanks, per dozen
dozen pounce boxes, cocoa, per dozen
dozen sand boxes, cocoa do
2 dozen sand boxes tin, do
: dozen inksiands, cut glass, Iece ntly invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa or japan
ned, per dozen
II dozen erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
dies, per dazen
80 dozen penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades,
buckhorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen penknives, Abbot,'s American, 4 blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
dozen deck knives, Rodgers & Son., blade,
ivory handles, per dozen
3 dorm wafer Stamps, ivory handles per d. zen
dozen wafer stamps lgnum viim handles, per
dozen
% gallon. ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard h Noyes, in bot.
ties per quart
36 quarts ink, red per quart
~ bottles ink, black, Cooper & Phillips, or equal
per quart bottle
rs bottles ink, blue, Stephens, or equal, pei
quart bottle
100 boi'I,s ink, red, Arnold's, or 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 size, red, per pound
100 do sealing wax best extra suPerhne scar
let, per pound
60 pound sealing war, supcrhne per pound
pounds sealing wax, black, pr pound
90 pounds India rubber, prepared per pound
% pecks black sand, per peck
40 ounces pounce, per ounce
~ sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
~ do drawing paper, elephant per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French, per
sheet
d,zen India ink best per dozen
~ do oamel's hair pencils, per dozen
~ do water coljrs, per dozen cakes
1856 lbs. Irvine, linen, per pound
10 lbs ,wine, cotton, Ter pound
1000 binders boards, 6! by l02 inches
dozen office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
1000 pocket envelopes, Of white or yellow paper, Of
the following sizes, va - by 81 inches, per
hundred
dozen rules, mahogany, round or fat, per
dozen
doz~n elastic pen-holje-., Aldrn's per dozen
% 600 prepared parchmcnts En-. hsh, 10 by l6, per
one thousand
I 300 do do do, ~ by IS, per sheet
so do do do, % by %, do
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