The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-05
June 3
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
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In compliance with the seventeenth section OF the
l. act OF Congress "l-galIzng and making appropria-
tons for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and 10 fix and provide for CERTAIN
incidental expenses of the Department aud off es
OF the GovrrDmen and for other purposes approved
August -b, 1872, SEALLD PROPOSALS wi be received
at { is Department until O'Clock. p NJ, of We'd
nesday, the 10Th instant, for supp, wing such of h.
following FLANK books and for executing such OF the
following binding the Department may require
during tn year commencing let July, 1914 and end
ing Both June, ls45, VIZ:
Appropriation Legers, qures each, medium
~ ed red and leInt ,uh printed captions, bound
H. calf, spring backs, Russia bands aod ends, anc
leusred per book.
] Journal, 3 quires medium, ruled red and feint
cali, spnng backs, Russia bands and ends letter
cd and numbered, per book.
] Letter Il ok, CURES demi full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and ieint, lettcred and number
cd, pei book.
Dram Books, quires each, double cap ruled RED
and fein', with printed captions, full Russia spring
backs aud lettefed, per book.
Dead Letter registers, 6 qures each, double cap
ruled red and feInt, calf, spring backs, Russr.
bands and ends, wiih printed captions, per book.
Route Registers, 3 qui,es each, medium, ruled
red and ieint, calf spring backs, with Ru.sis
bands and ends, and lellersI per book.
Appendix 10 Route Register. quires each
medium, ruled red and TENT, calf spring backs
wan Russia bands and ends, and leltercd, pei
book.
l Index Book to Route Register, quire., cap
ruled and fent, cali, spring backs Russia bands
and ends and leitered, per book
Journals, quires each d,my, ruled red and
ient, calf spring backs, and letiered, per book.
lndeI Ia Journals, quires each, cap long f,tio
ruled rcd and flint half bound, calf backs and
corners, and letered, per book.
Register for executed contract, quires. medium
ruled red and felnt, with printed o.phons, call
spring back and lejteIed, per book
~ Letter Books, quircs each MEDIUM ruled ~
and flint, calf, spung backs, Russia bond. snd
cnds, with indexes, lettered and numbered, psr
book.
The parer in the above books 10 be Of The very
best quality, nand ~ machine made laid or wove bs
may be preferred
number Of quires ia each any OF the ab,ve books
by allowing pro rata for he additional Taper used
Binding tour Bond Books xix 10 nine quires each
medium, full Russia, spring backs, leltercd on
back add both sides, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio SIX "a
eight qulres each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and ettertd per book.
r. binding and repairing three oil Bond Books
MEDIUM, six to twelve quires each, calf RUSSIA
bands and ends, spring backs, and cuered, per
book.
Half binding sr volu mes newspapers, calf backs
Folding, stitching, and cutting 900 copies PRO
possls, about eleven sheets octave per copy.
Specimens Of the different books now in use may
be seen at the Department
In order to secure uniformity blank forms for pro-
Posas will be furnished application TO the Depart.
ment
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
hrm, making It, and must specify the price, and bu,
one pre~, Tor each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement, otherwise 1t will not be considered
Each bad must he accompanied by ample testino-
mails Of the ability Of the bidder 10 perform the
work
Bond with security in twice the estimated amount
Of the work TO be done will ias tie law demands) he
required OF tie person or persons contracting; and
IN case OF failure TO per the work, the contrac
tor and his suretes will be Liable for the forfeiture
specified IN such bond, liqudaled damages, to be
sued for IN the name Of the Unit States, In any
court having jur sdct on thereof
The head Of the Department will in all css,s, de
eide whether the terms r the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power 10 snnu the
contract upon any failure 10 comply in reasonable
time
c. A. WlCKLJFFE,
june Postmss er General.