The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-25
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June Sd, 1874
TN compliance with the seventeenth section of the
l. act OF Congress "Iegallzng and making appropra-
tons for such necessary objects have been usually
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department and Offices
of the Government and for other PURPOSES approved
August 26 1912 SEALLD Proposals wi be received
at ills Department until O'Clock, p. NJ, of Wed
nesday, the 26th instant for supplying such Of The
following blank books and for executing such of the
following binding, as the Department may require
during the year commencing LIST July, 1874, and end
ing Both June, lSi5, viz
3 Appropriation Legers quires each, medium,
rued red and fent, ,oih printed captions, bound
Ia calf, spring backs, Russa bands and ends, and
Ietsred, per book.
Journal, qures medium ruled red and feint,
calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends, letter
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter BOX, Qulres demi, full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and ieinl, leltcIed and number
ed, per book.
2 Draft Books, 6 quires each double cap, ruled red
and ieini with printed eaptions full Russia spring
backs and lettered, per book
Dead Letter Registers quircs each, double cap
ruled red and feint, calf spring backs, Russlu
bands and ends, with printed captions per book.
Route Registers quires each, medium, ruled
red and fent calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends, and lettered per book.
Appendix to Route Registers, quires each
medium ruled red and fent, calf, spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and letlered, per
book.
Index Book to Route Registers, 6 qures, cap
ruled and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and letered, per book.
Journals, CURES each, deny, ruled red and
feint cali, spring backs and lettered, per book
2 Index to Journals, quires each, CAP long folio
ruled red and feint, half bound, calf backs and
corners and eltered, per book
Register for executed contracts, quires, medium,
ruled red and feIni, with printed captions, calf
spring backs, and lelteted per book
IL Letter Books quires each, medium, ruled REL
a1d flint, calf spling backs Russia bands and
eDds, with indexes, oltereJ and numbered, per
book.
The paver in the above books to be of the very
best quality, hand or machine made laid or vove as
may be preferred
The Department retains u right TO increase the
humber Of qulres in each any OF the above books
by allowing pro rata for the additional paper used.
Binding four Bond Books six TO nine quires each,
medium, foil Russia, spring backs, letterej on
back and both sides per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio, SIX 10
eight quires each, calf, spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and lcttertd, per book
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX to twelve quires each, calf Russia
bands and ends, spring backs and le,tered per
book
Half binding liz volumes newspapers, calf backs
Folding, stitching, and cutting 5000 copies PRO
posals," 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, OF
firm, making IT, and mus, specify the price, and bu
one price, Tor each and every item in the foregoin,
advertisement, otherwise il will not be considered
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimo
mails Of the ability Of the bidder to perform tn,
work
Bond with security in twice the estimated amour
OF the work to be done, will (as the law demands) b,
required OF tie person or persons contracting ant
IN case OF failure TO perform the work, the contrac
tor and his suretes will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liquidated damages, to b.
sued for in the name Of the United States, in an,
court having jur sdct on thereof
| The head of the Department will in all cases, de
eide whether the terms Of the contract have bee
complied with, and reserves the power to annul tn
contrsc, upon any failure to comply in a REASONABLE
time.
| G. A. WICKLIFFE
! june Postmaster General