The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-19
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BIN DING.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
JuCe Sd, 1914.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Juae Sd, 1914.
T n compliance with the seventeenth section OF The
i act OF Congress "legslzng and making appropria-
ons for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and to fix and provide for certain
incilental expenses of the Department and Offices
of The Governme nv and for other purposes approved
August %, 1912 SEALLp PRoPosALs wi be received
at is Department until O'Clock p. NJ, of We'd
nesdsy, the Both instant, for supplying such Of he
following blank books, and for executing such Of the
following binding, as the Depai tment may requne
during the year commencing lt July, lS44, and end
~ Both June, 1915, viz:
Appropriation Legers, 6 CURES each, medium,
III cd red and fein, ,uh printed captions, bound
Ia calf, spring backs, Russia bands aud ends, and
ietiefed, per book.
l journal, quires medium, ruled red and feint,
calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends, letter.
ed and numbered, per book.
| Letter b ok, quTes demi, full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and feint le,teIed and number
cd, pei book.
Draft Books, qu'res each, double cap, ruled red
and fein', with printed captions full Russia spring
backs and letereJ, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, quires each, double cap,
ruled red and ieint calf, spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book
Route Registers qui'es each, medium, ruled
rcd and feni calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends. and l-tered, per book.
medium, ruled red and lent, calf, spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and let,ered per
book.
Index Book Route Registers, quires, cap.
ruled and ieint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands
| and ends, and le'tered, per book.
| Journals, quires each, DENY, ruled red and
| tent calf sprng backs, and ettered, per book.
Index TO Journals, quires EACH cap, long folio,
ruled red and feint half bound, calf backs and
corners, and leltered, per book.
Register for executed contracts, quirca, medium,
ruled red and fent with printed captions, calf
spring backs, and letered, per book
| - Letter Books, quircs each medium, ruled rel
ard flint, calf, spIng backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, ietered and numbered, per
book.
The paper in the above books to be Of the very
best quality, hand OF machine made, laid wove,
may be preferred.
| The Department retains the right to increase the
number Of quires In each any of the above books
| by allowing pro rata for the additional paper used.
| Binding tour Bond Books SIX to nine quires each,
medium, full Russia, spring backs, iettered on
back and both rides, per book.
| Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio, SIX 20
eight quires each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and ottereJ, per book.
R'binding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX 10 twelve quires each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spring backs, and Ieueted, per
Half binding Fix volumes newspapers, calf backs
and ends Ter vol.
Folding, stitching and cutting JUN copies Pro
posals, about eleven sheets octave, per copy
Specimens Of the different books now In use may
be 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
firm, making IT, and must sIecfy the price, and but
one price, for each and every item In the foregoing
advertisement otherwise II viii not be considered
Each biJ must be accompanied by ample testino-
nias Of the ability Of the bidder to perform tho
work
Bond with security IN twice the estimated amount
Of the work TO be done will IA the law demsnds) be
required Of tie person persons contracting and
in case Of failure to per orm the work, the conlrac-
tor and his sureties will be liable foe the forfeiture
specified in such bond, liquidsted damages, to be
.ued for in the name Of the UnIt,d States, IN any
court having jur sdlcton thereof.
The he1d Of the Department will, in all oas's, de-
eide whether the terms e the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power TO annu Che
contract upon any failure to comply IN reasonable
time.
| G.. A. WtCkLIFFE,
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