The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-11

1 TAEAsURf DlrANragSr,
Goth May 1874.
| CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
y Stationery aud for executing the Printing and
Binding Of Ibis Department, during the year ending
june 30lh, l645, will lac received until 3o'elock, II
M, Of the 26th day of June next Those unaecom
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability 10 iuhl
a contract will not be considered.
The printing must be executed with new and per
feet type aud on the best paper used for the different
descriptions required. The paper for the printing
will be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by he individual on
hrm making II, aud must specify price, and bm one
prtce Tor each aud every article contained IN the
schedule Should any articles be required not emu
merated, they are TO be furnished al the lowest mar.
ket prices, according TO quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department TO
persons appl wing for them, and as without uniiormi
ty therein the Department would find IL 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
cuted must be of the best quality and delivered with
cut delay when ordered aud 10 the satisfaction u the
head of the office for which they are required
The Department TO itself the right OF or
derng greater less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, TO be given 10y the
person persons contracting; and in case OF fail
ure TO supply the articles, TO perform the work,
the contractor aud his sureties shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liquidated dam
ages.
The subjoined 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 a precise descrip-
ton Of the and quality Of the various kinds Of
printing bidders are referred to the samples in the
different Offices
STATIONERY.
wrtin papers, hand made, of linen, laid or wose,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
do medium do do
45 ream' folio post satin or plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed 10 weigh not less than
II lbs per ream
lls reams fooI-cap, do do do, l2 lbs. per leam
do do plain do do, II lbs do
"a do quarto post, plan do, 81 lbs. do
325 do quarto post, plain, feint lined three
sides, per ream
IL reans quarto pos, plain ieini lined four sides
g reams quarto post, French, ieint lined three
sIdes, pei ream
Q reams note paper, gilt, per ream
do note paper PLAIN, do
b do copying paper do
2lO do envelope paper yellow or buff, royal,
roans envelope paper, fiat cap, white or blue,
yer ream
20 reams blo''ing paper, royal per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic penr, (includng all IN
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
20 900 quilts, No 80, per thousand
1000 quilts, No 20, do
& d, zon ever pointed pencils, silver, per dozen
6 dozen ever pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
z .lozen -ponted pencils German SILVER
yer dozen
2lO dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds per
dozen
dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory inch, per dozen
3SS dozen red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
81 dozen silk taste assorted colors and widths in
hanks, per dozen
dozen pounce boxes, cocoa, per dozen
3 dozen sand boxes Cocoa do
> dozen sand boxes, tin, do
7 dozen inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, rer dozen
dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa or japan
ned, per dozen
II dozen erasers Rodgers & Sons, ivory han
dies per dozen
30 dozen penknves, Rodgers & Sons, A blades,
buckhorn handles per dozen
2 dozen pcnk hives, Abbott's American, 4 blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
3 dozcn desk knives, Rodgers X Son blade
IVORY handles, pei dozen
Z dozen wafer stamps ivory ha ndles per d,zen
dozen wafer stamps, lgnum vita handles, FER
dozen
25 gallon. ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard y Noyes, IN bot
ties, per quart
80 quarts INK, red per quart
IL bottles ink, black, Cooper & Phillips, or equal
per quart bottle
lbs bottles ink, blue. Stephens, or equal, pei
quart bottle
100 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in pint
bottles per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying IN plnts, per bottle
L., 900 waters, large red for Department seal, per
thousand
100 pounds waters, common size red, per pound
100 do sealing wax, best extra superine scar
let, per pound
go pounds scaling wax, supcrfne, per pound
D pounds scaling wax, black, pr pound
% pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
% pccks 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
Cd zen India ink, best per dozen
- do camcs hair pencils, per dozen
~ do water colors, per dozen cakes
1856 lbs Irvine, linen, per pound
IS lbs. Irvine cotton, per pound
1000 binders boards, g, by lOl inches
2 dozen Office shears, ! inches, per DOZEN
2 do office scissors, per dozen
5000 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow paper, Of
the following sizes, w s. Ivy 81 inches per
hundred
3 dozen rules, mahogany, round or fiat, per
dozen
4 doz. n elastic pen holders, Aldrn's, per dozen
10 600 prepared parchmcnts, En.lsb, 10 by lG, pr
one thousand
300 do do do, ~ 10y ~, per sheet
80 do do do, % by 26, do
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