The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-22
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.

PosT OrrIoE DEPARTMENT, June I'd, 1874.
I \ compliance with the seventeenth section of the
i act OF Congress 'legaz ng and making appropria-
ions for ouch necessary Objects have been usually
included III the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and To Tx and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department snd Offices
of the Government and for other purposes,' approved
August 20, 1872 SEhLLp PRoPos.Ls wi be received
at Il is Department untIi O'clock Z. NJ of Wed
nesdey, the Both instant, for supply ing such Of The
following llnk DO ks and for executing such OF the
following binding, as the Depal tment may require
during The year commencing LEI July, 1874, and end
ng Both june, 1915, viz:
Appropriation Legers 6 qurrs each, medium,
III cd red and leiul ,oih printed captions, bound
ia calf spung backs, RUSSIA bands aud ends, and
letieTed, per book.
! Journal, guiIes medium III ed red and fent
calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends, letter
cd aud Numbered, par book.
| Letter b Ok quues demi, full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and feinl, lcttcled and number
ed pei book.
Draf, Books, quircs each, double cap ruled red
and fcn with printed captions, fuil Russa, spring
backs and lcuerrJ, per book
Dead Letter Registers, quires each, double ca D.
ruled red and feint, calf, spring backs Russu,
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book
ROue Registers, quifes each, medium ruled
red and TENT, calf, spring backs, With Russia
bands and ends and letiered, per book.
Appendix II Route Registers, quires ench,
medium, ruled red and TENT, calf spring backs
VIII Russia bands and ends, and lettered, per
book. 20
Index Book 10 Route Registers, quires cap.
ruled and feinr, calf, sprilg backs Russia bands
aud ends, aud leltered per book.
Journals, quires each, deny, ruled red and
feiot, calf spring backs, and lrttercd, per book.
Index To- Journals, quires each, cap, long folio
ruled red and ftnt half bound calf backs and
corners, and le,tered, per book.
Register for'x ed contract, quircs medium.
ruled rcd and fenl, with printed captions, calf
spring back, and lc tered, per book
~ Letter Books, quircs each, uedium ruled rel
ard Gint, calf, spling backs, Russia bands aud
cids, with indexes, loeroJ and numbered per
The paper in the above books to be OF the very
best quality, hand n machine made laid or voye az
may be PREFERRED.
The Del aument retains tie right to increase the
number Of quires in each any of the above books
by allowing pro rata for The additional paper used.
Binding iour Bond Books six 10 nine qures each
medium, fu Russia, spring b.cks leltereJ on
back AID both sidc-, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio sx TO
eight quires each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and Ietiersd, per book.
binding aud repairing three oil Bond Books
medium, sN to twelve quIres each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spring backs, and lct,ered, per
box.
Half binding SIX volumes newspapers, calf backs
Folding, stitching and cutting 5000 copies PRO
posals, about coven sheets octave, per copy
Specimens of the different books now in use may
be zen at the Department
10 order to uniformity, blank forms for pro-
posaIs will be furnished application to the Depart.
ment
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
firm making IT, and must 5, cciiy the price, and bu,
one price, for osch and every item in tho foregoing
advertisement, otherwise 1t will not be considered
Each bad must he accompanied by ample tcst,no-
nials OF the ability Of the bidder TO perform the
work
Bond with security in twice the es'instod amount
OF the work 10 be dom will IA the law domsnds) be
required Of tie person persons contracting; and
IN case OF failure TO perform the work, the conirsc
tor and his suretes will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, liquidated damages, To be
sued for IN the name Of the Unite States, in any
court having jur sd,ct on thereof.
The head OF the Department will, IN all cases, de.
eide whether the terms 4 tho contract have been
complied with, and the power to snnul the
con,rse, upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
G. A. WICKLIFFE,
jussa Postmaster General.