The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-06
TREAsusY DEPARTMENT,
25th May, 1874.

TKEAsuaY DEPARTMENT,
25lh May, 1874
- EPABATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery aud for executing the Printing and
Binding OF this Department, during the year ending
June yOth, lSi5, will lie received until O'Clock, Z
M, OF the 26lh day of June next Those uDaccom
panied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability to fulfil
eontrsct will not be considered
The printing must be executed with new and per
feet type and 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 the individual or
hrm making IT, and must specify price, and bat one
price, ior each and every article contained IN The
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated, they to be furnished at the lowest mar
ket price according to quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them and as, without uniiormi
~ therein, the Department would find II difficult 10
make decision, none will be taken into consdera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith.
All the articles TO be furnished and work TO be exc
euied must be of the best quality, aud delivered with
oul delay when ordered, aud TO the satisfaction ID the
head OF the Office for which they are required
The Department reserves to itself the right OF or
deriDg greater OF less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quire.
Bond, with approved security, to be given by the
p.fson or persons contracting and IN case OF fail
10 supply the articles, to perform the work,
the contractor aud hs surees shall De liable for the
forfeiture specified such bond, as hquidaled dam
ages.
The subJoined lists specify, as nearly as can now
be done, the amount quantity and description oil each
oi the kinds Of the articles and work that Will DO
wanted
IL being impractcable to give precise descrip.
OF the and quality Of the various kinds OF
printing bidders referred to the samples in the
different Offices.
STATIONERY.
Writing papers, handmade, of linen, laid or wove,
white OF blue.
reAm royal paper for books
do medium do do
a. fcamS folio post, satin plain finish felnt
lined and trimmed TO wei not less than
II lb- per ream
Isre,ins iooiscsp do do do, ~ lbs. per Ieam
5 Do do plain do do, II BIS do
81 do quarto post, plain, do, u lbs. do
3z5 do quarto post, plain, fein' haed three
~ resms quano pos, plain fem, lined four sides
reams quano post, French feint lined three
| sides, per ream
reams note paper, gilt, per ream
do note paper plain, do
- do copying paper do
2io do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream
ream. envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
10 rsams bloting paper royal, per rsam
l37 dozen cards metallic pens, Onciud'ng. all IN
| use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
! ~ 900 quilts, No. ~, yer thousand
! 1000 quilts, No. 20, do
duu.n ever pointed pencils, silver per dozen
| & dozen ever. pointed silver desk pencils, with
| rosewood handles, per dozen
, dozen eyer-poinied pencils, German silver,
| per dozen
2l0 DOZEN black lead pencils, of all kinds per
/ dozen
| dozen red lead pencils per dozen
10 dozen folders ivory, 9 inch, per dozen
SIS d zen red linen ape, assorted, per dozen
81 dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in
hanks, per d,zen
5 dozen pounce boxes, cocoa, per dozen
| dozen sand boxes, cocoa, do
= dozen sand boxes, tin, do
dozen inkstands, cut glpss recently invented
| fountain, movable tops, per dozen
dozen wafer stands or boxes cocoa or japan
] ned per dorm
II dou.n erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
! dies per dozen
30 DOZEN prnkniyes, Rodgers & Sons blades,
| buckhorn handles, per DOZEN
3 dozen penknives Abbous American, 4 blade,
4 buckasn handles, per dozen
dozen desk knives, Rodgers Som, blade,
ivory handles, pei dozen
dorm wafer Stamps, ivory handles, per d zen
4 dozen wafer stamps hgnum vita handles, per
25 gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
] gallon
$50 bottles iak, black, Maynard x Noyes, in bot.
| ' ties, per quart
Sc quarts ink, red per quart
~ bottles ink black, CooIer & Phillips, or equal,
per quart bottle
l2j bottles ins, blue, stephens, or equal pei
quart bottle
100 boi,les ok, red, Arnold'., or equal, in pint
ho,,les, per bottle
| 100 hotks ink copying IN pints, per bottle
H. 900 waters large red, for Department seal, per
thousand
100 POUNDS waters, common size, red per pound
! 100 DO sealing wax, beet extra superfne scar
let, per pound
80 pou nds sealing wsr, superfne, per pound
pounds sealing way, black, pr pound
- pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
25 packs black sand, per peek
| Ii0 ounces pounoe, per ounce
! ~ sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
~ do drawing paper elephant, per sheet
~ d. tracing paper, largest sim, French, per
sheet
Sd zen India ink best per dozen
II do cames hair pencils per dozen
~ do water colors, per dozen cakes
/ 10 bs. twins, linen, per pound
70 he. inc cotton, Ter pound
! 1000 bindcrs' boards, -. by l0g inches
dozen Office sheus II inches, per dozen
| do office scissors, pr dozen
3 200 pecke envelope II white or yellow paper, Of
the following sirrs, Nz;s3 by 81 inches, per
] hundred
dozrn rules, mahogany, round or nlt, per
duzen
Do, n elastic ren-halle--. Aldcn's per dozen
10 OOO prepared parehmcnts, Enslish, 10 by 10, pr
] one thousand
300 DO DO do, ~ ny ~, per sheet
50 DO do d., p by 26 do
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