The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-03

Posr OsFGcE DEPARTMENT,
JuAG 3, 1874.

Posr OsrIcE DEPARTMENT,
JuNI 3, 1874
N compliance with the seventeenth section Of tn
act OF Congress legalizing and making appropri
ali ms Tor such necessary objects as have been usually
Inc 'uded IN the general appropriation bills withou
authority of law, and to Tx and provide for certain
inc dental expenses Of the Department aud officer
OF re Government and for other purposes ap
prov q August 20 1912 SEALED PnorosALs will b,
recei I'd at this Department until p M. of Wed
nesdav the 26h instant, for executing the follown.
descr1 ions OF Printing, WI en- ordered al any TINT
betwe n July /, 1874, and June 80, lSi5, (in quan
titles as stated, more or less,) viz
50 reams blanks and circulars, of one page, on
quarto post paper, per ream
40 do do of two pages do do
do do OF three pages, do do
do do OF four pages, do do
10 do blanks and circulars on fooscap paper, o.
one page, per reim
III do do do Of two pages, do do
5 do do do Of three ges, do do
do do do of four pages, do do
do mail contracts, of three pages, on folio pos
iaper, per Team
do DO Of four pages, d, do
do posmasters' bonds, on foolscap, two on
sheet, per rsam
s do oatbs for pos,masters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on foolscap, 4 on a sheet, per rean
do p0stmasters' commissions, on loio post, two
30 do monthly mail registers, two on a sheet, cross
ruled, on toolscap, per
~ do mails sent by mail agents. on small royal
paper, at least - by l7s inches, printed on
both sides, and ruled, per ream
10 do post bills on loolscap, six sheet, with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine on sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL on sheet, do do do
(rhese p ST bills will be required in quantities OF
from one Ieam TO twenty, as Offices may need them
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 200 ems for composition and per to-
ken for press work.
Specimens OF each kind Of blanks may be seen at
the Messengers room in the Department.
Paper will, in all cases. be furnished by the De-
parment, to be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand
The work NUT be executed in the best manner,
with new aud perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which its printing shall be executed.
In order to uniformity blank forms for plopc-
sails III be furnished application to the Department.
Each propos al must be signed by the Individual
trim making it, and must sp city the price, and but
one price, for each aud every item The foregoing
otherwise it will not be considered
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimony
Of the ability Of the bidder to perform the work.
Bond with security IN twice the estimated amount
OF the work to be done, will Gas the law demands)
be required Of the person or persons contracting !;
and IN OF failure TO perform the work, the
tractor and his sureles will be liable Tor the forfeit
ure specified in the bond, liquidated damages TO
be sued for in the OF the United States any
court having jurisd CT. on thereof.
The head OF tho Department will in all cases decide
whether the terms of the contract have been compiled
wih, and reserves the power to annul The contract
upon any failure 10 comply IN reasonable time.
G. A. WICKLIFFE,
June } p M General