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

Treasury DEPAKrassr,
25th May, 1874.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
binding Of this Department, during the year ending
june 30th, lS45, will lao received until O'Clock, Il
NJ, OF the Goth day Of June next. Those unaccom
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability TO fuh
a contract 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 OF
firm making IL, and must specify price, and b,t
price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any Articles be required not emu
merated they to DO furnished at the lowest
ket prices, according to quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department 10
persons apply ing for them, and without uniiormi-
~ therein, the Department would find it 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
cuted must be of the best quality and delivered with
out delay when ordered and to the satisfaction u the
head Of the office for which they required.
The Department reserves to itself the right OF Or
deriDg greater less quantity II each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, TO be given by the
person persons contracting; and in case of fail
to supply the articles, TO perform the work,
the contr and his sureties shall be liable for The
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liqudaled dam
ages
The subioined 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 impractcable to give precise descrip-
ton Of the nature and quality Of the various kinds Of
printing, bidders referred to the samples in the
different Offices
TInNEPV
Writing papers, hand made of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
do medium do do
As reams folio post satin plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed to weigh not less than
llS re ams fool.csp, do do do, 12 lbs. per ream
S do do plain do do, IL BIS. do
81 do quarto post plain, do, 81 lbs. do
325 do quarto post, plain, telnt lined three
IL reams auaro post, plain, feint lined four sides,
reams quarto post, French, feint lined three
sides, pei ream
. Ieams note paper, gilt, per ream
3 do note paper, plain, DO
80 do copying paper DO
2lO do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
7 reaus envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
PER ream
30 realms bloting paper, royal, per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pens, Including. all in
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
20 900 quilts, No. 80, PER thousand
1000 quilts, No. 70, do
6 d, zen ever pointed pencils, silver per dozen
6 dozen ver-pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
dozen ever-poined pencils, German SILVER,
per dozen
30 dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds, per
7 dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory inch, per dozen
1888 dozen red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
"a dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in
hanks, per dozen
5 dozen pounce boxes cocoa per dozen
) dozen sand boxes, cocoa, do
2 dozen sand boxes, tin, do
dozen inks,ands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
4 dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa or japan
ned per dozen
IL dozen erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
dies, per dozen
30 dozen penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades,
buckhorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen penk knives, Abbo,t's American A blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen desk knives, Rodgers Il Som, blade,
ivory handles, per dozen
3 dozen wafer stamps, ivory handles per dozen
dozen wafer stamps, gnum vita handles, per
dozen
70 gallons INK, olackI "ayhfu u Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in bot.
ties, per quart
SO quarts ink, red per quart
~ bottles ink black, Coorer & Phillips, or equal
per quart bottle
l25 bottles ink, blue, Stephens, equal pei
quart bottle
100 bottles ink, red, Arnod's or equal, in pint,
bottles, per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying, in pinis, per bottle
II, 900 waters, large red for Department seal, per
thousand
100 do sealing wax, best extra superfine scar
let, per pound
60 pounds scaling wax, superhne, per pound
pounds sealing wax, black pei pound
~ pounds India rubber prepared, per pound
25 pecks black sand, per peck
40 ounces pounce, per ounce
IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
10 do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French per
sheet
G d rem India ink, best, per dozen
~ do csmel's hair pencils, per dozen
IL do water colors, per dozen cakes
1876 lbs. Irvine, linen, per pound
IS lbs. Irvine, cotton, per pound
1000 binders boards, .. by lOs inches
= dozen Office shears, II inches, per dozen
2 do office scissors per dozen
600 pocket envelope of white or yellow paper, oil
the following sizes, VIZ 81 by 81 inches, per
hundred
3 dozen rules, mahogany, round or fat, per
doz>n
4 dozen elastic pen-holde:s, Aldens per dozen
10 900 prepared psrchmcnts, FL. lush, 10 by 10, per
one thousand
200 do do do, - by 49, per sheet
so DO do do, % by 26, do