The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-24
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
25th MAY, 1874.


TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
25th May, 1874.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
Binding Of This Department, during the year ending
June 30th l645 will lie received until O'Clock, u
NJ, OF the Doth day of June next Those unaccom-
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability To fulfil
| 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 or
firm making II, and must specify price, and but
price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any articles be required not
merated they to be furnished at the lowest
ket prices, according to quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them, and as without nntormi-
ty therein, the Department would find il difficult TO
make decision, none will be taken into considera-
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 II the
head of the office for which they are required.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of Or
dermg greater or less quantity # each and every
article contracted for, the public service may
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the
person persons contracting and ~ case OF fall
ure to supply the articles, to perform the work,
the contractor and his surees shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond as quidated dam
ages
The subjoined lists specify as nearly can now
be DONE the amount quantity and description of each
Of the kinds of the articles and work that will be
wanted.
II being impractcabe to give precise descrip-
ton of the nature aud quality OF the various kinds OF
printing, bidders are referred to the samples in the
different Offices
STATIONERY.
Writing papers, ndmade, of linen, laid or wove,
white blue.
| royal paper for books
do medium do do
As reams folio post, satin or plain finish, fent
lined, and trimmed 10 weigh not less than
IL lbs, per ream
lls reams fooIscap, do do do, 10 lbs. per ieam
do do plain do do, Tbs do
"a do quarto post, plain, do, 81 lbs. do
1926 do quarto post, plain, feint hned three
sides, per ream
I2reams quarto post, plain, eint lined four sides,
reams quarto post French feint lined three
sides, pei ream
9 reams note paper, gilt per ream
3 do note paper, plain, do
38 do copying paper do
2lO do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
reams envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
per ream
20 reams blot'ing 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
dozen ever-pointed pencils silver, pei dozen
6 dozen ever-ponted silver desk pencils with
rosewood handles, per dozen
3 dozen ver-poin,ed pencils, German silver,
per 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
"a dozen silk taste assorted colors and widths, in
hanks, per dozen
dozen popnce boxes, cocoa, per dozen
5 dozen sand boxes cocoa do
2 dozen sand boxes, tin, do
dozen inks,ands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per 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, 4 blades,
buckhorn handles per dozen
3 DOZEN penk hives, Abbott's American, 4 blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen desk knives, Rodgers & Son., blade,
IVORY handles, per dozen
3 dozen wafer Stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
dozen wafer stamps, hgnum vita handles, per
dulcn
25 gallons ink, black, Maynard Il Noye., per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard x Noyes, IN bot
ties, per quart
30 quarts ink, red per quart
IL bottles ink, black, Cooper & Phillips, or equal
per quart bottle
1875 bottles ink, blue, Stephens, equal, pei
quart bottle
100 bottles lnk, red, Arnold's, or equal, in pin,
bottles per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying in pin,s, per bottle
II, 900 waters large red for Department seal, per
thousand
100 pounds waters, common size, red, per pound
100 do sealing wax, best extra suPerfne scar
let per pound
go pounds sealing wax, superfne perpound
pounds scaling way, black, pr pound
~ pounds India rubber, prepared per pound
25 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
6 dozen India ink, best per dozen
~ do cames hair pencils, per dozen
IL do water coors, per dozen cakes
l35 lbs. iwne, linen, per pound
20 lbs Irvine cotton, per pound
1000 binders boards g, by i02 inches
, dozen office shears, 1 inches, per dozen
, do ofiiee scissors, per dozen
5ON pocket envelopes, OF Wbte or yeHoW paper OF
the following sizes, viz - by 81 inches, per
hundred
dozen rules, mahogany, round or fiat, per
dozen
dozen elastic pen-hode-s Aden's, per dozen
10 900 prepared parchmonts, En.lsh, 10 by 10, per
one thousand
900 do DO DO, 10 by ~, per sheet
80 10 do do, % by 26, do
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