The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-12
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.
Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT,

JusE g. leii.
N compliance with the seventeenth section of In,
act OF Congress ''lcgalizng and making appropri
atoms Tor such necessary objects as have been usual,
included In The general appropriation bills without
authority oil law, and 10 Tx and provide for certain
inc dental expenses of the Department and officers
OF the Government, and for other purposes APP
proved August 20 1912 SEALED PRoposALs will b,
received at this Department until Z. M. a Wed
nesday, the 26th instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered al any time
between July /, 1874, and June 30 1915, Gin guam.
titles as stated, more or ess,) viz
30 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 foolscap paper OF
one page, per reim
III do do do OF two pages, do do
do DO do Of three pages do do
do DO do Of four pages, do do
do mail contracts, Of three pages, on folio post
paper, per ream
do do OF four pages, do do
do postmasters' bonds, on foolscap, two on q
sheet, per rsam
> do oaths Tor postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on ioolscap, on sheet, per ream
do postmasters commissions, on foo post, two
on sheet, per ream
ruled, on ioolscap, per ream
III 90 mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least % by III inches, printed
both sides, and cross ruled, per resm
10 do post bills, on fooscap, six on a sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine sheet, do do do
100 do do do II on sheet, do do do
(These post bills will be required in quantities of
from one ream to twenty, Offices may need them.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 900 ems for composition and per to-
ken for press work.
Specimens Of each kind of blanks may be seen nj
the Messengers room in the Department
Paper will, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment, TO be recepted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand.
The work must be executed in the best manner
with new and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on which It's printing shall be executed.
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms for propo-
sails will be furnished application to the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
hrm making 1t, and must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item in 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 (as the law demands
be required Of the person persons contrac ting
and in OF a failure to perform the work, the con
tractor and his suretes will be liable Tor the forfeit
ure specified in the bond, as quidaled damages, to
be sued for in the name Of the United States in any
court having jurisdiction thereof
The head OF the Department Will in all eases decide
whether the terms of the contract have been complied
wi b. and reserves the power 10 annul the contract
upon any failure 10 comply IN reasonable lime.
C.. A. WICKLIFFE,
June 3 p. NJ General