The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-15
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.
POsT OrFICE DEPARrnEsr,

JUN 3, 1914.
( compliance with the seventeenth section Of III,
uct OF Congress "legsIizing and making appropri
atoms Tor such necessary objects have been usual,
included IN the general appropriation bills withou
authority OF law, and TO fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department, aud oiiicen
Of the Government, and for other purposes - an
proved August 20, 1912 SEALED PRorosALs will 5,
received at this Department until p. M. of Wed
nesday the 10Th instant, for executing the folowing
descriptions of Printing, when ordered al any time
between July |, 1884, and June 80, l845, lin guam.
titles as stated, more or less,) viz
80 reams blanks and circulars, of one page, on
quarto post paper, per ream
Az DO do Of two pages, do do
do do oil three pages, do do
do do OF four pages do do
III do blanks and circulars on fooscsp paper, OF
one page, per ream
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 a
sheet, per
do oaths for posiniasters, assistants and mail
carriers, on foolscap, 4 on a sheet, per ream
do postmasters' commissions, on foio post two
on sheet, per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two a sheet cross
ruled, on foolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents. on small royal
paper, at least % by III inches, printed on
both sides, and cross rrtied, per ream
10 do post bills, on foolscap six on a sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine on a sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL on sheet, do do do
(These p,st bills will be required ia quantities Of
from one feam To twenty, as 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 at
the Messengers room in the Department.
Paper WILL in all cases, be furnished BY the De
partment, to be reccipted 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.
10 order to secure uniformity blank forms for propo
sails VIII be furnished on application to the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making it, and must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement, 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 or persons contracting
and in case OF failure to perform the work, the
tractor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeit
specified in the bond, as liquidaled damages to
be sued for in the of the United States in any
court having jurisdiction thereof.
The head of the Department will in all cases decide
whether the terms OF the contract have been npled
wrh, and reserves the power to annul the contract
upon any failure 10 comply in reasonable time
c. A. WICKLlFFE,
June 3 =. NJ General