The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-13
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
25lh MAY, 1874.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
25th May, 1874
SErARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- stationery aud for executing the Printing and
binding OF This Department, during the year ending
JUNE 3Olh, lS45, will te received until Joclock, Z.
NJ, OF the 10Th day OF June next. Those upaeconi-
panied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability 10 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
VIII be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal mus, be signed by the individual or
hrm making IL, and must specify price, and bat one
price, Tor each and every article contained IN the
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated, they are to be furnished at the lowest mar
ket prices, according TO qualify. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department 10
persons applying for them, and as, without unorm-
ty therein, the Department would find il difficult 10
make decision, will be taken into considera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished aud work TO be ese
cuted must be of the best quality, and delivered
out delay when ordered aud TO the satisfaction ID the
head of the Office for which they are required.
The Department reserves to itself the right OF or
dcrng greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security TO be given by the
person persons contracting and in case OF fail
ure to supply the articles, or to perform the work,
the contractor aud his sureties shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, liQuidated dam
ages.
The subjoined 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 impracticable 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.
STATIONERY
Writing papers, handmade, Of linen, laid or wove,
white blue.
ream royal paper for books
3 do medium do do
40 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined and trimmed to weigh not less Than
II lbs, per ream
llS Ieams fooscap, do do do. IL lbs per Ieam
s do do plain do do, ~ lbs. do
"a do quarto post, plain, do 81 lbs. do
1926 do quarto post, plain, feini lined three
sides, per Team
IL reams quarto post, plain, fent lined four Sides
reams quarto post, French, LENT lined three
sides, pei ream
reams note paper, gilt, per ream
do note paper plain, do
80 do copying paper do
2l0 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
, Ie0ls ehNcioPe paper, hat CAP, "h'e VI o'uS
20 reams bloting paper roya per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pens, Qncludlng. all IN
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
20 900 quilts, No. 80, per thousand
1000 quilts, No. TO- do
dozen ever-poined pencils, silver, pei dozen
6 dozen ever pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
dozen ver-poin,ed pencils, German silver,
per dozen
2lO dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds, per
dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory, inch, per dozen
1888 dozen red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
Gi dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths in
hanks, per dozen
dozen pounce boxes cocoa, per dozen
5 dozen sand boxes, cocoa, do
= dozen sand boxes, tin, do
dozen inksiands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
dozen wafer stands or boxes cocoa or japan
II dozen erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han
dies, per dezen
80 dozen penknives, Rodgers & Sons, 4 blades,
buckhorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen penknives, Abbotts American, blade,
buckom handles, per dozen
dozen desk knives, Rodgers Som, blade,
IVORY handles, per dozen
3 dozen wafer stamps, ivory handles per dzen
dozen wafer stamps, lgnum Wits handles, per
dozen
% gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard a Noyes, in bot.
ties, per quart
50 quarts ink, red per quart
II bottles ink black, Cooper & Phillips, or equal,
Ia5 bottles ink, blue, Stephen, or equal PEI
quart bottle
100 bottles ink, red, Arnod's OF equal, in pint
bottles, per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying, in pints, per bottle
1900 waters, large red, for Department seal, per
thousand
100 pounds waters, common size, red, per pound
100 do sealing wax, best extra superhne scar
let, per pound
10 pounds sealing wax, superfne, per pound
3 pounds sealing wax, black, psi pound
20 pounds India rubber prepared, per pound
% pecks black sand, per peck
40 ounces pounce, per ounce
IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
~ do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French, per
sheet
dozen India ink, best, per dozen
~ do camel's hair pencils, per dozen
IL do water colors, per dozen cakes
1876 lbs Irvine, linen per pound
IS lbs. Irvine, cotton ger pound
1000 binders boards &, by 10. inches
= dozen office shears, IL inches, per dozen
2 do office scissors, per dozen
5000 pocket envelopes, Of white yellow paper Of
the following sizes, VII 81. by 81 inches, per
hundred
dozen rules, mahogany, round or fat, per
dozen
dozen elastic pen-holde-s Adcn's, per dozen
o 900 prepared parchmoats, En. lsh, 10 10y l6, per
one thousand
! 200 do do do, ~ by Is, per sheet
80 do do do, % by &c, do
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