The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-24
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June 80, 1874
n compl. ance with the seventeenth section of the
l. act OF Congress legaliz ng and making appropria-
tons for such necessary objects a. have been usually
authority Of law, and TO fix and provide for certain
Incidental expenses of the Department aud Offices
OF the Governmen Mt, and for other purposes approved
August 20, 1912, SEALLD PRoPossLs wi be received
at I, is Department until O'Clock, p. NJ, of Wed
nesdny the Goth instant for supplying such of he
following blank books, and for executing such of the
following binding, the Depai tment may require
during the year commencing III July 1914 and end
ing JJth June, lSl5 viz:
Appropriation Legers, quires each, medium,
~ ed red and feint ,cih printed captions, bound
in calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends, and
ettered per book.
| journal, & 4ulIes medium, Iu' ed red and feint,
calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends letter
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter ok, quues demi foil Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and fen,, lettcfej and number
ed, per book.
Draft Books, qures each, double cap, ruled red
and felni, with printed captions, full Russia, spring
backs aud ie,,ered, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, quTes each, double cap,
ruled rcd and ient, calf, spring backs, Russis
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book.
Route Registers, qGires each medium, ruled
red and feint, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends, and leuerej, per book.
Appendix 10 Route Registers, 4 quires each,
medium, ruled red and ent, calf spring backs,
with Russia bands and eujs, and e,rered per
book.
Index Book 10 Route Registers 6 quirea, cap,
ruled and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and le,tered per book
Journals, quires each, deny, ruled red and
feint, calf spring backs, and lettered, per book.
Index 10 Journals, quires each, CAP, long 6iio,
ruled red and flint half bound, calf backs and
corners, and Iet,ered, per book.
4 REGISTER for sxecu ed coatracts. ouifes medium
ruled red and fen, with printed captions, calf
spring backs, and leltered, per book.
~ Letter Books, quircs each, medium, ruled red
and flint, calf sping backs, Russia bands and
euds with indexes iettered and numbered, per
book
The paper in the above books to be Of the very
best quality hand n machine made, laid or wove,
may be preferred
The Department retains u e right to increase the
number of quircs ia each any Of the above books,
by allowing pro rofa for the additional paper used.
Binding tour Bond Books six to nine quires each,
medium, full Russia, spring backs, le,iered on
back and both sides per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio, sx TO
eigh, quires each, calf, spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and etter,d per book
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX to twelve quIres each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spring backs, and le,lered, per
book.
Half binding sr volumes newspapers, calf back.
and ends, yer vol.
Folding stitching, and cutting 5000 copies "Pro.
posals, about eleven sheets octave, per copy.
Specimens of the different books now in use may
be seen at the Department.
In order to uniformity, blank forms for pro
posals will be furnished application to the Depart
ment
Each proposal mus, be signed by the individual OF
firm, making IT, and must specify the price, aud bu
one price, for each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement otherwise it viii not be considered
Each bill must he accompanied by ample test no
mails Of the ability Of the bidder TO perform thu
work
Bond with security in twice the estimated amour
OF the work to be done viii (as the law dcmands) b.
required OF the person or persons contracting an,
IN case OF failure to per orm the work. the
tor and his suretes will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, as liquldated damages, to b
sued for in the name Of the UnIttd States, in an
court having jursdict on thereof.
| The head Of the Department will, in all cases de
eide whether the terms II the contract have bee
complied with, anil reserves the power TO annul III
contract upon any failure 10 comply in a REASONABLE
Tina.
c. A. wICKLIFFE,
' jups . Postmaster General