The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-14
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


I N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act OF Congress "legslizng and making appropria-
tions for such necessary objects have been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and to fix and provide for certain
lncideotal expenses OF the Department and Off es
of the Governme ni and for other purposes approved
August 26, 1912 SEALLp PRoPosALs will be received
at l. is Department until O'Clock, p. NJ, of Wed
nesday, the Goth instant for supply ing such of The
following blank books and for executing such of the
following binding, the Depai tment may require
during the year commencing 1T July, 1874 and end
ing 3Uth June, 1915, viz:
Appropriation Legers 6 quires each, medium,
ruled red and feint, rcih printed captions, bound
in calf, spring backs, Russia lands and ends, md
lettered, per book
! Journal, quIes medium ru ed red and fein,,
calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends, letter.
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter BOX, guires demi, full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and feint, leltcIed and nunbe +
ed, pei book.
Dram Books, 9 gu res each double cap, ruled red
and ein,, with printed eapiions full Russia spring
backs and leiiered, per hook
Dead Letter Registers, quires each, double cap,
ruled red and ielnt, calf spring backs Russis
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book
Route Registers 5quires each, medium, ruled
red and ieint, calf, spring backs with Russia
bands and ends and leilered, per book.
Appendix 10 Route Registers, qures each,
with Russia bands and ends, and lettered, per
book.
Index Book TO Route Registers, quires cap,
ruled and eiDt calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and leitered, per book.
Journals, quires each, deny, ruled red and
feint calf, spring backs and lettered per book.
Index TO Journals, qures each, cap, long folio,
ruled rcd and feint, half bound, calf backs and
corners and lettered, per book
! Register Tor executed contracts, quifes, medium,
rul cd r.Ia md ctpf xxtth ,uf,d III
spring becks, and leltered, per book
~ Letter Books, quires each, medium, ruled red
ard flint, calf ,pling backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, eltered and numbered, per
book.
The paper in the above books TO be Of the very
best quality, hand OF machine made, laid woye, as
may be preferred.
The Department retains tie right to increase the
number of quircs Ia each or any Of the above books
by allowing pro rata for the additional paper used
Binding four Bond Books six to nine quires each,
medium, full Russia, spring backs, lettered on
back and both sides, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio, SIX TO
eight quires each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and lettered, per book.
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books
medium, SIX to twelve quires each, calf, Russia
bands and ends spring backs, and letiered per
book.
Half binding sir volumes newspapers, calf backs
and ends, per vol.
fo'u'hgi sutchipgi ana cutting JUN copies 'fro-
posas, about eleven sheets octave, per copy.
Specimens Of the different books in use may
be seen at the Department
In order to secure uniformity blank forms for pro-
posas will be furnished application to the Depart
ment.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
firm, making IT, and must s,ecify 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 testino-
mails 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 (ss the law demands) be
required OF the person or persons contracting; and
in case Of failure to per the work. the conrac
tor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, lquIdsted damages, TO be
sued for IN the name Of the Unit, d States, in any
court having jur sdict on thereof.
The head Of the Department will, in all cases, de.
eide whether the terms Il the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to snnul the
contract upon any failure to comply in Reasonable
time.
c. A. WICKLIFFE,
june Postmaster General.