The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-04

''""'''ay 'he Iosh instant lor supplying buch OF
the following Stationery the Department may or
der during he year commencing lst July 1874, and
ending JJth june, lS45 viz:
70 foams Souihwonh's Congress extra snperfDe
qnatto post paper, blue white, ieint lined,
weight pounds per ream
% resms Oven & Huhbert's superior blue laid
hand made, quaTto post paper fent lined,
weight 81 pounds per I,am
% reams Jesups hrst class quarto pos, woye or
lad, blue or white, feint liued weight 81
pounds, per ream
IL Teams Platner, s Lilh q Co, extra sup blue
wose quartz po.' paper weight 81 pounds,
10 10 do do white do do do do per ream
~ do do do do unrued do do per ream
10 do Owen and HurIbens superior blue laid
ioolscep, feint lined, per feam
do Souihwonh's extra superior white laid
ioolscap, fent lined per ream
do do do white folio post, feint lined, to
weigh not less than lS pounds, per Ieam
III reams bank folio post, blue, untrimmed 10! by
~ inches, per ream
~ do do white, do do do per ream
do gill note paper, 6 by inches, per ream
100 do best machine hand made cap, weight II
pounds, per
III reams small royal writing paper for blanks, ~
by III inches, per ream
ITO do best machine or hand made quaIto post
weight pounds, per ream
D do best yellow or buff enveloping paper, 20
by 20 iaches, fiat, per ream
80 do best yellow or buff enveoping paper, 81
by 81 inches, fiat, per ream
do white enveoping paper, 20 by 25 inches,
fiat, per ream
$50 do double cap paper for blank post bills, per
Team
6 do extra sufeifne cap hand made, for Post
masters bonds, per ream
10 do royal printing paper per ream
quires best drawing aper, 81 by 40 inches, per
4quires best tracing paper, 81 by 40 inches, per
quire
40 dozen cards Steel pens-the DepaI tment to have
the liberty of selecting from all lhe different
kinds manufactured English or American, in
the market-per dozen cards
gross Damasc Us pens, in boxes with one dozen
holders, per gross
gross other steel pens in boxes with one dozen
holders to each gross, per gross
dozen Aldcr's patent elastic penho!ders, per
1000 opaque quilts, No so, per 1000
"a dozen Monroes black lead pencils graduated, per
, dozen Coben's read lead do do per
3 dozen inch ivory folders, per dozen
rs do red tape, No l6, per dozen
do pieces silk taste, per dozen
do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
| do do wafer stands, per dozen
3 do quart bottles May & Noyss black ink
per dozen
10 10 10 10 PCT uoLeb
do gill bottles do Arnoid's red ink per dozen
% pounds red waters, best, per pound
3 do pea do do, per pound
do best scarf sealing wax, per pound
2 do prepared Ind rubber, per pound
dozen cut glass ink stands d inches square, pill
Jared or plain, per dozen
dozen letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
do erasers, Rodgers, ivory handles, in cases
per dozen
l do best paper shears scissors, six inches,
per dozen
] bushe best black sand, per bushei
In order TO uniformity, blank forms for pro-
posas will be furnished, on application TO the De-
partment.
If it be required, each bidder must furnish, with
his proposals. sample, and but one sample, Of each
article for.
Each article must be bid for, and no more than
price named for any one article.
Bids not fully conforming to the advertisement
will not be considered.
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testmo-
ny of the ability of the bidder to comply with his
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amount
Of the articles TO be furnished will as the law demands)
be required of the person persons contracting and
in Of failure fully to comply with the terms OF
the contract the contractor and his sureties will be
liable for the forfeiture specified IN such bond Ii
qudated 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, de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power 10 annul the
cun,ract upon any failure TO comply in reasonable
time.
C. A. WICKLIFFE,
june Postmaster General.