The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-11
PROPOSALS ron PRINTING.

Posr OfFicE DEPARTMENT,
JUsE 3, 1914.
N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act of Congress "legalizing and making appropri-
atoms Tor such necessary objects as have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and 10 Tx and provide for certain
inc denta expenses Of the Department and officers
Of the Government, and for other purposes APP
proved August 26 1912 SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at this Department, until 3 p. M Of We'd
nesday the Goth instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered al any time
between July l. 1874, and June 80, 1915, lin guam
titles as stated, more or less,) viz:
50 reams blanks and circulars, of one page, on
quarto post paper, per ream
40 do do Of two pages, do do
do do OF three pages, do do
do do OF four pages, do do
III do blanks and circulars on foolscap paper, of
one page, per rem
10 do do do Of Two pages, do do
) do do do OF three pages, do do
8 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 a
sheet, per ream
s do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on loolscap, on a sheet, per ream
do postmssters' commissions, on ioio 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 l7l inches printed on
both sides, and ruled, per ream
10 do post bills, on iooscap, SIX on a sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine on sheet, do do do
100 do do do II q sheet, do do do
(These p st bills will be required in quantities of
from team to twenty, 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 at
the Messengers room in the Department
Paper will, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
parment, to be reccipted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand
The work must be executed in the best manner
with and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter which its printing shall be executed.
In order to uniformity blank forms for propo
sails will be furnished application TO the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the Individual or
firm making it, and must specify the price, and but
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 10 be done, will Gas the law demands)
be required of the person or persons contracting
and in OF failure to perform the work, the
tractor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeit
urc specified in the bond, liquidated 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 of the contract have been compiled
wi b, and reserves the power TO annu the contract
upon any failure TO comply IN reasonable Time
e. A. WICKLiFFE,
June 3 III General