The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-12
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.
June 3
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


June Sd, lSi4
| n compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act OF Congress "legalizng and making appropria-
lions for such necessary objects have been usually
included IN the general appropriation bills without
authority OF law, and to hN and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department and Offices
OF the Government, and for other purposes" approved
August 70, 1872 SEALLp Proposals. wi be received
at I, Is Department until clock, p. NJ, of Wed
nesday, the 10Th instant, for supplying such of he
following blank books, and for executing such OF the
following binding, as the Depa tment may require
during the commencing IA Juiyl iois and end
ing 3oth June, 1915, viz
Appropriation Legers, & quire. each, medium,
ru.eJ red and ieint nth printed captions, bound
IN calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends and
letered, per book.
Journal, quires medium, ruled red aud feint,
calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends letter
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter B,ok, 6qures demi full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and ient, leltcred and number
I'd, pei book.
Draft Books, quires each, double cap, ruled red
and ieint, with printed captions, full Russia spring
backs and letered, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, qures each, double cap,
ruled red and fent, calf, spring backs, Russla
bands and ends, with printed captions, Der book
Route Registers, quites each medium, ruled
red and ielnt, cali, spring backs, with Russia
bands aud ends and leitered, per book
Appendix TO Route Registers 4 quires each.
medium, ruled red and feini, calf spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and le,tercd per
book.
Index Book TO Route Registers & quires, cap.
ruled and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and e,tered per book
Journals, quires each, denny, ruled red and
ieint, calf spring backs, and lrttered, per book
Index To journals, quires each, cap long folio
ruled rcd and FLINT, half bound calf backs and
corners and lettersd per book
Register for executed contracts, quires medium
ruled red and ieni, with printed captions, calf
spring backs, and leltered, per book.
~ Letter Books, qulres each, medium, ruled red
AID flint, calf, sping backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, leitered and numbered per
book.
The paver in the above books to be Of the very
best quality, hand machine made laid or woye as
may be preferred.
The Department retains tie right to increase the
number Of quires In each 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 aud both sides per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium long folio, SIX to
eight quires each, calf, spring backs, Russia
bands and ends and lettertd, per book.
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX to twelve quIres each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spnng backs and letlered per
book
Hall binding sir volumes newspapers calf backs
and ends, per vol.
Folding, stitching, and cutting 1000 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 secure uniformity, blank forms for pro-
posals will be furnished on application to the Depart
ment
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
firm, making IT, and must s,ecfy the price, and but
price, for each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement, otherwise 1t will not be considered.
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimo-
mails Of the ability Of the bidder to perform the
work
Bond with security in twice the es mated amount
Of the work 20 be done will as the law demsnds) be
required of the person persons contracting; and
in Of failure to per orm the work the oonrac
tor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, as lquIdated damages to be
sued for IN the name Of the Unlt,d States, in any
court having jur sdict on thereof.
The head Of the Department will, in all eases, de
eide whether the terms 4 the contract have beer
complied with, and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
c. A. W1CKLIFFE,
june Postmaster General