The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-15
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

June Sd, l644
7 N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act OF Congress "legaiz NC and making appropria-
tons for such necessary objects have been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law and to fix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department and ofic
OF the Government and for other purposes" approved
August 20, 1912, SEALLp PROPOSALS wi be received
at L Is Department untIl O'Clock, p. M, of Wed
nesdsy the Both instant, for suppl, ing such of he
following blank books and for executing such of the
following binding the Department may require
during the year commencing let July, 1874 and end
ing 3Jth June, lSi5, viz:
Appropriation Legers q quires each, medium,
ru.eJ red and feni 'oih printed captions bound
H. calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends, and
le,tered, per book.
|. Journal, qures medium, Iu.ej red and feint
cali, spnng backs, Russia bands and ends, letter.
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter L, ok, 6qures dem full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and feini, lettcred and number
ed, per book.
DRAFT Books, qures each, double cap ruled red
and ielni, with printed captions, full Russia spring
backs and leered, per book
Dead Letter Registers, = qures each double cap
ruled red and ient, calf, spring backs, Russi,
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book.
Route R' gisters, quires each medium, ruled
red and ieint, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends and leliered, per book.
Appendix to Route Register. quires each
medium, ruled red and feint calf, spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and le,teted, PEI
book.
Index Book to Route Registers, CURES, cap,
ruled and fent, calf, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends and lettered, per book.
Journals, quires each, d,my ruled red anu
fent cali, spring backs, and lettered, per book.
Index to Journals, quires each, cap, long folio,
ruled red and t.int, half bound calf backs and
corners and leiered, per book
| Register for executed contract, 3 uuifes medium
ruled red and feini, with printed captions, calf
spring backs and e,ieIed, per book.
IL Letter Books, quires each, medium, ruled red
aad int, calf spling backs Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, leltered and numbered, per
book.
The paper in the above books TO be of the very
best quality, hand or machine made, laid or wove, as
msy be preferred
The Department retains the right to increase the
number of qures In 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, foil Russia, spring backs, letercd on
back and both sides, PER box.
Binding two Indexes, melium, long folio, SIX to
eight quires each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and ie,,ertd, per book.
Reminding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, ak to twelve quires each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spring backs and leuetcd, per
book.
Half binding sir volumes newspapers, calf backs
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 secure uniformity, blank forms for pro-
posals will be furnished application to the Depart
ment
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
firm, making it, and must specfy the price, and but
one price, for each and every item in, the foregoing
advertisement, otherwise 1t will not be considered
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testmo-
mails of the ability Of the bidder TO perform the
work
Bond with security in twice the eslinoted amount
of the work to be done will "a. the law demands) be
required OF the person OF persons contracting; and
in case of failure TO per the work, the conlrac
tor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, liquidsted damages to be
sued for in the name Of the Unit States, in any
court having jur sdlct on thereof.
The head Of the Department will, in all eases, de.
eide whether the terms Il the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in a asonable
time
c. A. WICkLIFFE,
! june Postmaster General.