The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-07
June 3
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
June 3D. 1914.
N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
l. act OF Congress "legalizDg 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 Offices
Of the Governme nt and for other purposes" approved
August 20, 1912, SEALLp Proposals wi be received
at 4 is Department until o'clock p. NJ, of Wed
nesday, the Both instant, for supplying such of he
following blank books and for executing such of the
following binding the Department may require
during the year commencing ist July, 1874, and end
ing Both June, lS45, viz;
Appropriation Legers, 6 qures each, medium,
rued red and fein, ,oil printed captions, bound
Ia calf spring backs, RUSSIA band, and ends, and
let,ered, per book.
Journal, quires medium, III ed red and fenr
CALI spring backs Russia bands and ends, letter
ed and numbered, per book
Letter Is ok, CURES demi, foil Russia spring
backs ruled red aud feint, lettcred and number
ed, pei book
Dratt Books, CURES each, double cap, ruled red
and ien, with printed captions full Russia spring
backs and letlered, per book
Dead Letter Registers quires each double cap,
ruled red and felnt, calf spring backs Russla
bands and ends, with printed captions per book
Route Registers, quires each, medium, ruled
red and feInt, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends and ettered per book
Appendix TO Route Register, 4 quires each
medium ruled red and lelni, calf spring backs
with Russia bands and ends, and lettercd, pcr
book.
Index Book to Route Registers, quirc., cap,
ruled and fent, calf, spring backs Russia bands
and ends and lettered, yer book
Journals, quires each denny ruled red ana
feinti cali, spnng backs aud lettercd per book.
Index TO Journals, quires each, cap, long folio,
ruled red and feint, half bound, calf backs and
corners, and lellered, per book.
Register for executed contract, quires, medium
ruled red and feint, with printed captions, calf
spring back, AMI le,teIed, per book
~ Letter Books, qures each medium, ruled rcd
ard frnt calf, spring backs, Russia bands aud
ends, with indexes, letercd and numbered, per
The paper 10 the above books TO be Of the very
best quality hand machine made, laid or wove,
may be preferred.
The Department retains tie right to increase the
number Of qures In each any of the above books
by allowing pro rata for the additional paper used
Binding four Bond Books six 10 nine quifes each
medium, full Russia, spring backs, lettered on
back add both sides, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium, long folio X "a
eight qures each, CALI spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and lettcr,d per book.
R,b'nding and repairing three old Bond Books
medium, SIX to twelve quires each, calf, Russia
bands and ends, spnng backs, and letlered, per
book.
Half binding sir volumes newspapers, calf back.
and ends ler vol
Folding, stitching and cutting 5000 copies PRO
possls, about eleven sheets octave, per copy.
Specimens Of the different books now in use may
be seen at the Department
In order to uniformity, blank forms for pro-
posss will be furnished application 10 the Depart
ment
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, OF
firm, making IT, and must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item 10 the foregoing
advertisement otherwise It will not be considered
Each bud must be accompanied by ample TESTING.
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 (as the law demands) be
required OF tie person or persons contracting; ant
in case Of failure to per orm the work, the conlrac
tor and his suretes will he liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond, llquidated damages, to b,
sued for IN the name Of the Unit, States IN any
court having jur sdict on thereof.
The head of the Department will, in all casts, de
eide whether the terms e the contract have beer
complied with, and reserves the power to snnul th'
contract upon any failure to comply in Reasonable
time
C. A. WlCKLIFFE,