The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-18
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.
POsr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
JUNE 3, 1914.

! june 3, 1914.
1 compliance with the seventeenth section Of the
act OF Congress "legazing and making appropri-
atoms Tor such necessary objects as have been usually
included In the general appropriation bills without
authority Of law, and TO Tx and provide for certain
inc dental expenses of the Department aud office rs
Of the Government, and for other purposes /" APP
proved August 26 1912 SEALED PRorosALs will be
received at this Department until 3 p. M. Of We'd
nesday the 2Oth instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered al any time
between July |, 1914, and June 30 ls45, (in guam
titles as stated, more or less,) viz
so reams blanks aud 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 ioolseap paper, Of
one page, per ream
10 do do do OF two pages, do do
5 do do do of three pages do do
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
5 do postmasters' bonds on foolscap, two on
sheet, per rsam
do oaths for postmasters, assistants and mail
carriers, on ioolscap on sheet, per ream
do postmasters' commissions, on ioo post, two
a sheet per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two on a sheet cross
ruled, on foolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper, at least - by IT, inches, printed on
both sides, and cross ruled per resm
10 do post bills, on loolscap six sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine Il sheet, do do do
100 do do do II on sheet, do do do
(These post bills will be required in quantities of
from one Ieam to twenty, as 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 seen at
the Messengers room in the Department.
Paper will, in all cases, be furnished by the De-
partment, to be receipted for and accounted for by
the printer, on demand
The work must be executed in the best manner
with new and perfect type
The Department reserves the right to prescribe
the letter on 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 il, and must specify the price, and but
one 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 to be done, will Gas the law demands)
be required Of the person or persons contracting !;
and in of failure to perform the work, the con
tractor and his sureties will liable for the forfeit
ure specified in the bond, liquldaled damages TO
be sued for in the of the United States any
court having jurisdiction thereof.
The head Of the Department will all cases, decide
whether the terms of the contract have been compiled
wi'b, and reserves the power annul the coutrac,
upon any failure TO comply in reasonable time.
G. A. WICKLiFFE,
June 3 M General.