The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-22
Treasury DEPARrMEHT,
2Jth NAV. 1874.

TREASURY DErAKrMgSr,
25th May, 1874.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- Stationery and for executing the Printing and
Binding Of this Department, during the year ending
June 3Oth l545 will lie received until 3o'cock, p.
NJ, Of the Goth day of June next Those unaccom-
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability to iulhl
a contract W i'll not be considered.
The printing must be executed with new and per-
fect type, and the best paper used for the different
descriptions required. The paper for the printing
will be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making it, aud must specify price, and 1ui one
price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any articles be required not emu
merated they to be furnished at the lowest
ket prices, according to quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department TO
persons applying for them, and as without unilormi
~ therein, the Department would find il difficult 10
make decision, none will be taken into considera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be exc
cuted must be of the best quality aud delivered with
out delay when ordered and to the satisfaction n the
head of the office for which they required.
The Department reserves to itself the right of or
dering greater less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the
person persons contracting and IN case OF TAIL
ure to supply the articles, to perform the work,
the contractor and his suretes shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liqudated dam
ages.
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly as can now
be done, the amount quantity and description OF each
of the kinds of the articles and work that will be
wanted.
1t being impracticable TO give precise descrip-
ton Of the nature and quality of the various kinds OF
printing bidders referred to the samples in the
different Offices.
STATIONERY
Writing papers, hand made, of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue.
ream royal paper for books
8 do medium do do
As reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed TO weigh not less than
II lbs per ream
li8 realns fooscap do do do, ~ lbs. per Ieam
S do do plain do do, II BIS. do
"a do quarto post, plain, do, 81 lbs. do
325 do quarto post, plain, feint liaed three
sides, per Ieam
IL reams quarto posi- plain, ieint lined four sides,
reams quarto post, French, fent lined three
sides, pei ream
9 Teams note paper, gilt, per ream
3 do note paper plain, do
80 do copying paper do
2lO do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
7reams envelope paper, flat cap white or blue,
yer ream
20 reaIns blo,ing paper, royal, per ream
1877 dozen cards metallic pens, (including. all IN
use) pei dozen cards
81 gross metallic pens, per gross
20 900 quilts, No. 80, PER thousand
1000 quilts, No. TO- do
6 dozen ever pointed pencils, silver per dozen
6 dozen ever-pointeJ silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
3 dozen ever-poin,ed pencils, German silver
per dozen
2l0 dozen black lead pencils, of all kinds per
dozen
dozen red lead pencils, per dozen
10 dozen folders, ivory inch, per dozen
1888 dozen red linen tape, assorted per dozen
GA dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths, in
hanks, per dozen
dozen pounce boxes cocoa, per dozen
5 dozen sand boxes, cocoa, do
2 dozen sand boxes, tin, do
dozen inkstands cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
dozen wafer stands or boxes cocoa japan
ned, per dozen
IL dozen erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
dies, per dozen
80 dozen penknives, Rodgers Sons blades,
buckhorn handles, per dozen
3 dozen penknives, Abbou's American, blade,
buckorn handles, per dozen
dozen deck knives Rodgers Son., blade,
ivory handles per dozen
3 dozen wafer stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
dozen wafer stamps, hgnum vita handles, per
dozen
25 gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
gallon
$50 bottles ink black Maynard Noyes, IN bot
ties, per quart
SO quarts ink, red per quart
IL bottles ink, black Cooper & Phillips, or equal,
per quart bottle
l25 bottles ink blue stephens, or equal pei
quar-, bottle
100 bottles ink, red Arnod's, or equal, in , pint
bottles per bottle
100 bottles ink, copying, IN pnis, per bottle
1000 waters, large red, for Department seal, per
thousand
100 do sealing wax, best extra superfne scar
let, per pound
60 pounds sealing war, superfne, per pound
pounds sealing wax, black, pr pound
% pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
25 pccks black sand, per peck
40 ounces pounce, per ounce
10 sheets drawing paper antiquarian, per sheet
~ do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
IL d. tracing paper, largest size, French, per
sheet
d. zen India ink best, per dozen
- do csmel's hair pencils, per dozen
IL do water colors per dozen cakes
1876 lbs. Irvine linen, per pound
70 lbs. twine, cotton, PER pound
1000 binders boards, 6, by l02 inches
dozen Office shears IL inches, per dozen
2 do office scissors, per dozen
5000 pocket enveIopes Of white or yellow paper, Of
the following sizes, viz so by 3, inches, pei
hundred
dozen rules, mahogany, round or fiat pei
dozen
dozen elastic pen holders, Aldcns, per dozen
10 900 prepared psrchmoots, English, 10 by l6, pei
one thousand
200 do do do, ~ by ~, per sheet
50 DO do do, % by 26, do