The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-13
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY AND
PRINTING.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
22d April, 1874.

DEPARTMENT or STATE, !
22d April 1874 !
N pursuance o! the Act Iegalizng aud making
II appropriat for such necessary objects have
been usually incudrd in the general appropriation
oili without authority of law, and to fix and provide
for cedlin incidental expensss of the Departments
and Offices of q o Government, and for other pur
poses approved the 10Th August, 1912, sealed pro-
posais will be received al thus De paTtment until 3
o'clock, IN, the 9Th of June next, for furnishing
su' articles OF stationery may be required by il
for one yer from the ls day Of July next, emu.
merated in the suhjoined schedule and estimate Of
quality; but II !. 10 be understood by persons pro-
posing that the Department is to be at liberty to take
either less or greater quantity of any article than is
specified, according TO It's wants during the year
Each article to be of the bes, quality, and to be deli
'ercd without delay, when ordered
SCHEDULE:
PAPER, HAND MADE, OF LINEN, LAID or wovE.
reams Folio Post, satin or plain finish, to weigh
when trimmed not less than Is. lbs. per ream, per
rean.
25 reams Foolscsp similar finish TO be, when trim
med, 3 by l6 inches and weigh not less than lbs
per ream-per ream.
% reams Quaro Post, similar ii fish, 10 weigh not
less Than 3 lbs. per tr pme.l, per rram.
20 realms Note paper, similar finish, gill, per rear"
lO do do plain, do
ENVELOPE PAPER-SMooTH.
~ reams Super Royal, yellow, per ream
10 Ieams Medium yellow or buff, per ream
10 reams Double CAP, white, per ream
reams Blotling paper, royal do
800 cards Metallic Pens per dozen cards, (Perrys,
such may be required)
1910 Qulls, S0's, per l coo
5000 do pens, per 900
3gross Back-ead Pencils, Monroes, per groce
D.I- d. To-
dcz, Ivory Folders, Q inch, per dozen
S doz Red Tape, No. 81, do
do do No.I9, do
do do No.l7, do
do do No. IS do
do Silk Taste, narrow do
do Pounc" Boxes ivory, do
do 10 cocoa, do
] do Sand Boxes do do
doz cu,-glass Inkstands, fountain, movable top
per doz
do1. wafer stand, cocoa, per dozen
dor. srasers, Rodgers aud Sons, ivory handles
per dozen
. doz. Ienknives, Rodgers & Sons, 4 blades, per
dozen
doz. penknives, Rodgers and Sons, blades, per
dor. desk knives, Rodgers and Sons, blade, per
do1an
Id Ivory handled Wafer Seals per dozen
2doz, Ink, in quarts, black Maynard and Noyes,
per dozen
dnz. Stephens blue, changcsble, pof doz
lib. waters, red, per III.
S0Oc waters, for u. s. seal per 1000
3 600 waters, Tor Department SEAL per 1000
tushel black sand, per bushe
ID pouncc per ID.
% lbs. sealing wax, best extra sup,Ihne scarlet
per 10
90 lbs: sealing wax, bet superfne, per ID,
: lbs. lnJia-rubber, prepared do
. ID twlne, gill net, per 10.
20 lbs. do do
10 lbs. do coarse, for packing per ID.
D pairs paper shears, Rogers and Sons, 8 inch
blade, per pair
9 pairs 6, inch blade, or pair
d 4. scissors per dozen
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
firm making it, and must specify price, and but one
price for each and every article contained in the
schedule Should any articles be required not emu.
meraed, they TO be furnished at The loves, mar
ket price, according TO quality Blank forms for
proposals will be furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them, aud as without uniformi
ty therein, the Department would find II difficult to
make decision none will be taken into consIdera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith
The proposals to be addressed to the Depart.
ment OF State" and endorsed Proposals for Sta
uonery" Notice will be given to the person 10
whom the contract Is awarded, who will be required
within five day thereafter to give bond with two
| sufficient suretirs for its performance
The Head OF the Department is in all cases TO de
eide wheth. ne terms of the contract have beer
complied viii, and 10 reject any article which ma,
be, IN his opinion, Of Inferior quality, well az Il
annul The contract upon any failure to comply will
the terms within q reasonable time.
PROPOSALS will also be received during the
same period, AID subject TO the same conditions 70,
the execution o. such job printing may be required
by The Department for one year from the lst July
1874, consisting Of
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