The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-18
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
June Sd, 1874.

PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
June Sd, 1874.
| N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act OF Congress "legaliz ng and making appropra-
tons for such necessary objects have been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without
authority of law, and TO nix and provide for certain
incidental expenses of the Department and Offices
of the Governme at and for other purposes" approved
August 26, 1912 SEALLs Proposals will be received
at is Department until O'Clock, p. NJ, of We'd
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 let July 1914 and end
ing Both June, ls45, viz
Appropriation Legers, G qures each, medium,
ruled red and leint riih printed captions, bound
Ia calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends, and
ettered per book.
Journal, quires medium, ruej red and fein,,
calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends letter
ed and numbered, per book.
Letter b ok, Gquires dem full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and feini, ettcred and number
cd, per book
Draft Books, CURES each, double cap, ruled red
ndtcn, with printed captions full Russia spring
backs and etlered, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, quIres each, double cap
ruled red and e,nt, calf, spring backs Russiu
bands and ends, with printed captions, per book.
Route Registers, quires each medium, ruled
red and fe'nt, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends, and lel,ereJ, per book.
Appendix TO Route Registers 4 quires each
medium, ruled red and ieini calf, spring backs,
with Russia bands and ends, and le,tered, per
book
Index Book 10 Route Registers, quires, cap,
ruled and ie'nt cali, spring backs, Russia bands
and ends, and lettered, per book.
Journals, quires each DENY, ruled red and
feint, calf sprIng backs and lettereJ per book.
Index to Journals, qures each, cap, long folio,
ruled red and feint, half bound, calf backs and
corners, and ettered, per book
Register for executed contracts, quires, medium
ruled red and fein,, with printed captions calf
spring backs, and le',ered, per book
IL Letter Books, quires each, medium, ruled red
and flint, calf spiing backs Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, eltered and numbered, per
The paper in the above books To be Of the very
best quality, hand or machine made laid or wove as
may be preferred.
The Department retains the right to increase the
number of quires In each any of the above books
by allowing pro rata for the additional paper used
Binding tour Bond Books six to nine quires each
medium, full Russia, spring backs, lettered on
back and both sides, per book.
Binding two Indexes, medium long folio SIX 10
eight qulres each, calf spring backs, Russia
bands and ends, and letter,d per book.
Rrblnding and repairing three old Bond Books.
medium, SIX to twelve quires each, calf Russ ia
bands and ends, spring backs, and leuereJ, per
book
uibuihB volumes newspapers, cali hac Ks
and ends, ger vol.
Folding, stitching, and cutting 3 900 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-
posas will be furnished on application TO the Depart
ment.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual, or
firm, making IT, and must specify the price, and but
one price, Tor each and every item IN the foregoing
advertisement, otherwise 1t will not be considered
Each bad must be accompanied by ample testino-
mails Of the ability Of the bidder 10 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 the person or persons contracting; and
ia case OF failure TO per orm the work the contrac
tor and his suretes will be liable for the forfeiture
specified IN such bond, as liqudated damages, to be
sued for IN the name Of the Unite States, 10 any
court having Iur sdicton thereof
The head OF the Department will IN all cases, de
eide whether the terms 81 the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annu the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
G. A. WICKLIFFE,
June Postmaster General