The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-25
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING.
Posr OrrIon DEPARTMENT, JUNE 3, 1874

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT JUNE g. 1914.
N compliance with the seventeenth section of the
1 act of Congress "legalizng and making appropri-
atoms 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 officers
of the Government, and for other PURPOSES" APP
proved August 26 1912 SEALED PRorosALs will be
received at this Department until r. M. Of We'd
nesday the 26th instant for executing the following
descriptions OF Printing, when ordered al any time
between July /, 1874 and June 80, 1916, lin guam
titles as stated, more or less,) viz;
80 reams blanks and circulars, of one page, on
quarto post paper, per ream
40 do 90 Of two pages, do do
5 do do OF three pages, do do
A do do of four pages, do do
10 do blanks aud circulars on foolscap paper of
one page, per ream
10 do do do Of two pages, do do
S do do do of three pages, do do
5 do do do of four pages, do do
do mail contracts, of three pages on folio post
paper, per ream
6 do do of four pages, do do
do postmasters' bonds, on fooscap, two on a
sheet, per rsam
5 do oaths for postmasters, assistants, and mall
carriers, on foolscap, on a sheet, per ream
do postmasters' commissions, on foo post, two
sheet, per
80 do monthly mail registers, two on sheet, cross
ruled on ioolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper at least 90 by IT. inches, printed on
both sides, and cross ruled per
10 do post bills on loolscap six on sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine on sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL on sheet, do do do
(These p ST bills will be required in.quantties of
from one ream to twenty, as Offices may need them.
All book or pamphlet printing the Department may
require, per 1000 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 bestlmanner
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 it, and must specify the price, and but
one price, for each and every item 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 persons contracting /;
and in of failure to perform the work, the
tractor and his sureties will be liable for the forfeit
ure specified in the bond, liquidated damages to
be sued for in the of the United States in any
court having jurisdiction thereof.
The head of the Department will in all cases, decide
whether the terms of the contract have been npled
wTh, and reserves the power TO annul the contract
upon any failure TO comply in a reasonable time.
C.. A. WICKLlFFE, p. NJ General.