The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-05

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
JuNE 8, 1914.

JUNE 8, 1914
compliance with the seventeenth section of the
act OF Congress "legalizng and making appropri-
atoms Tor such necessary objects as 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 20, 1912 SEALED PnorosALs will be
received at this Department until F. M. Of We'd
nesday, the 26th instant for executing the following
descriptions of Printing, when ordered at any time
between July / 1874 aud June 80, l645, (in guam
titles as stated, more or Less viz:
% reams blanks and circulars, Of one page on
quarto post paper, per ream
20 do do Of two pages, do do
do do OF three pages, do do
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
5 do do do of three pages, do do
8 do do do OF four pages, do do
do mail contracts, of three pages on folio post
paper, per rcam
do do of four pages, do do
do postmasters' bonds, on foolscap, two
sheet, per
do oaths for posmasters, assistants, and mail
carriers, on ioolscap, on a sheet, per ream
do posimasters' commissions, on ioio post, two
sheet, per ream
80 do monthly mail registers, two a sheet cross
ruled on foolscap, per ream
10 do mails sent by mail agents, on small royal
paper at least % by IL inches, printed on
both sides, and cross ruled, per Tenm
10 do post bills on ioolscap, six on sheet with
captions and signatures, per ream
$50 do do do nine a sheet, do do do
100 do do do IL on sheet, do do do
(rhese p st bills will be required in quantities of
from Team to twenty, offices may need them.
All book 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 aud 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 It's printing shall be executed.
10 order to uniformity blank forms for propo
sails will be furnished on application to the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
firm making It, and must specify the price, and but
one price, fur each and every item in the foregoing
advertisement otherwise it will not he 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
tractor and his surelies will be liable Tor the forfeit
specified in the bond, as l!quIdated damages, TO
be sued for in the name of the United States IN any
court having jurisd ct.on thereof.
The head OF the Department will in all cases, decide
whether the terms OF the contract have been compiled
wih, and reserves the power 10 annu the contract
upou any failure TO comply IN a reasonable ,ime.
G. A. WICKLlFFE,
June 3 Pm General