The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-30
PROPOSALS FOR BLANK BOOKS AND
BINDING.

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Posr orsIcE DEPARTMENT, May 90, lS45.
7 IN compliance with the seventeenth section of the
i act Of Congress "legalizng and making appro-
priatons for 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 departments and
Offices of the government, and for other PURPOSES
approved August o. l842, SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at this department until O'Clock p. m, Of
Saturday, the 2lst June next, for supplying such of
the following blank books, and for executing such
of the following binding, as the department may re-
quire during the year commencing LIST July, ls45,
ard ending 30th june 1896, viz:
3 Appropriation Legers, 6 quires each, medium,
ruled red and feint, sciih printed captions, bound
in calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends,
and lettered, per book.
Journals, s. quires medium, ruled red and feint,
calf, spring backs Russia bands and ends, let
tered and numbered, per book.
Letter Books, quires demi, full Russia spring
backs, ruled red and feint, lettered and number
ed, per book PA
DRAFT Books quires each, double cap, ruled
red and fsint, with printed captions, full Russia,
spring hacks and lstsered, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, s quires each, double
cap, ruled red and feins, calf, spring backs,
Russia bands and ends, Wink pvinsed esptioas,
Register Of ousrterly Rss,fns, 10 qaires doabio
cap with primisd captions, ruled red and fsinl,
fall kasss, spring back, sstssted aaaEnumbsrsd,
Depreciation Register, quires. sti,er rovsl. ex-
ira ruling, red and feint, calf, Russia bafd6 and
ends, spring back, lettered and numbered, per
Register Of Depositing Offices, 4 quires medium,
ruled, red and fcint, with printed captions, full
Russia, spring back, lettered and numbered, per
book Np56ap 1as5 el I
Fine book, quires royal, ruled red and feint,
with printed captions, full Russia, spring back,
~ letered and numbered, per book w 2Ay
Route Registers, 5 quires each, medium ruled
red and feint, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends, and leuered, per book.
2 Appendix TO Route Registers, quires each, me-
dunn, ruled red and feint, calf, spring backs,
with Russia bands and ends, and lettered, per
x book. 9le ar
Index Books to Route Registers, S quires each,
cap, ruled and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia
m bands and ends, and let.ered per book.
2 Journals, qures EACH demi ruled red and feint,
calf spring backs, and lettered, per book.
Index to Journals, quires each, cap, long folio,
ruled red and fent, half bound, calf backs and
corners, and lettered, per book.
l Register for executed contracts, S quires, me-
dunn, ruled red and feint, with priaied captions,
calf, spring backs, and lettered, per book.
Letter Books, 6 guires each, medium, ruled red
and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, ettered and numbered, per
book. Ia q @ ae fa4a a.aa :. ass .ai
The paper in the above books to be Of the very
best quality, hand or machine made, laid or wove,
as may be preferred. ~ n Mis &
The department retains the right y increase the
number of quires in each any Of the above books
by allowing pro raia for the additional paper used
Hall binding six volumes newspapers, calf backs
and ends, per vol.
Folding, stitching, and cutting 8 ono copies "Pro-
posais, !" about eleven sheets octave. per copy.
Labelling with morocco, and lettering 50 books,
(more or less, two labels each, per volume.
Should any book or work not herein described
be ordered il is to be done at price to be fixed by
The department. proportionately equal to that of
the kin most like it,,
Specimens Of the different books now in use may
be seen at the department.
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms for
proposals will be furnished on application 10 the
department.
Each proposal must he signed by the individual,
or firm, making it, and must specify the price, and
but price, for each and every lem in the fore
going advertisement; otherwise il will not be con-
sidered. rt4,ast.+sa X ~, sti;s., ~ M y,.sg "a
Each bid must DO accompanied by ample testi-
monias Of the ability Of the bidder to perform the
work. s ts,t.8 54e4.t,f3 .asst ae,sgB 6sst,
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amount
Of the work to be done, will las, The law demands)
be required Of the person or persons contracting;
and in case of failure to perform the work, tho
contractor and his suretes will be liable for the for
FIXTURE specified in such bond, a. liquidated dam
ases, to be sued for in the name of the. United
States, in any court having Jurisdiction thereof VI
The head Of the department will, in oil casess de-
eide whether the terms of the. contract hayebeen
complied with, and reserves the power 70 annul the
time. ,bsaF1u G. JOHNSON, sriG NJ
May 23-law4w Postmaster General
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