The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-23
Proposals for blank books and binding

anu proNide TOT certain lncidental expenses OF the
departments and Offices OF the government, and for
other purposes" approved August %, 1912, SEAL
ED PROPOSALS will be received at this department
until 3 o'clock, p. m, Of Monday, 18th June next,
for supplying such Of the following blank books,
and for executing such Of the following binding
the department may require during the year COM
mencng LIST July, 1916, and ending Both June, ls47,
viz:
Appropriation Legers, quires each, medium,
ruled red and feint, 9th printed captions, bound
in calf, spring backs, Russia bands and ends,
and lettered, per book.
4 Journals, quires medium, ruled red and feint,
calf, spring backs Russia bands and ends, let
tered and numbered, per book.
Letter Books, 6 quires demi, full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and fen, lettered and number
ed, per book.
l Draft Book, quires, double cap, ruled red and
feint, with printed captions, full Russia spring
backs, and lettered, per book.
l ditto ditto, quires ditto, per book.
Dead Letter Registers, 6 quires each, double
cap, ruled red and feint, calf, spring backs,
Russia bands and ends, with printed captions,
per book.
| Register Of Quarterly Returns, 10 quires double
cap, with printed captions, ruled red and feint,
full Russia, spring back, ettered and numbered
per book.
l Depreciation Register, quires, super royal, ex-
ira ruling, red and feint, calf, Russia bands
and ends, spring back, lettered and numbered,
per book.
| Register of Depositing Offices, 4 quires medium,
ruled red and feint, with printed captions, full
Russia, spring back, lettered and numbered, per
Fine books, quires royal, ruled red and fent,
with printed captions, full Russia, spring backs,
letered and numbered, per book.
2 Hand Books Alto size,
3 Route Registers, 5 quires each, medium, ruled
red and feint calf, spring backs, with Russia
han da nd nd lettAr hooL
2 Appendix to Route Registers, quirss each, me-
dunn, ruled red and feint, calf, spring backs,
with Russia bands and ends, and lettered, per
book. .
2 Index Books to Route Registers, quires each,
cap, ruled and feint, calf, spring back, Russia
bands and ends, and lettered, per book.
Journals, quires each, demi, ruled red and
feint, calf, spring backs, and lettered, per book
l Index to Journals, quire,s cap, long, TO-
lilo, ruled red and fent, half bound, calf backs
and corners, and lettered, per book.
l Register for executed contracts, 5 quires, me-
dunn, ruled red and feint, with printed captions
calf, spring backs, and ettered, per book.
ID Letter books, quires each, medium, ruled red
and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, lettered and numbered, per
book.
l Cap Index Book, ruled red and feint, quires,
full Russia, spring backs.
~ Copies Mail Proposals, double interleaved, and
bound in Russia, 8 vo. size.
! Index Book, vo. size, 2 quires, half bound in
Russia. ~
Binding 2 volumes "Repor,s" connected with con-
tracts,
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 qures in each or any of the above books
by allowing proraia for the additional paper used.
Half binding six volumes newspapers, calf backs
and ends, per vol. r..
Folding, stitching, and cutting 5000 copies "Pro-
posals," about eleven sheets octave, per copy
Labelling with morocco, and lettering so books
(more or less, two labels each, per volume.
Should any book or work not herein described be
ordered II is to be done at price to be fixed by the
department, ,proportionately equal to that Of the
kind most like il. f" .F.. "t
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 to the de-
partment.
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 in the fore
going advertisement; otherwise it will not be con-
sidered
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testi-
monials of the ability of the bidder to perform the
work. U n
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amount
Of the work to be done, will Gas the law dsmands)
be required Of the person or persons contracting;
and in case ofa failure to perform the work, the
contractor and his sureties will be liable for the for
FIXTURE specified in such bond, liquidaied dam
ages, to be sued for in the name Of the United
States, in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The head of the department WILL in ell cases, de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time. G. JOHNSON,
June l--law4w Postmaster General