The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-17
proposals for blank books and bindins,
Posr orFIcE DErANrMKNr.
MAY 40 1RAa

Posr orFIcE DEPARrMENr.
May 80 1886
IN compliance with the seventeenth
Il section Of the act of Congress "legalzing and
making appropriations for such necessary objects az
have been usually included in the general appro-
prallon bills without authority Of law, and 10 6s
and provide for certain incidental expenses Of the
departments and Offices Of the government and for
other purposes" approved August %, 1912, sEu.
I'D PROPOSALS will be received at this department
until O'Clock, p. M, Of Monday, 9th June next
for supplying such Of the following blank books
and for executing such Of the following binding AS
the department may require during the year CON-
mencing LIST July, 1916, and ending 30th June, ls47,
3 Appropriation Legers, 6 quirss each, medium.
ruled red and feint, ioiA prinled captions, bound
in calf spring backs, Russia bands and ends,
and lettered, per book.
4 Journals, qures medium, ruled red and feint,
calf, spring backs Russia bands and ends, let
tered and numbered, per book.
4 Letter Books, quires demi, full Russia, spring
backs, ruled red and feint, lettsred and number.
ed, per book.
l Drsft Book, quires, double cap, ruled red and
feint, with printed captions, full Russia, spring
backs, and lettered, per book.
1 ditto ditto, 4 qures ditto, per book.
2 Dead Letter Registers, 8 quires each, double
cap, ruled red and feint, calf, spring backs
Russia bands and ends, with printed captions,
per book.
l Register Of Quarterly Returns, 10 quires double
cap, with pri,lied eapliens, ruled red and feint
full Russia, spring back, leItered and numbered
per book. "a.
1 Depreciation Register, 8 quires, super royal, sr.
ira ruling, red and feint, calf, Russia bands
and ends, spring back, lettered and numbered
1 Register of Depositing Offices, quires medium,
ruled rcd and feint, with printed captions, full
Russia, spring back, leltered and numbered, per
book.
2 Fine books, quires royal, ruled red and feinl,
with printed captions full Russia, spring backs
lettered and numbered, per book.
2 Hand Books 4to size.
3 Route Registers, quires each, medium, ruled
red and feint, calf, spring backs, with Russia
bands and ends, and lettered, per book.
2 Appendix to Route Registers, quirss each, me-
dunn, ruled red and fent, calf, spring backs,
with Russia bands and ends, and lettered, per
book.
2 Index Books to Route Registers, quires each,
cap, ruled and ient, calf, spring back, Russia
bands and ends, and lettered, per book
3 Journals, 5 quires each, demi, ruled red and
feint, calf, spring backs, and lettered, per book.
Index TO Journals, CURES cap, long, To-
Ito, ruled red and feint, half bound, calf backs
and corners, and lettered, per book.
Register for executed contracts, quires, me.
dium, ruled red and feint, with printed captions,
calf, spring backs, and lettered, per book.
- Letter books, quires each, medium, ruled red
and feint, calf, spring backs, Russia bands and
ends, with indexes, lettered and numbered, per
book.
| Cap Index Book, ruled red and feint, qures,
full Russia, spring backs.
90 Copies Mail Proposals, double interviewed, and
bound in Russia, 3 yo. size.
1 Index Book, yo. size, 2 quires, half bound IN
Russia.
Binding volumes "Reports" 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 pro rata for the additional paper used
Half binding six volumes newspapers, calf back
| and ends, per vol.
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 b,
ordered it is to be done at price to be fixed by tn
department. proportionately equal to that Of th'
| kind most like it. ....
| Specimens of the different books now in use may
be seen at the department.
| In order to secure uniformity, blank forms 70
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, ant
but one price, for each and every item in the fore
going advertisement; otherwise it will not be con
| sdered.
| Each bid must be accompanied by ample test
monias of the ability of the bidder to perform tn
| work. ..." -..
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amour
of the work to be done, will (as the law demands
be required Of the person or persons contracting
and in case Of failure to perform the work, tn
contractor and his surees will be liable for the for
fixture specified in such bond, as liquidated dam
ages, to be sued for in the name of the Unitet
States, in any court having jurisdiction thereof
The head Of the department will, in all cases, de
eide whether the terms of the contract have BEEF
complied with, and reserves the power to annul tn
contract upon any failure to comply in REASONABLE
time. G. JOHNSON,
June l-law4w Postmaster General.