The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-14
The B0ok-bintiinx for Congress.

SEALED proposals directed the Secretary the SEN
- ate and Clerk OF the House of Representatives. will be
Capitol Washington, until 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
Saturday the 10Th day OF February lsi9 and longer,
Tor the ordinary binding, hereinafter described for
Senate and House Representatives for the Thirty first
Congress, to be executed in the city of Washington.
Samples OF the materials binding and lettering required
will be exhibited and information of the probable quantity
of work to be done will be given the said Office per-
sons desiring to make proposals
The binding for each House will form separate job and
will be provided for by separate contract
The first class will consist of The binding of the bills and
Joint resolutions of the houses printed cap paper
and with Two tides The proposals viii state the price per
yonne OF any number Of pages that may be directed
Tor binding and lettering in sheep
The second class will consist OF the binding of the printed
documents OF the Senate and House of Representatives of
the royal size, including reports commoes the
journals executive documents, and part of the msce
aneous documents Of both of Congress To be ex
ecuted in cali sheep, with raised bands and spring backs
and lettered on morocco. The proposals will the
ected volume, for the binding and Ieterng in
calf, and Tor the binding and lettering sheep and the
be directed N'' - '''" 90 may
The materials to be used in this binding required
be of the best qualify the SKINS either OF the cali
sheep, not TO be split, and the workmanship be done in
the best manner.
Should there be any maps charts, diagrams, or plates
belonging any document to be bound, the will be
delivered 10 the binder by engaver thogrn pher
be carefully preserved and inserted in their proper places
include the gathering folding and Inserting all such maps
for folding and inserting loo copies OF each plate larger
than octave.
The copies of printed documents be bound above
described be received in sheets by the binder
office, from the printers to Congress- from time time
they come from the press be Ivy the binder dried,
pressed, ocd and gathered into volumes, may be di
rcced when the indexes for each class shall have been
printed and devered the leaves be furnished by
the binder The binder will be held responsible for the
safety OF all documents maps charts Diagrams and plates
so received from the printers and engravers or iihogph-
ers until they shall have been completely bound and let
tered required, and delivered according
the Secretary Of the Senate aud Clerk OF the House Rep
resentatives. lt
Each person is required furnish with the proposals.
satisfactory evidence of his practical skill and his ability
do the work, and 10 offer the good
cent security for the safety OF the public documents maps,
and matters that from time time be in his
son until bound and delivered and for faithful execu-
aon Of the jobs and contracts proposed be by
him. and any proposal panied with such evidence
will be rejected
The proposals will be opened O'clock in the forenoon
OF Saturday the 10Th day OF February, 1919, the office
of the Secretary of the Senate
ASBURY DICKlNS,
Secretary OF the Senate.
THO. j. CAMPBELL,
Clerk OF the House of Re representatives..
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