The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-29
July s.15-22-29. 1854.
CALL FOR BIDS

CALL FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by
of Key West, Florida up to 500
p. NJ, Monday, August 16, 1854,
such bids to be opened at a regu-
lar meeting of said City Commission
to be held at said time and place
at the Commission Chamber in the
City Hall, Key West, Florida for
furnishing one a. Budgeting Ac-
counting and Payroll Machine for
the City of Key West, meeting the
following specifications:
/. Two crossfooters and nine reg
listers, each having eleven-digit
listing and twelve digit 'totaling
). Keyboard that will permit
shortcut operation by depressing
several keys and the motor bar at
the same time.
8. Automatic printing Of ciphers.
4. Addition, subtraction, non-add-
ing, totaling and subtotaling to be
automatically or manually control
led.
s. Amounts to be added, nom
added or subtracted in either cross
footer or register section or both
crossfooters and register section
simultaneously, either automatical-
ly or manually controlled.
o.
one crossfooter and added or sub
tracted IN the other crossfooter and
register section simultaneously
either automatically or manually
controlled as desired.
Z. One crossfooter to be used
for crossfooting and the other for
accommodating of proof totals or
with registers accommodating proof
totals.
s. Totals and subtotals are to
be transferred from one crossfooter
to the other either plus or minus.
Totals in either crossfooter are to
be transferred to selected register.
8. Both crossfooters to compute
and print minus balances:
10. Mechanism to provide net &C
emulation of proof amounts so
that debts and credits NAV be post
ed and proved in the same run.
IL. Date, two-letter descriptive
code, reference number of amount
and two letter register designation
to print from single machine OPP
Grafton.
10. Front feed carriage with auto
matte opening and closing mechan-
ism, which will accommodate either
continuous journal or cut journal
sheets; also ledger or other forms
that may be inserted and aligned
without disturbing the journal.
10. Carriage to open and close
from the depression of a single key
when automatic opening and clos
ing control is not active.
IA. Repeat printing mechanism
which automatically repeats items,
reference numbers, totals or bal
ances in subsequent positions, there
by producing two records in orig
inal print with the columnar ar
rangement the same on both, as
we'll as a carbonized journal.
Is. Carriage tabulation and re-
turn and form spacing are to be
motor driven.
16. Complete visibility of the
writing line, as well as the previ-
Gus line.
II. Automatic form spacing is to
be adjustable in multiples of 1/6"
up to Il.
is. Minus totals and subtotals
and other predetermined items to
be printed in red.
10. Machine functions, carriage
movement, carriage opening and
closing is to be controlled by re-
movable control panel, permitting
quick, easy change for different
form setups.
20. Form guides are to be adjust
able and removable to provide for
handling of forms of various sizes
for different applications.
Each proposal for furnishing this
item must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope and marked clearly on the
outside Sealed Bid on One Budget
ING Accounting and Payroll Ma
chine.
The said City Commission re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids or to waive informality in
any bid or proposal.
VICTOR LOWE,
City Clerk.
July %: aug. 5, 1854.