REPORT FROM CLERK OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONFORMITY WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, RELATING TO THE STATE PRINTING. OFFICE OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, His Honor HORACE EATON, President of the Senate : October 26, 1843. SIR,-In compliance with the resolution of the Senate, I herewith transmit a copy of the bid for the printing of the Journals of the House of Representatives for the year 1843, which has been accepted by me. The following statement exhibits the terms of the bids for the years 1840, 1841, and 1842, as compared with the bid of 1843. In 1842 and 1843, the binding includes cloth backs and paper stiffeners for the sides-while in 1840 and 1841, barely paper covers used. With high respect, Your obedient servant, F. F. MERRILL, PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE, 1843. We offer to print the Journals of the House for the session of 1843, on type and paper, and in size of page and style of printing and binding to correspond with last year's, as follows:-300 copies at 75 cents per page -to be completed ready for distribution within 30 days after the last copy is furnished. Provided, that for additional copies we shall be allowed for paper at $3,50 per ream, press-work $1 per token, and binding at 10 cents per copy; also the usual extra charge for figure and rule work, and the accustomed sum for distribution to the sheriffs. Last year's for specimen. We offer Joseph Howes for surety. Montpelier, July 29, 1843. Above proposals accepted, Aug. 1, 1843. E. P. WALTON & SONS. REPORT OF AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS, IN OBEDIENCE TO RESOLUTION OF SENATE. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Hon. HORACK EATON, President of the Senate: SIR,-In obedience to the requirements of a resolution of the Hon. Senate, hereto annexed, passed Oct. 26th, 1843, I have the honor to transmit the following extracts from the records of this office. With great respect I remain, &c., Auditor of Accounts. EXTRACTS. December 29th, 1840. CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, For publishing Laws of Vermont, 1840, as per contract with Secretary, The last being added after the printing was completed; the first 60 $277 49 NOTE. Mr. Goodrich's contract did not stipulate for the usual allowance of $60 for distribution to the sheriffs, and the order was drawn for $277 49 only. On the 30th of October, 1841, the Committee of Claims advised the Auditor to draw an order for an additional sum of $60. which was done. February 22, 1841. E. P. WALTON & SONS, For printing 300 copies of Journals of House for 1840, per contract, 300 pages at $1, 400 additional copies, viz. 38 tokens press work, 38 forms, at $1, 17 reams 5 quires paper at $5, (5 pages extra figure and rule work at $5, not allowed.) Binding 400 copies at 8 cents, Distributing to sheriffs, $300 00 38 00 86 25 32 00 50 60 $516 25 400 additional copies, viz. 22 tokens press work (22 forms at $1,) 10 reams of paper at $4, SAME, For printing 300 copies Journals of Senate for 1840, per contract, 172 pages at 75 cents, $129,00 22.00 40 CO Binding 400 copies at 8 cents, 32 00 (22 1-2 pages extra rule and figure work at 90 cents, $20 25, not allowed.) (15 cents additional per page for the first 300, for new type, instead of old, by request of Secretary of Senate, $25 80, not allowed.) 15 additional copies at 38 1-2 cents, Distributing to sheriffs, . January 22, 1842, E. P. WALTON & SONS, For printing laws of 1841, per contract, as follows: 3500 copies, 76 pages, at $3 per page, 5.77 60 00 $288 77 $228 00 44-10 reams paper at $4, 422 additional copies as follows, press work: 10 tokens, 10 00 17 60 Binding, at 6 cents, 25 32 39 copies Public acts at 8 cents, 3 12 Distributing to sheriffs, For printing and binding 300 copies of the Journals of the House for 1841, 368 pages at 87 1-2 cts. per page as per contract, 400 additional copies per contract, viz. 46 tokens press work (46 forms, 8 pages, in 368 pages,) at $1, SAME. For printing and binding 300 copies Journals of Senate for 1841, 184 pa 10 3-19 reams paper at $5, ges at 87 1-2 cts. per contract, $161 00 400 additional copies per contract, viz: 23 tokens press work (23 forms in 184 pages,) 23 00 51 84 32 00 33 1-2 pages figure work at 87 1-2 per page, 33 681 60 00 $361 521 Binding 400 copies at 8 cents, Distributing to sheriffs, January 16th, 1843. E. P. WALTON & SONS, For printing and binding 3600 copies of Acts of the Legislature, passed October, 1842, per contract with C. L. Knapp, Assistant Secretary of State, viz: 140 pages at $3 per page of one copy, 700 extra copies, viz: 13 10-14 reams paper at $1 per ream, 34 tokens press work, 17 forms, at $1, 7 1-2 quires paper for 700 covers at $5 per ream Pressing, folding, binding and trimming, &c. 700 copies at 8 cts., 56 00 Distributing to sheriffs, For paper, printing and distributing to Sheriffs as per contract, the Jour nals of the Senate of 1842, viz: 300 copies, 244 pages, covers included, at 87 1-2 cts per page, $213 50 18 1-2 pages extra figure work and rule at 87 1-2, $15,983-4, (al 73 79 31 68 For printing Journals of House in 1842, as per contract, 300 copies, 448 Cloth backs and stiffeners, ordered by Clerk, not in contract, 14 08 43 pages figure work, &c. at 87 1-2 cents, $27,62 1-2, allowed at $15, 15 CO Distributing to sheriffs, 60 00 $674 78 None of the preceding accounts have been settled without a copy of the contract, or a certificate by the Secretary or Clerk, that the services had been performed according to the stipulated conditions. No deduction has, therefore, been made, for delay in the completion or delivery of the work, beyond the time specified in said contracts. |