The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-14

2Stn June, lO4E.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing, for furnishing stationery and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the first day Of July, l643, will be recei-
we'd until the fifteenth day of July next in conformity
with the provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the Govern
ment which provides, ''Fhat the job printing station
cry and binding of each of the Executive Depart
ments shall until otherwise directed by law, be fur
nished by contract proposals for which shall be reg
ulary advertised form the public prints-the classes,
character and description OF the printing being specl-
fed in each advertisement far as that can be done,
and it being made condition IN all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement that
the work shall be done in the city OF Washington;
and the contract SHALL in each case, SO FAR as the pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable the contract 10 De
made be given TO the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials oil the aoiii
ty of the bidder TO fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly UNI
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
others, the following requirements, the faithful uh-
ment of which WILL in every case, be rlgdy eXacted
All the articles Of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects to the samples which must ac-
company the offers. Bidders will state whether the
article they propose to furnish, be OF American or
foreign mann tactuIe.
The blank books and binding must be equal in ma
teral, style and finish to the samples which may be
seen in the different offices of the Department. and
superior in every instance where those samples may
have been found not to be of the best quality. The
printing must be executed with new and perfect type
and the best paper used for the different descrlp
tions of printing required. The articles and work
will be required from time TO time they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly; failure to fur
nsh the articles execute the work in every par
tcular required by the contracts and within rea
sonable time of all which the head of the Department
will be the final judge, will cause forfeiture of the
contracts.
"The classes, character, and descriptions" of the
articles and work designated, as nearly as can
now be ascertaned in the subjoined lists, with which
the proposals must in FORM precisely correspond. =
There must be but price specified in the proposals
for each article; and any thing not embraced IN the
lists which be needed the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directedto the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond, with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
Of the Secretary of the Treasury will be required for
the fulfment of anyconractwhieh maybe entered into.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done inciusipe and erctasre
of paper the paper all cases. be of the best qua
ty Specimens of The different kinds of work requir-
ed may be seen at the several Offices ofthe Department
STATIONERY,
Writing papers, handmade of linen, laid or woye,
white or blue.
d., Eno fa: 1.no1 md MI