The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-11
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
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29h June, 1912
C,EPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing, for furnishing stationery, and Tor executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the first day of july l043, 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 That the job printing station
ery 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
ularly advertised for in the public printsthe classes,
character and description OF the printing being speci-
fed in each advertisement as far as that can be done,
and il 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 lar as the pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable the contract to DC
made be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials OIL the aol-
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials Will
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithful fuhi-
ment of which will in every case, be rgldly 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 manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal in ma
teria style and finish to the samples which may be
seen ia 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 and perfect type
and the best paper used for the different descnp-
tons 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
nish the articles to execute the work IN every par
ticuar required by the contracts and within fea
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 he subjoned 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 the
lists which be needed the contracts will be made
require at corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directed to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
bond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury will be required for
the fulfment of yconractwh ieh maybe entered lnto
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be DONE Inclusive and erciasire
of paper the paper in all cases to be of the best qua
lily Specimens OF the different kind, of work requlr
ed may be seen at the several offices oflhe Department
STATIONERY,