The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-13
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

ZStH june, lof<.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing. for furnishing stationery, and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the nrst day Of July, ls43 will be rece-
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 Oh .he 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 De iur-
nished by contract proposals for which shall De reg
ularly advertised for in the public prntste classes
character and description oil the pruning pc'ns 'p
fed in each advertisement far that can DC done,
and il being made condition IN all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated 10 the advertisement ua
the work shall be done In the city oil washington
and the contract shall each case, SO lar as the pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable the Goh'i &C, u
made, be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials oil the ap
ty of the bidder To fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials Will
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly UNI
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
others The following requirements the faithful fulfil
ment Of which will, in every case be rgdly exacted
All the articles of stationery must be at least July
equal in all respects, to the samples whlch must ac
company the offers Bidders will state whether the
article they propose to furnish, DC OF American VI
foreign manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal IN ma
terial style and finish to The samples which may De
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 on the best paper used for the different descnp
tons of printing required The articles and work
will be required from time to time as they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly; failure to FUR
nish the articles execute the work IN every par
tcuar as required by the contracts, and within fea
sonabe 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 are designated, as nearly as can
now be ascerained in he subjoined lists, with which
the proposals must in FORM precisely correspond -
There be but price specified in the proposals
for each article and any thing not embraced m the
lists, which NAV be needed the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directed 10 the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
A bond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
of the Secretary the Treasury will be required for
the fulfment OF anycontractwhieh maybe entered nto
The proposals for printing to state the price Tor
which the work will be DONE Inclusive and ercasipe
of paper the paper all to be of the best qua
Ity Specimens of the different kinds of work requir-
ed NAV be seen at the several offices ofthe Department
STATIONERY,
Writing papers, hand made of linen, laid or wove,