The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-02
FOR PRINTING, BINDING
AND STATIONERY.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
May Oath, lS42.


May Oath, 1912.
CEPARATE proposals for executing printing, fol
- furnishing stationery, and for executing binding
and furnishing blank books for this Department, unit
the Both of June 1843 will be received until IL
o'clock M. on the 18th of June 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
cry and binding of each of the Executive Depart
ments shall, until otherwise directed by law, be fur
nshed by contract, proposals for which shall be regu-
arly advertised for in the public prints-the classes,
character and description of the printing being speci-
fed in each advertisement far that 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 w ashngton
and the contract SHALL in each case far the pro.
posas and acceptance shall enable the contract be
made, be given TO the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials of the ability
of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompaned by such testimonials will
moi be considered and the bidders must distinctly un-
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithful fulfil
ment of which will, in every case, be rigidly ex-
acted.
All the articles of stationery must be at least
fully equal, in all respects, to the samples
which NAV be seen in the office of the Secretary
of War. The blank books and binding must be
equal in MATERIAL style and finish to the samples
which may be in the different Offices of the
Department and superior in every insanced where
those samples may have been found to be of the
best quality. The printing must be executed with
and perfect type and on the best paper used for
The different descriptions of printing required. The
articles and work will be required from lime to time
as they are wanted and they will be paid for quar-
terty; failure to furnish the articles to execute
the work in every particular, required by the
tracts and within reasonable time, of all which the
head Of the Department will be the final Judge, will
cause a forfeiture of the contracts.
rhe classes character and descriptions" of the
ticIes and work designated, nearly can
now be ascertaned in the subjoined lists with which
the proposals must in form, precisely correspond.
There must be but one price specified in the propo-
sails for each article and any thing not embraced in
the lists which may be needed the contracts will be
made to require at corresponding rates with those
specified. The proposals must be sealed, endorsed
proposals for Furnishing -, and directed to the
Secretary of War The testimonials Of the ability
of the bidder execute his contract" required by the
law will be bond with sufficient sureties, to the
tisacon Of the Secretary of War.
STATIONERY.
Writing papcrs handmade Of linen, laid icops, hiie
of blue.
Folio Post satin or plain fnsh fent lined and trim
med, to weigh not less than II pounds per roam.
Foolscap, do. do. do. do 12pounds, do.
Do. do. do. plain do. do. do
Quarto Post, do do, do. do. 81 do. do