The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-31
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,

December 2Oth 1912.
TN conformity with the provisions of the 18th Sec
ton of an act of Congress- entitled Gan act legal
Zing and making appropriations for such necessary
objects have been usually included in the general
appropriation bills without authority of law, and to
fix and Divide for certain incidental expenses Of the
Departments and Offices Of the Government and for
other purposes approved the 26,h August, 1912
PROPOSALS
Will be received by this Department until the first
day Of February next which day the bids will be
opened, for furnishing the Department with ten thou
sand six hundred and seventy blank certificates of re-
gis,y Of the vessels Of the United States and twenty
one thousand three hundred and forty blank lists of
cretcs, on as good paper, and with the same water
marks, and as well executed, and in all respects TO
be acsmiles of those first engraved under the act of
Sd March, 1893. Specimens Of which may be seen
at the Treasury Department The proposals TO state
for what sum the afore aid numbero Of documents will
be furnished, including the engraved steel plates from
which the Impressions to be taken, To necessary
steel dies for the work and the paper mouds having
the necessary water marks All the plates, dies
and moulds thus executed to be the property Of the
United States.
The aforesaid documents to be furnished TO the
Department, one half OF each in the month Of
October next and the remainder in the month of
February following, at which time all the said plates
dies and paper moulds executed for the work shall
likewise De delivered up as the property of the
United States. Payment TO the contractor, in the
event OF the necessary appropriations beng provided
for by Congress, to be made from time t. time as the
work is finished and delivered twenty five per cent
the whole amount being reserved by the Depart
ment until the last payment security for the faith
full uGllmen of the contract and satisfactory COM
pletion of the work.
The work may be executed either within or out Of
the limits of a,hington, the entering into
bond with sufficient les to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of the Treasury, for the faithful perform
Of the contract to the execution and delivery
of the documents and all other matters and things
required by the terms of the contract failure on
the part of the contractor any particular in regard
TO which the head of the Department will be the final
Judge, to cause a forfeiture of the contract
No proposals unsccompanied by proper testimo-
mails of the ability Of the bidder faithfully TO fulfil
his contract together with the Of the sureties
oe ed, that do not in all respects conform to the
terms Of this advertisement will be considered among
the bids for the contract
The proposals to be sealed an endorsed "Propo-
sails for furnishing certificates of Registry and crews
Lists"-and directed to the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, at Washington,
w. FORWARD,
Secry Of the Treasury.
To be published once week FIR four weeks in the
Mad sonian, Globe and National Intelligencer, d. c.
Morning Post and Daily Times, Boston, Massachu-
slts STANDARD, Union and Sun, New York Ameri-
can Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Penn;
Republican and Sun, Baltimore, Nd; Southern Pa
rii, Charlie ton, s. c. A copy Of The advertise
ment from each paper to be forwarded to this De-
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