The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

18th June, lS42.
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 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 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 10y 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 spec
fed in each advertisement as far as that can be done
and 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 to be
made, be given TO the lowest bidder, whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials of the abi
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompaned 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 fulfil
ment of which will in every case, be rgidly exacted.
All the articles Of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects, to the samples which must
company the offers. Bidders will state whether the
| article they propose to furnish be Of American or
foreign manu- factuIe.
teral, style and finish, to the samples which may be
in the different offices of the Department, and
superior in every instance where those samples may
have been found to be of the best quality. The
prn ing must be executed with new 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 time they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly; failure to iur-
nsh the articles, to execute the work IN every par
cular as required by the contracts, and within fea-
sonable time eo all which the head of he Department
will be the fnal Judge will cause forfeiture OF the
contracts
'The classes, character, and descriptions" OF the
articles and work designated, as nearly as can
now be ascerlained in the 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 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 TO the Secretary of
the Treasury.
"A bond, with sufficient surctes to the satisfaction
Of the Secretary of the Treasury, will be required for
the fufmen Of anycontractw hieh maybe entered INTO.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done, Inclusive and exclusive
of paper the paper in all to be of the best qua
ty Specimens of the different kind OF work requr-
ed NAV be seen at the several offices othe Department
STATIONERY,