The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-02
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING,
AND STATIONERY.
WAR DEPARTMENT,


May Oath, 1912.
SEPARATE proposals for executing printing, for
- furnishing stationery and for executing binding
AMI furnishing blank books for this Department. un II
the Both of June 1913 will be received until y
o'clock M on the 18th Of June next, in conformity
with the provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic ex penses of the Govern
ment, which provides That the job print ny s,ato
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-
larry advertised for in the public prinls-the classes
character and description of the printing being speci
fed in each advertisement, far that can 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 ashin gton ;
and the contract shall in each case, far the pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable the contract to be
made be given to the los est 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
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly
dersand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
others, the foil swing requirements the faithful fulfil
mcnt OF which VIII, in every case, be rigidly ex-
acted.
All the arlic' cs 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 instanced where
those samples may have been found not to be of the
best qualify. The printing must he executed with
new aud perfect ty pc and on the best paper used for
the different descriptions of printing required he
articles and wcrk will be required from time to time
as thy are wanted and they wllI be paid Tor quar-
erty; failure 10 furnish the articles, or to execute
the work in every particular as required 10y The con
tracts and within reasonable tine, OF all which the
head of the Department viii he The final Judge will
cause a forfeiture of the contracts.
a he classes character and descriptions OF the ar
tcles aud work designated nearly can
now be- asccrtaned IN the suhjoned lists, with which
The y ouo@ns must in form, precisely correspond.
There must be but price specified IN the lIopo-
sails or each aiicIe4 and any thing not embraced in
the isl 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 diTectedto the
Secretary OF War The Testimonials Of the ability
of the bidder to execute his contract required by the
law will be bond with sufficient surties, to Tire "a
tisaciun ot The Secretary of War
STATIONERY.
flirting papers handmade Of linen laid on pore uhte
Of blue.
Folio Post satin or plain finish, fent lined, and trim
med, to weigh not less than II pounds, per ream
Fooscap. do do do do. l2pounds, do.
Do do. do. plain do. do. do.
Quarto Post, do do. do do Il do do