The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-07
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,

SEPARATE 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, 1643, 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, sThat 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 reg
ularly advertised for the public printsthe classes,
character and description Of the printing being spec
fed in each advertisement as far as 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 Washington;
and the contract SHALL in each case SO Tar 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 abil
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials VIII
not be considered, and the bidders must distinctly un
derstand tina: the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithful fulfil
ment of which will, in every case be rlgidy exact
ed.
All the articles of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects to the samples which must &C
companythe offers. Bidders will state whether the
article they propose to furnish, be of American or
foreign manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal in ma
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 not to be of the best quality The
printing must be executed with new and perfect type,
and the best paper used for the different descrp-
tons of printing required. The articles and work
will be required from time to time they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly failure to fur
nsh the articles to execute the work in every par
cular as required by the contracts and within
sonable tme 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 designated, nearly as can
be ascerained in the suboined 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 n the
lists, which may be needed the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directedto the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond, with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
of the Secretary of the Treasury will be required for
the fulflment of any contract which may be entered
into.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done Inclusive and ercLasipc
of paper the paper in all be Of the best qua
lity. Specimens ofthe different kinds of work requr
ed may be seen at the several offices of the Depart
ment