The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-30
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
goth June, 1842.
CEPARArE PRoPosALs for executing prinl-

CEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing for furnishing stationery, and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
meDt, 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 by law, be fur
nished by contract proposals for which shall be reg
ulary advertised for in the public prntsthe classes,
character and description OF the printing being specl-
fled in each advertisement far that can be done,
and vt 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 far 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 abill-
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials VIII
not be considered, and the bidders must distinctly I'M
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements the faithful fulhl-
ment of which will, in every case, be rgidly exact
ed
All the articles Of stationery must be AT least fully
equal in all respects, TO the samples which must ac-
company the accepted bids. Bidders will state whe-
ther the article they propose to furnish be of Anne
rcan or foreign mannfacture.
The blank books and bidding m ust be equal in ma
tcria style and finish to the samples which may be
in the different offices of the Department, and
superior in every instance where those sanples may
have been found not to he Of the best quality The
printing must he executed with and perfect type
and on the best paper used for the different descrp-
tons of printing required. The articles and work
will he required from time TO time they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly; failure to fur
nish the articles or the work in every par
tcua as required by the contracts, and within rea-
sonabe time of all which the head Of The Department
win be the final judge, will cause forfeiture of the
contracts
"The classe', character, and descriptions" Of the
articles and work are designated as nearly as can
be ascerained in the suboined 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 tho
lists which NAV he needd, the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and drectedto the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond, with sutfcier, sureties TO the satisfaction
of the Secretary of the Treasury will be required for
the fuflment of any contract which may be entered
into.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work viii be done, inclusive and erctaspe
of paper the paper in all to be of the best qua
ity Specimens of the different kind, of work requir
ed may be seen at the several offices Of the Depart
ment
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