The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-08
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT,


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 lo43, will be rece-
we'd until the fifteenth day OF July next IN conformity
with the provision ia 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
meDts shall until otherwise directed oy raw DC iur-
nshed by contract, proposals for whch sial DC reg
ularly advertised form the public prnts'e classes
character and description of the printing being sPeci
fled In each ADVERTISEMENT as FAR as that can DC ooe
and il being made a condition IN all eases, uhiess
otherwise specifically stated IN the advertisement ai
the work shall be done IN the city oil washington
and the contract shall each case, so lar as the pro-
posas and ptance shall enable the contract TO be
made be given to the lowest bidder whose bid shall
be accompanied with proper testimonials oil the aoili-
~ of the bidder TO fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements, the faithful fulhl-
Of which will, in every case, be rigdly exact
ed.
All the articles Of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects to the samples which must ac-
company the 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
| terial, style aud finish, to The samples which may be
seen 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. Inc
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 as they are wanted ;
and they will be paid for quarterly; failure to fur
nish the articles to execute the work IN every par
ticuar required by the contracts and within rea
sonable time of all which the head of he department
will be the final judge, will cause forfeiture OF the
contracts.
"The classes, character, and descriptions" OF the
articles and work are designated, as nearly as can
now be ascertaned in the subjoined 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 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 direcedto the Secretary OF
| the Treasury.
A bond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
the Secretary Of the Treasury, will be required for
the fulfment 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 erclaspe
of paper the paper all cases to be of the best qua
| Iity Specimens of he different kinds of work requlr
ed may be seen at the several Offices of the Depart
ment.
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