The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-28
PROPOSALS FOR PRINTING, BINDING,
AND STATIONERY.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
May oath, 1872.
SEPARATE proposals for executing printing, for
~ furnishing stationery, and for executing binding
and furnishing blank books for this Department until
the 3Oth of June, l843 will be received until IL
o'clock Nd. on the 18th Of June 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
nshed by contract proposals for which shall be regu-
larry advertised for in the public printsthe classes,
character and description of the printing being speci
fed in each advertisement, far that can be done,
and it being made a condition in all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement, that
the work shall be done in the city of w ashingtOn
and the contract SHALL in each Case far the pro-
posals 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 ability
Of the bidder to fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanied by such testimonials will
not be considered and the bidders distinctly un-
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
Others the following requirements, the faithful fulfil
ment of which will, in every case, be rigdly ex-
acted
All the articles of stationery must be at least
fully equal, in all respects, to the samples
which may be 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 seen 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 on the best paper used fol
the different descriptions of printing required. The
articles and wcrk will be required from time to time
they wanted; and they will be paid for quar-
tety; failure TO furnish the articles, to execute
the work In every particular as required by the con-
tracts, and within reasonable 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 ar
| tices and work designated, nearly as can
now be ascertaned in the subjoned lists with which
| the proposals must in form, precisely correspond
There must be but one price specified IN the propo
sails for each article; and any thing not embraced in
the lists which may be needed the contracts will b.
made to require at corresponding rates with those
specified. The proposals must be sealed, endorsed
Proposals for Furnishing --", and directed to thu
Secretary of War. The testimonials of the ability
of the bidder to execute his contract required by thu
law will be bond with sufficient sureties, to the
tsfaction of the Secretary Of War.
| TArIONERY.
flirting papers, handmade Of linen, laid or woue ,chit
| Of blue