The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-09
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 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 reg
uarly advertised form the public prntsthe classes
character and description of the printing being speci-
fled in each advertisement as far as that can be done
and it being made condition IN all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated IN the that
the work shall be done in the city OF washington
and the contract SHALL each case SO lar 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 aoili-
ty of the bidder to fulfil his contract" :,
Proposals unaccompaned by such TESTIMONIALS VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly un-
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
others, the following requirements the faithful iuihi
ment of which WILL in every case, be rIgidly exact
ed
All the articles of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects 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
eral style and finish, to the samples which may be
superior in every instance where those samples may
have been found not to be of the best quality. The
printing must be executed with and perfect type,
and on 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 quarery failure to fur
nsh the articles execute the work in every par
cula as required by the contracts, and within rea-
sonabe time 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 are designated, as nearly as can
now be ascerlained, in the subjoned lists, with which
the proposals must, in form, precisely correspond
There must be but price specified in the proposals
for each artice and any thing not embraced N 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 drectedt to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond, with sufficient suretes 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 ercIastue
of paper the paper in all cases. to be of the best qua
ty Specimens fthe different kinds Of work requir-
ed NAV be seen at the several offices of the Depart
ment