The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
49, 80

ZJtH JuUt, iOt-
.CEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
- ing, for furnishing stationery, and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
men until the first day of July lS43, viii be reeei-
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 Tue
ment which provides That the job printing, station
ery and binding Of each of the Executive Depart
ments shall until otherwise directed by law DC iur
nshed by contract, proposals for when snail DC rcs
ulary advertised forin the public prins-the classes
character and description Of the printing being sPec
fed in each advertisement as far as that can DC
an il being made condition IN all cases, uhie %
otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement a'
the work shall be done in the city OF Washington
and the contract SHALL IN each case SO lar Us inc pro-
posas and acceptance shall enable The contract 10 DC
made be given to the lowest bidder, whose pid shaii
be accompanied with proper testimonials oil ihe aDii-
" of the bidder To fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompaned by such testimonials VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly UNI
derstand that the contracts will embrace amongst
others the following requirements the faithful fulfil
ment of which will in every case, be rigidly exacted
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
teral, style and finish, to the samples which may be
seen 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 descnp-
tions 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
cuIar, required by the contracts and within rea
sonabe 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
artoles.and work designated, as nearly as can
now be ascerained in The subjoined 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 IN the
lists, which NAV be needed the contracts will be made
require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directed to the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond with sufficient sureties TO the satisfaction
the Secretary of the Treasury will be required for
the fufmenl of anyconractwhieh maybe entered into.
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be DONE inclusive and erctasire
of paper the paper in all cases to be of the best qua
y Specimens of The different kinds of work requr-
ed may be seen at the several offices ofhe Department
STATIONERY,
Writing papers, hand made of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue.