The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

29th June, lS4S.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS for executing print
~ ing, Tor furnishing stationery, and for executing
binding and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the first day of July, l643 will be rece-
we'd until the fifteenth day of July next 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
uary advertised form the public printshe classes,
character and description OF the printing being speci
fled in each advertisement far that be done,
and it 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 so far 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 aoill-
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 fulhl-
ment of which WILL in every case, be rgidly exacted.
All the articles of stationery must be at least fully
equal in all respects, to the samples which must &C
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
terlal 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 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 they are wanted
and they will be paid for quarterly failure to fur
nsh the articles to execute the work IN every par
ticular required by the contracts, and within
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 designated, as nearly as can
now be ascertaned, in the suboined lists, with which
the proposals mus 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 be needed the contracts will be made
to require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing - and directed to the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
A hond with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, will be required for
the ful6lment of anycontracwhieh maybe entered into
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done, incusipe and ercusiue
of paper the paper in all to be Of the best qua
Ity Specimens of the different kinds of work requir-
ed may be seen the several Offices ofthe Department
STATIONERY
Writing papers, hand made of linen laid or woye
white or blue.