The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-12
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

29th June, lS4Z.
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 l643 will be rece-
we'd until the fifteenth day July next, in conformity
with the provision in the act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses oil 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
nished by contract proposals for which shall be reg
ularly advertised for 10 the public prnsthe classes
character and description OF the printing being spec-
fed in each advertisement as far that can be done,
and il 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 ab-
ty of the bidder TO fulfil his contract"
Proposals unaccompanled by such testimonials will
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly I'M
derstand that the contracts will embrace, amongst
others, the following requirements the faithful fulfil
ment OF which WILL IN every case, be rigdy 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
terla 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
lions of printing required The articles and work
will be required from time 10 time as they wanted ;
and they will he paid for quarterly; failure to fur
nish the articles execute the work IN every par
ticuar as required by the contracts, and within rea-
sonable 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 designated, as nearly as can
be ascertained in The subjoned 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 n the
lists which be needed the contracts will be made
to require at 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
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, will be required for
the fulment of anycontractwhieh may entered into
The proposals for printing to state the price for
which the work will be done, Inclusive and erclasire
paper the paper in all cases. to be of the best qua
lty Specimens OF the different kind, of work requlr-
ed NAV be seen at the several offices othe Department
STATIONERY,
Writing papers, hand made of linen, laid or wove,
white blue.