The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-06
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Z9th June, 1913.
C,EPARATE PROPOSALS for executing P, ,.ar
- ing, for furnishing stationery ana ior
bindin9 and furnishing blank books for this Depart
ment until the first day Of July, lo43, win DC
we'd until the fifteenth day Of July next, IN
with the provision in the act making aPproPriAuo''
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF ,ne "o,eI
ment which provides, That the Joo prin.ine
ery and binding of each Of the Executive depart
ments shall until Otherwise directed by law DC iur
nshed by contract, proposals for which shai pe req
uary advertised for in the public prntshe classes,
character and description OF the printing oeins spec
fled in each advertisement as lar as that can oo
and il being made q condition IN all cases, unless
otherwise specifically stated In the advertisement ha'
the work shall be done in the city OF ashihs'on
and the contract shall in each case SO lar as e P'o
posals and acceptance shall enable the contract 10 DO
made be given to the lowest bidder whose oid shai
be accompanied with proper testimonials oil Inc apii-
" of the bidder to fulfil his contract" 49,
Proposals upaccompanied by such testimonials VIII
not be considered and the bidders must distinctly I'M
derstand that the contracts VIII embrace, ahones'
others, the following requirements, the ahiu lui'l
ment of which will in every case, be rigidly exact
ed
All the articles of stationery must be al least iuy
equal in all respects, TO the samples which must ac
company the offers. Bidders will state whether the
article they propose to furnish, Dc OF american VI
foreign manufacture.
The blank books and binding must be equal IN ma
teria style and finish to the samples which may De
seen in the different offices Of the Department and
superior in every instance where those samples may
have been found not be of the best quality. Inc
printing be executed with new and perfect type
and the best paper used for the different descnp
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
nish the articles or to execute the work in every par
ticular, required by the contracts, and within fea
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" 9f the
articles and work are designated as nearly aSsan
now be ascertaned in the subjoned 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 n the
lists which be needed the contracts will be made
require corresponding rates with those specified
The proposals must be sealed, endorsed Proposals
for Furnishing -" and directed 10 the Secretary of
the Treasury.
A bond, with sufficient suretes to the satisfaction
ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, will be required for
the ulfilment 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 exclusive
Of paper the paper in all cases. to be of the best qua
ty Specimens OF the different kinds of work requir-
ed may be seen at the several Offices of the Depart
ment.