The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-07
TRrAsuRY DEPARTMENT,


N conformity with the provisions of the 18th sec
ton OF an act Of Congress- entitled "An act legal
izIng and making appropriations for such necessary
objects as have heen usually included in the general
appropriation bills without authority of law, and to
Tx and provide for certain Incidental expenses Of the
Departments and Offices # the Government and for
other purposes, approved the 26th August, 1872
PROPOSALS
win be received by this Department until the first
day OF February next, on which day the bids will be
opened, for furnishing the Department with ten thou
sand six hundred and seventy blank certificates OF re-
g.Sty Of The rtSsels Of The United States and twenty
thousand three hundred and forty blank lists of
crocs, on as good paper, aud with the same water.
marks, and as well executed and in all respects 10
be acsmiles of those first engraved under the act Of
Sd March, 1913. Specimens Of which may be seen
at the Treasury Department The proposals TO state
for what sum the aiore aid number Of documents III
be furnished including the engraved steel plates from
which the impressions TO be taken, the necessary
steel dies for the work and the paper mouds having
the necessary water marks. All the plates, dies
and moulds thus executed to be the property of the
United States
The aforesaid documents TO be furnished TO the
Department, one half of each in the month of
October next, and the remainder in the month of
February following, al which time all the said plates
dies and paper mouds executed for the work. shall
likewise be delivered up as the property Of the
United States. Payment to the contractor, in the
event Of the necessary appropriations being provided
for by Congress- 10 be made from time b time the
work is finished and delivered, twenty five per cent
on the whole amount being reserved by the Depart
ment until the last payment security Tor the faith
fl fulhlment Of the contract and satisfactory com
pleton Of the work.
The work may be executed either within or out of
the limits Of Washington the contractor entering into
bond with sufficient les TO the satisfaction of the
Secretary of the Treasury for the faithful perform
Of the contract TO the execution and delivery
Of the documents and all other matters and things
required by the terms Of the contract failure on
the part Of the contractor IN any particular in regard
TO which the head Of the Department will he the final
Judge. 10 forfeiture of the contract
No proposals unaccompanied by proper testimo-
mails Of the ability Of the bidder faithfully TO fulfil
hi. contract together with the names OF the suretes
oe ed that do not in al respects conform to the
the bids for the contract
The proposals to be sealed anil endorsed 'Propo-
sails for furnishing certificates Of Registry and crews
Lislsn-and directed TO the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, at Washington.
w FORWARD,
Secr'y Of the Treasury.
To be published once a week f,r four weeks in the
Mad sonian, Globe and National Intelligcncer, ID G.;
Morning Post and Daily Times Bost n, Massacbu-
It's STANDARD, Union and Sun, New York Ameri-
can Sentinel and Public Bedg r, Philadelphia, Penn;
Republican and Sun, Baltimore, MI; Southern Pa
riot, Charle.ton, 5. G. A copy Of the advertise
ment from each paper to be forwarded To this De
partment dec 2l-lawiw