The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-16
TREAsURr DErARrhEsr,

| December Goth, 1912.
| conformity with the provisions Of the nth
uon OF an act Of Congress, entitled "An act legal
llng aud making app OPERATIONS for such necessary
ooJecs as have been usually included IN the general
appropriation bills without authority of law, and 10
N and provide for certain Incidental expenses OF the
Departments and Offices of the Government and for
olher purposes, approved the 26th August, 1912.
PROPOSALS
VIII be received by this Department until the FIRST
day OF February next, which day the bids will be
opened, for furnishing the Department with ten thou
sand SIX hundred and seventy blank certificates Of re-
gSy Of the uesseiS Of The United Siaies and twenty
one thousand three hundred and forty blank lists Of
croes, on as good paper, and with the same water
| marks and as well executed, and in all respects 10
be iscsimes 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
Tor what sum the Aforesaid number Of documents will
be furnished including the engraved steel plates FROM
which the impressions to be taken, tn necessary
steel dies for the work and the paper moulds having
The necessary water marks. All the plates, dies,
and mouds 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, which time all the said plates
dies and paper moulds executed for the work, shall
likewise be delivered up the property Of the
United States Payment to the contra actor, in the
event OF the necessary appropriations being provided
for by Congress, to be made from time to 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 for the faith
iu iulhlment OF the contract, and satisfactory com
pletion 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 be the final
Judge, to cause forfeiture of the contract
No proposals unaccompanied by proper testimo-
mails Of the ability of the bidder faithfully to fulfil
his contract, together with the of the suretes
offered, or that do not in all respects conform to the
terms of this advertisement will be considered among
the bids for the contract
The proposals TO be sealed and endorsed "Propo-
sails for furnishing certificates of Registry and crews
Lists"-and directed TO the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, at Washington.
w. FORWARD.
Secry of the Treasury.
To be published once week for four weeks in the
Madisonan, Globe, and National Intelligencer ID. c.
Morning Post and Daily Times, Boston, Massachu-
sets Standard, Union and Sun, New Y, rk Ameri-
can Sentinel and Public Ledg r, Philadelphia Penn;
Republican and Sum- Baltimore, Md; Southern Pa
riot Charleston, s. G. copy Of the advertise
ment from each paper to be forwarded to this De-
partment dec 2l-law4w