Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR sT.T1cNTEY.
House REPRESENTATIVES UNITED STATES,


HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE UNITED STATES.
Clerks Office, May l4th, 1858
IN pursuance of the 18th section of tn eact of
L Congress of the 26th August, 1912, entitled
" An act legalizing aud making appropria-
tons for such necessary objects as have heen
usually included in the general appropriation
bills without authority of law, and to fix and
provide for certain Incidental expenses Of the
departments and Offices of Government, and
for other purposes said 18th section
is as follows
Sec. II. And be IT fttr.1er enacted. That all
stationery Of every name and nature, for the
use of two houses of Congress, and all station.
cry and job printing. Of every name and nature
for the use of the several departments of Gov.
eminent, and for the bureaus and Offices in
those departments at Washington. including
all stationery. blanks, wrapping paper. and
twine and mail bags furnished the post Offices
and collectors Offices throughout the United
States. shall hereafter be furnished and per-
formed by contract, by the lowest bidder rs
follows The Secretary of the Senate the Clerk
Of the House Of Representatives, the head Of
each department, and such deputy postmasters
in the post Office establishment. and collectors
in the custom-house establishment a the Post
master General and the Secretary of the Tree
sury shall respectively designate for that
purpose, shall respectively advertise once a
week for at least four weeks. in one or more
Of the principal papers published in the
places where such articles are TO be furnished
or such printing done, for scaled proposals
fer furnishing such articles. or tie whole Of
any particular class Of articles or for doing
such printing, or the whole or any specified
job thereof, to be done at such place specifv-
ing in such advertisement the amount uuan-
tity, and description Of each kind of articles
to be furnished, and. near as may be, the
nature, amount, and kind Of printing to be
done; and all such proposals shall be kept
sealed until the day specified in such adver-
tisement for opening the same. when they
shall he opened by or under the direction of
the officer making such advertisement. in the
presence Of at least two persons; and the
person offering to furnish any class of such
articles, or to perform any portion or speci-
fed job of said work. and giving satisfactory
security for the performance thereof. under a
forfeiture not exceeding twice the contract
price in each case Of failure shall receive a
contract for doing the same and in case the
lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract. and give such security within reason
able time. to be fixed i'm such advertisement.
then the contract shall be given to the next
lowest bidder who shall enter into such con-
tract and give such security. And in case of
failure to supply the articles or to perform
the work by the person entering into such
contract. he and his sureties shall be liable
for tho forfeiture specified in such contract as
liquidated damages. TO be sued for in the
name of the United States. in any court
having Jurisdiction thereof
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until 10 o'clock, a n. on Monday. the
2lst day Of June next, (at which time all the
proposals will be opened) for furnishing tie
articles of stationery hereinafter specified. for
the nae of the House OF Representatives during
approved by the Clerk viz:
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
Glasses
No. 800 resms laid quarto post, faint.
lined. finest quality.
: 100 do laid quario pos. ,unruled.
finest quality.
loo do Wove quarto post. faint
lined finest quality.
- do wove quarto post, un-
ruled. finest quality