The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-28
TRrAsvRr DrrAnrmrsr, MAY %, Is45.

(. TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT, May 20, ls45.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
- stationery and for executing the printing and
binding ofthis department, during the year ending
June 30th 1885, will be received until 3o'clock p.
p., of the 30th day Of June next. Those unaccom-
panied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability to iulhl
a contract will not be considered.
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type and the best paper used for the di-
ferent descriptions required. The paper for the
printing will be furnished by the contractor.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making i, and must specify price, and but
one price, for each and every article contained in
the schedule. Should any articles be required not
enumerated, they are to be furnished at the lowest
market prices, according 10 quality. Blank forms
for proposals will be furnished at the department 10
persons applying for them and as without uniform
y therein, the department would find il difficult to
make Adhesion, none will be taken into consdera-
ton unless substantially agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed, must be of the best quality and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac-
tor Of the head of the Office for which they are re-
quired.
The department reserves TO itself the right Of or
dering greater or less quantity of each and every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in of a
failure to supply the articles, or to perform the
work, the contractor and his surees shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such bond as qudated
damages.
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly as now can
be done, the amount, quantity, and description OF
each Of the kinds of articles and work that will be
wanted.
1t being impractcablc to give precise description
ofthe nature and quality of the various kinds OF
printing, bidders referred TO the samples in the
different Offices
Stationery.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid, or ,core, ,chiie
l ream royal paper, for books
3 do medium do do
as reams folio post, satin or plain finish, feint
lined, and trimmed to weigh not less
than II lbs per
25 reams foolscap, hand made, do do ~ lbs.
per ream
100 do do machine, do do IL lbs.
5 do do plain, handmade do do 10 lbs
per ream
do do do machine do do IL lbs
per ream
SO do quarto post, hand made, plain, fcini
lined three sides, per ream
300 do do machine do do do do
- do quarto post, handmade, plain, fein1
lined four sides, per ream
IL do. do do machine, do do do
reams quarto post, French, feint lined three
sides, per ream
do note paper, gllt, per ream
do do plain, do
80 do copying paper do
80 do cnvelop paper, yellow or buff, royal
per ream
I do do envelop paper, fiat cap, white OIL
blue, per ream
do
SO dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, pei
dozen cards
100 do do of all other manufacture in use
per dozen cards
| 81 gross metallic pens, per gross
| 10000 quilts, No. so, per thousand
| 1000 do No.70, do
6dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per dozen
6 do do silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
10 do Contee's bcs. black lead pencils, grad
uated
200 do Monroe's or other manufactured, grad
| uated
| do red led pencils, per dozen
10 do folders, ivory, 8 inch, per dozen
| 1888 do red linen tape, assorted, do
| GA do silk taste, assorted colors and widths
| in hanks, per dozen
| do pouncc boxes, cocoa, per dozen
5 do sand-boxes, do do
| 9 do do tin, do
| 7 do inksiands, cutgass, recently invented
| fountain, movable tops, per dozen
| 4 do understands or boxes, cocoa or japan
| ned, per dozen
! ii do erasers, Rodgers g. Sons, ivory han
| dies, per dozen US
! 80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, a blades
/ buckhorn handles, per dozen
| 3 do penknives, Abbott's American, a blade
| buckhorn handles, per dozen
3 do desk knives, Rodgers e. Sons, blade
| ivory handles, per dozen
3 do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per dozer
| do do gnumvite handles, PEI
25 gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noycs's, pei
/ gallon
! $50 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes's, ii
! bottles, per quart
| IL do ink, black, Cooper e. Phillips's, OF
| equal, per quart bottle
| l25 do ink, blue, Stephenss, per quart bottle
| 100 do ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in PIN
| bottles, per bottle
100 do ink, copying, (Tery's,) in pint bot
/ ties, per bottle
1900 waters, large red for department seal, pei
| thousand
100 pounds waters common size red, per pound
| 100 do sealing wax, best extra superfn,
| scarlet, per pound
| go do sealing wax superfne, per pound
do sealing wax, black, per pound
90 do India rubber, prepared, per pound
200 quarts black sand, per quart
| 140 ounces pounce, per ounce
IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
12 do drawing paper elephant, per sheet
II do tracing paper, largest size, French, PEI
sheet
6 dozen India ink, best, per dozen
~ do caMel's hair pencils, per dozen
~ do water colors, per dozen cakes
1876 pounds twine, linen, per pound
IS do Irvine, cotton per pound
1000 binders boards, g.. by 10s inches
2 dozen Office shears, ii inches, per dozen
9 do Office scissors, per dozen
5000 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow paper, o
the following sizes, viz: 81 by 3,
inches, per hundred
S dozen rulers, mahogany, round or fiat, pei
dozen
4 do elastic pen-holders, Aldcn's, per dozen
10000 prepared parchments, English, 10 by l6, pei
thousand
1900 prepared parchments, English, IL by Is, pc,
sheet
so prepared parchments, English, % by 26, pei