The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
Posr orvIor DrpAarmEsr,

without authority OF law, and to nix and provide FOL
certain incidental expenses of the departments, and
offices of the government and for other purposes, "
approved August 26, 1912, SEALED PRsrosALs will
be received at this department until 3oclock p. m, Of
Saturday, the 2lst June next, for supplying such OF
the following stationery as the department may order
during the year commencing LIST July, lS45, and
ending 30th June, lS46, viz.
90 reams Southworths Congress extra superfne
quarto post paper, blue or white, feini
lined, weight 8 pounds per ream
SO reams Jesup's first class quarto post, wove OF
laid, blue or white feint lined weight 81
pounds per ream
IL reams Platner, Smith, d Co. extra sup. blue
wove quarto post paper, feint lined weight
81 pounds per ream
Is do do do white do do per ream
70 do do Dc. unruled do do per rearn
10 do Owen and Hurlbert's superior Blue laid
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
do Southworth's extra superior white wove
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
2 do do do white folio post, TO weigh not
less than 10 pounds, per rean
2 do do do feint lined do per ream
10 reams bank folio post blue, untrimmed, 10.
by % inches, per ream
10 do do white do do per ream
do gilt note paper, 8 by 5inches, per ream
100 do best machine or handmade cap, weight
IL pounds per ream
so reams small royal writing paper for blanks,
% by III inches; weight % pounds, per
ream
10 do royal do do 25 by 10 inches, weigh,
"a pounds, per ream
ITO do best machine or handmade quarto post,
weight S pounds, per ream
do best yellow or buff enveloping paper,
20 by &c inches, per ream
SO do best yellow or buff enveloping paper, 81
by ~ inches, per ream
l do white enveoping paper, 2Oby Is inches,
fat per ream
$50 do double cap paper for blank post bills,
do extra snperfne cap, hand made, for post
masters bonds, per ream
100 do royal printing paper, per ream
4quires best drawing paper, 81 by 40 inches,
per quire
do best tracing paper, 81 by 40 inches, per
SO dozen cards steel pens, the department to have
the liberty Of selecting from all the diff
ferent kinds manufactured, English or
American, in the market,) per dozen
cards
gross Damascus pens, in boxes, with one
dozen holders, per gross
do other steel pens in boxes, with one
dozen holders TO each gross, per gross
dozen Alden's patent elastic Penholders, per
dozen
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80, per 1000
36 dozen Monroe's black lead pencils, graduated,
4 do Cohen's red lead do do per
3 do 9-inch ivory folders per dozen
100 do red tape, No. l6, per dozen
l do pieces silk taste, per dozen
] do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
! do do wafer stands, per dozen
do quart bottles Maynard & Noyes's black
ink per dozen
do do do Hovers do per dozen
do gill bottles do Arnold's red ink, per
- -. r. -. i
3 do pea do do per pound
do best scarlet sealing wax, per pound
2 do prepared India rubber, per pound
dozen cut glass ink stands, 81 inches square,
pilared or plain, per dozen
2 dozen letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
dozen penknives, Rodgers's best, blades
l do cruisers, Rodgers's, ivory handles, in
cases. per dozen
] do best paper shears or scissors, six inches,
per dozen
In order to secure uniformity, blank forms for
proposals will be furnished, on application to the
department.
lift be required, each bidder must furnish, with
his proposals, sample, and but one sample, OF
each article bid for.
Each article must be bid for, and no more than
one price named for any one article.
Bids not fully conforming to the advertisement
will not be considered.
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimo-
ny of the ability of the bidder to comply with his
proposal B5 eM5 a9a0 3
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amount
Of the articles to be furnished, will Gas the law de-
mands) be required Of the person or persons con-
tracing; and in case of failure fully to comply
with the terms Of the contract the contractor and
his suretes will be liable for the forfeiture specified
such bond, as liquidate1 damages, to be sued for
in the name Of the United States, in any court hav-
ing jurisdiction thereof 4
The head Of the department will in all cases, de-
eide whether the terms of the contract have been
complied WITH and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time. e
M C. JOHNSON, l5
May 23-law4w Postmaster General.