The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-01
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OvrIcE 90 THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE u. 8


PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
April 26, 1645.
TN pursus y Of the aAct legalizing and making
i appropriations Cor such necessary objects as have
been usually included in the general appropriation
bills without authority Of law, and to fix and pro-
vide for certain incidental expenses Of the depart
men,s and Offices Of the government, and for other
purposes" approved the 26th Of august, lo4s,,
sealed proposals will be received at this ONCE until
10 O'Clock, a. m, on Monday, the 26th Of May
next, for furnishing the following articles of sta
tioperv for the use of the Senate each article to be
Of the very best quality, and TO be approved by the
Secretary, viz:
$50 reams cartridge paper
SO do white quadruple cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
$50 do white single fat cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
20 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish
plain
90 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
100 do white vellum quarto post paper satin
finish, feint lined
SO do white velum quarto post paper, satin
finish, plain
25 do white note paper, satin finish
10 do fancy tinted note paper
do blotting paper
IL dozen cap portfolios
2 do post portfolio
3 gross black-lead pencils
3 dozen red-lead pencils
do four-olade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
8 do four-blade penknives, Of a smaller size
do do do buck handles
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
1000 opaque quilts, No. 30
y wafer stamps 1 e.a
IL do ivory folders, inches long and inch
10 gross large barrel steel pens
10 do small barrel do
10 do Windle's bullion pens
100 cards Perry's three-point pens
"a do do Aat-spring do
5 gross Gillot's Peruvian pens
do small pen handles
do large do
2 do half.pint jugs black ink
dozen ounce bottles red ink
rs pounds red waters, in canisters
dozen boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red sealing-wax, ten sticks to the
100 pounds red sealing-wax, twenty to the
10 pounds black sealing-wax
10 do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
6 dozen ebony standishes, inches long and
and wide, fifteen with cut-glass inks and
sands II inch square, with division
for waters, and a top for the same, and a
division for pens
dozen cut-glass inkstands
So gross red tape No. Is
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the
pound
u dozen japanned wafer boxes
do do sand siflers
6 ivory-handled erasen
BY the act approved June IL, 1874, the Secretary
of the Senate is "drected to confne his purchases
exclusively to articles the growth and manufacture
Of the United States provided the same can be pro-
cured Of such growth and manufacture of suitable
quality, and at reasonable prices, upon as good
Terms as to quality and price can be obtained of
foreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given to the productions of Amer
lean industry; and all persons making proposals to
supply any article will state whether the same is of
the growth and manufacture of the United States.
The articles will be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage before the 9th of August
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
The Office of the Secretary of the Senate. Every
article must be of the very best quality.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
(of paper half quire) is to accompany the pro-
posa, and to be marked with the name Of the pro-
poser. The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class and the per-
son offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality consdered) will receive contract for
The same, on executing bond, with two or more
sureties satisfactory to the Secretary Of the Senate,
FOR the performance thereof, under forfeiture Of
wice the contract price in case of failure, which
bond is to be filed in the office of the said Sec
reary within ten days after the proposals have been
accepted.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate" and be directed to the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
Secretary Of the Senate
April 26-1aw4w