The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-24
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
Posr OrvIcE DEPARTMENT,
Nav %. 1874

act OF Congress, elegalizlng ana making appro-
priations for such necessary objects a. have been
without authority of law, and to FIX and provide for
certain incidental expenses of the departments, and
Offices Of the government and for other purposes"
approved August &c, 1912, SEALED PRsPosALs will
be received at thisdepartment until 3oclock 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 Both June, 1886, viz; Al4
70 reams Southworth's Congress- extra superfne
quarto post paper blue or white, feint
lined, weight pounds per ream
SO reams Jesup's first class quarto post, woye or
laid, blue or white, faint lined; weight 81
pounds per ream N4
IL reams Platner, Smith, & Co. extra sup. blue
wove quarto post paper, feint lined; weight
Pr, 81 pounds per ream
Is do do do white do do per ream
IL do do do unruled do do per ream
10 do Owen and Hurlbert's superior blue laid
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
do Southworth's extra superior white woye
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
do do do white folio post, to weigh not
less than 10 pounds, per reanl
2 do do do feint lined do per ream
~ reams bank folio post, blue, untrimmed, Isl
by ~ inches, per rearn a, h
10 do do white do do per ream
2 DO gltnote 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,
22 by l7k inchess weight ~ pounds, per
10 do royal do do 25 by 10 inches, weight
"a pounds, per ream ..ii s,.i I, ',.,
ITO do best machine. or handmade quarto post,
weight s po,snds, por ream
do best yellow or buff envcloping paper,
ega 20 by rs inches, per ream ,aa .
SO do best yellow or buff enveloping paper, 81
nv u inchea
do white enveloping paper, 2Ob by Is inches,
a.us g4 fiat, per ream m m as@.s
$50 do double cap paper for blank post bills,
~. per ream
6 do extra superfne 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
quire ,1
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 g3s5 seA.eg a ,''s n
,al gross Damascus pens, in boxes, with one
dozen holders, per gross assn
do other steel pens in boxes, with one
ssse8s dozen holders TO each gross, per gross
2dozen Aldcn's patent elastic penholden, per
1000 opaque quilts, No. so, per 1000
Sc dozen Monroe's black lead pencils, graduated,
y 4 do Cohsn's red lead do do per
6tH dozen sfs4As snss8a IN
3 do 9-inch ivory folders, per dozen
100 do red tape, No. l6, per dozen
s do pieces silk taste, per dozen
i do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
| do do wafer stands, per dozen
4 do quart bottles Maynard q Noyes's black
/ do do do Hover's do per dozen
- do gill bottles do Arnold's red ink, per
a ssti dozen s38 #
IS pounds red waters. best, per pound
8 do pea do do per pound
Z do best scarlet sealing wax, per pound
2 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, 4 blades
j do erasers, Rodgera's, ivory handles, in
cases, per dozen isaeiat
4 i do best paper shears or scissors, six inches,
per dozen 34.5il }sai ~, g,g
In order to secure uniformity. blank forms for
proposals will be furnished, on application 70 the
department 4tts Eatl9
lit be required, each bidder must furnish, with
his proposals, sample, and but one sample, of
each article bid for. lssr X ss Isl .,s. 4 454
Each article must be bid for, and no more than
one price named for any one article. u baa
Bids not fully conforming to the advertisement
will not be considered. l7,ia tgit6l,gassn, f
Each bid must be accompanied by ample testimo-
ny ofthe ability of,he bidder TO comply with his
proposal efHf So VI Teiib9eqxs stai
Bond, with security in twice The acknowledgement
of the articles to he furnished, will LAS tho law de-
mands) be required Of the person or persons con-
tracing; and in case of failure fully 70 comply
with the terms Of the contract, tho contractor and
his surelies will be liable for the forfeiture specified
in such bond, as liquidate4 damages to be suedfor
IL, tho mama If the tTnited fatea in nan ~ hsU
ing jurisdiction thereof. nayll sait VII ,Aisi .ysgo
The head of the department will, in al 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. tg8 fisg aIiSs eiii4it
G. JOHNSON, j sEp
May 3d. Postmaster General