The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-10

certain incidental expenses Of the departments and
Offices of the government and for other purposes,
approved August rs, 1912, SEALED PRerosALs will
be received at this department until 3o'cock p M OF
Saturday, the 2ist June next, for supplying such Of
the following stationery the department may order
during the year commencing Let July, l845, and
ending 30,h June, 1886, yixi 'F sN
90 reams Southworth's Congress extra supcrfne
quarto post paper, blue or white, feini
lined, weight pounds per ream
so reams Jesups first class quarto post, wove OF
laid, blue or white, fsint lined; weight 81
pounds per ream
! 10 reams Platner, Smith, & Co. extra sup. blue
wovs quarto post paper, fsint lined; weight
81 pounds par yssm
DO DO DO 90 90 w S1s DO DO DO DO per
10 do Owen and Hurlbert's superior blue laid
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
5 do Southworh's extra superior white wove
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
do do do white folio post, to weigh moi
less than IL pounds, per ream i
2 do do do feint lined do per ream
10 reams bank folio post, blue, untrimmed, 49,
by % inches, 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 Ia inches; weight % pounds, per
10 do royal do do 25 by 10 inches, weight
"a pounds, per ream
ITO do best machine or handmade quarto post,
weight pounds, per ream
do best yellow or buff envelopng paper
20 by 26 inches, per ream
so do best yellow or buff enveloping paper, 81
by "a inches, per ream
do white enveloping paper, 20by rs inches
fiat, per ream
$50 do double cap paper for blank post bills,
do extra superfnc cap, hand made, for post
masters bonds, per ream
lOO 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 sA
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
2dozen Alden's patent elastic penholders, per
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80, per 1000
36 dozen Monroes black lead pencils, graduated,
4 do Cohens red lead do do per
8 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
l do do wafer stands, per dozen
do quart bottles Maynard & Noyes's black
ink, per dozen
do do do Hover's do per dozen
I do gill bottles do Arnold's red ink, per
dozen
Is pounds red waters, best, per pound
do Dea do do uer pOt,nd 4.
I do best scarlet sealing wax, per pound
2 do prepared India rubber, per pound
. dozen cut glass ink stands, 81 inches square,
pillared or plain, per dozen
2 dozen letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
dozen penknives, Rodgers's best, blades
do erasers, 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.
iii be required, each bidder must furnish, with
his proposals, a 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 ofthe ability of the bidder to comply with his
proposal.
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 sureties will be liable for the forfeiture specified
in such bond, liquidate damages, to be sued for
in the name Of the United States, in any court hav
ing jurisdiction thereof.
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.
c. JOHNSON,
May 23-law4w Postmaster General