The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-14
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE u. s..

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4 appropriations for 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
ments and Offices of the government, and for other
approved the 26th of August, 1912,
sealed proposals will be received at this office until
10 o'clock, a. M, on Monday, the 26th of May
next, for furnishing the following articles of sta
tionery for the use Of the Senate each article to be
of the very best quality, and to be approved by the
viz;
$50 reams cartridge paper
so do white quadruple cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
$50 do white single fiat cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
20 do white yellum cap paper, satin finish
plain
20 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
feint lined
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 plotting paper
12 dozen cap portfolios
9 do post portfolios
gross black-ead pencils
dozen red-lead pencils
do four-blade .penknives, pearl handles,
3 do four-blade penknives, Of a smaller size
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80
Z dozen e ivory handled wafer stamps ehsekered
70 do ivory folders, 9 inches long and / inch
wide
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 fat-spring do
5 gross Gillot's Peruvian pens
do small pen handles
] do large do
Q do halfpnt 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
pound
100 pounds red sealing-wax, twenty to the
pound
10 pounds black sealing-wax
10 do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
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
division for pens
dozen cut-glass inkstands
so gross red tape, No. Is
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the
pound
Z sn japaG m wa. wafer s; boxes
ivory-handled erasers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
Of the Senate is Corrected 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 as 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 on 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.
sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
(of paper half quire) is 70 accompany the pro-
posal, and to be marked with the name Of the pro-
poser. The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list win be deemed class, and the per-
son offering furnish any such class at the lowest
price equality 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
twice the contract price in case Of failure, which
bond is to be filed in the office of the said Sec
rotary within ten days after the proposals have been
accepted
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate,n and be directed to the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.