The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-13


usually included in the general appropriation bills
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 Is, 1912, SEALED rssrosALs will
be received at this department until o'clock p. m Of
Saturday, tho 2lst June next for supplying such OF
the following stationery as the department may order
during the year commencing LIST July, l845, and
ending Both June, 1916, viz: m
90 reams Southworths Congress extra superfne
auarto post paper, blue or white, feini
lined, weight 9 pounds per ream
so reams Jesup's first class quarto post, wove o,
laid, blue or white, feint lined; weight 81
pounds per ream ~
l2 reams Platner, Smith, g. Co. extra sup. blue
wove quarto post paper, feint lined; weigh,
81 pounds per ream Ra
Il DC Dc Dc &c s sa.s ss % q p:r ,:sa
10 do Owen and Hunbert's superior Blue laid
foolscap, fent lined, per ream 49,.
S do Southworth's extra superior white wove
foolscap, feint lined, per ream
do do do white folio post, to weigh moi
less than 10 pounds, per ream
2 do do do feint lined do per ream
10 reams bank folio post, blue, untrimmed, 49,
by ~ inches, per ream
10 do do white do do per ream
do gilt note paper, 8 by inches, per rearn
100 do best machine or handmade cap, weight
IL pounds per ream
CU TcufHb sUldli Eoym WTltlflS puDeT TOT DluThS,
% by l7h inches; weight % pounds, per
10 do royal do do 25 by 10 inches, weight
"a pounds, per ream
10 do best machine or handmade quarto post,
weight 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 enveloping paper, 20 by 25 inches,
fiat, per ream
$50 do double cap paper for blank post bills,
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
4 do best tracing paper, 81 by 40 inches, per
quire
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,O 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
2dozen Alden's patent elastic penholders, per
dozen
1000 opaque quilts, No. SO, per 1000
36 dozen Monroe's black lead pencils, graduated,
pei. dozen
do Cohen's red lead do do per
do 9-nch ivory folders, per dozen
100 do red tape, No. l6, per dozen
l do pieces silk taste, per dozen
| do cocoon sand boxes, per dozen
] do do wafer stands, per dozen
do quart bottles Maynard & Noyes's black
do do do Hover's do per dozen
do gill bottles do Arnold's red ink, per
dozen
25 pounds red waters, best, per pound
do pea do. do per pound
do best scarlet sealing wax, per pound
do prepared India rubber, per pound
2 dozen cut glass ink stands, 81 inches square,
pared or plain, per dozen
2 dozen letter stamps, ivory handles per dozen
dozen penknives, Rodgers's best, 4 blades
l do cruisers, Rodgers's, ivory handles, in
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.
lfit be required, each bidder must furnish, with
his proposals, sample, and but one sample, OF
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.
Bond, with security in twice the estimated amount
of the articles to be furnished, will (as the law de-
mands) be required of the person 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, as liquidate1 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 annu the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
time.
C. JOHNSON,
NAV 23-law4w Postmaster General.