The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-20


ments and Offices Of the government ana for other
purposes approved the 18th Of August, lS42,
sealed proposals will be received at this Office until
10 o'clock, a. M. on Monday, the 10Th OF May
next for furnishing the following articles OF sta
onery 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 fiat cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
20 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish
20 do white veum cap paper, satin finish,
fent lined
100 do white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, fcint lined
50 do white vellum quarto post paper, satin
finish, plain
25 do white note paper, satin finish
10 do fancy tinted note paper
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen cap portfolios
2 do post portfolio %
3gross black-lead pencils
dozen red-lead pencils
do four-olade penknives, pearl handles,
3 do four-blade penknives, of a smaller size
] do do do buck handles
5000 clear quilts, No. so
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80
10 dozen ivory. handled wafer stamps, checkercd
8 DO DO vo, % Colder. ;o, DO lon. I psSi% inch
10 gross large barrel steel pens
10 do small barrel do
10 do Windlc's bullion pens
100 cards Perry's threc-point pens
81 do do fat-spring do
gross Gilots Peruvian pens
do small pen handles
do LARGE do
9 do half-pmt Jugs black ink
l dozen ounce bottles red ink
Is pounds red waters, in canisters
dozen boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red scaling wax, ten sticks to the
pound
100 pounds red scaling-wax, twenty to the
10 pounds black sealing-wax
ID do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
dozen ebony standshes, inches long and
and wide, fifteen with cut-glass inks and
sands IL inch square, with division
for waters, and top for the same, and a
division for pens
3 dozen cut-glass inksands
50 gross red tape, No. Is
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces TO the
pound
12 dozen japanned wafer boxes
3 do do sand sners
ivory-handled erasers
BY the act approved June II, 1914, the Secretary
Of the Senate is "directed 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 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 win be delivered at the office OF the
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free OF any
sharge for carriage on before the 9th OF August
iext, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens of the articles required may be seen at
he Office of the Secretary Of the Senate. Every
rticle must be Of the very best quality.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
,of paper half quire) is to accompany the pro-
oosal, and to be marked with the name of the pro-
noser The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class, and the per-
offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price equality considered 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
for the Senate" and be directed TO the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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