The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-11
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

OrFICE OF SENATE OF ". D..
August 10, 1886
In pursuance of the act legalizing and making
Il appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appropri-
alton bills without authority Of law, and To fix and
provide for certain incidental expenses of the depart
ments and Offices Of the government and for Other
purposes approved the 10Th Of August 1872 seal
cd proposals will be received at this Office until 10
o'clock, a. m, on Tuesday. the 18th Of September
next for furnishing the following articles of station
cry for the use of the Senate, each article 10 be Of thu
very bs quaiii and 10 be approved by tho secretary
viz: .. ... . ......a. ....
SO reams cartridge paper
200 do do do Of two kinds, speci-
mems of which are TO be seen at this Office.
loo reams white single hai-eap paper, smooth
81 reams white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
feint lined
SO resms white veuum cap paper, satin finish
plain r1... ~
so rsam. white yellum qaarto pos, paper, satin
finish, feint lined
50 reams white veum quarto post paper, satin
glt ....... ~. XIX.
so reams white veum note paper, satin finish
gilt ..,. u .
rs reams blue velum note paper, satin finish,
gilt ...--....
10 reams tinted note paper, satin finish, gilt
8 dozen cap portfolios, without locks
do foar-biade Penknives, pearl handles,
3doIen two-blade penknives, pearl handles,
of a smaller size
4 dozen buck handle knives
gross black lead pencils
5000 clear quilts, No 80
1900 clear quilts, No 10
8 dozen pair scissors
DO l'0'y % "Ai'' do i asH
10 do ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
wide, fitted with cut-gass inks and sands
II inches square, with division for wa
fers and top for the same, and division
for pens
3 dozen cutglass inkysands
10 gross large-barrel steel pens
8 do spall-barrel three-point pens
do Windle's bullion pens
dozen cards Pery's three-point pens
S do do Peny's hne-point pens
8 gross other small steel pens
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do halfpint jugs black ink
Az pounds red waters in canisten
30 do do in quarter.pound boxes
SO pounds red sealing-wax twenty sticks to
the pound
IL dozen boxes fancy wax
5gross red tape, No. %
3 pounds India rubber, forty pieces TO the
dozen japanned wafer-boxes
800 pounds hemp Irvine
100 do black sand
5000 long white envelopes
10000 long brown enyelops
100, 900 brown envelops for documents
10000 brown envelopes for letters
10000 white envelopes for notes
5000 white envelopes for cards
50 morocco-covered boxes, to be in all respects
like the sample at this Office
60 memorandum books, to be in all respects
like the sample at this Office
By ~ act approved June II, 1874, 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 be pro-
cured Of such growth and manufacture of suitable
quality and at reasonable prices upon good terms
as to quality and price can be obtained of for
egn growth and manufacture" Apreference will,
therefore, be given to the productions Of American
industry; and all persons making proposals to sup
ply any article will state whether the same is of the
growth and manufacture of the United States.
The articles are to DO delivered at the Office of the
secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage, or before the 23d Of Novem-
Der next, and will be paid for on delivery. Speci-
mems 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.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
(of paper half quire) is to accompany the proposal
and to be marked with the name of the proposer
The whole of each article specified in the foregoing
list will be deemed class; and the person offering
furnish any such class at the lowest price, (quai
ty considered will receive contract for the same
on executing bond, with two or more surehes
satisfactory to the secretary Of the Senate, for the
performance thereof, under forfeiture of twice the
contract price in of failure, which is to be filed
in the office Of the said secretary within ten days a
ter the proposals have been accepted.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for sta.
tonery for the Senate" and be directed to the
tary Of the Senate, at Washington. ..".
s o. }"' a ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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