The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-08
Treasury DEPARTMENT, May 26, 1877
CyEPARATE PROPOSALS for Furnishing the station

- cry and for executing the printing of department du
until o'clock, p m, the Both day of June Those
unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials OF ability to
fulfil contract will not be considered.
The printing must be executed with new and perfect
type and the best paper used for the different descrp
tons required The paper for the printing will be furnish
All the articles OF stationery be of the very best
quay-samples of the principal articles of which, such
paper qui metallic pens lead pencils knives, ink, &c,
must accompany the bids. No bid win be considered
where the articles panyng it not of the kind and
quality required for the department..
Each proposal must be signed by the individual firm
each and every article contained in the schedule Should
any articles be required not enumerated they to be fur
Blank forms for proposals viii be furnished at the depart
ment applying for hem and without unifor
nifty therein the department would find difficult make
decision, viii be taken into consideration unless SUBJ
stantiay agreeing herewith.
All the articles 10 be furnished and work to be executed
be of the best quality, and delivered without delay
when ordered and the satisfaction of the head of the OIL
flee for which they are required.
The department itself the right of ordering
greater less quantity of each and every article contracted
for, as the public service may require.
Bonds with approved security, 10 be given by the person
contracting and in of failure to supply
the articles to perform the work. the contractor and his
sueties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such
bond, as quidated damages
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly rs be
done, the amount, quantity and description of each of
kinds of articles and work that viii be wanted
the nature and quality OF the various kinds of printing bid
ders referred to the samples in the different Offices
Stationery.
Vrfhg paper, hHdde OF linen, tud U0re Whtfe blue
Dreams royal paper, for books
3 do medium do do
and trimmed TO weigh not less than IL lbs
per ream
40 do oolscap, handmade faint lined and trimmed
to weigh not less than IL lbs. per
so do oolscap, machine, faint lined and trimmed,
to weigh not less than IL lbs. per
IL do foolscap, plain, hand made. faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs. per
do foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs. per
do foolscap, blue laid handmade, faint lined
garden pattern commonly known us des-
patch or consular paper, TO weigh not less
than is lbs. per reain
27o do quar'o post, handmade, plain, faint lined
three Sides per ream
l25 do qunrto post machine, plain, faint lined three
sides, per ream
so do quario post, handmade, plain faint lined four
sides, per
10 do quaro post, machine, faint lined four sides,
40 do qaarto post French, faint lined three sides,
per ream
10 do note paper gilt pc, ream
SO do copying paper do
$50 do enveop paper, yellow or buff, royal per ream
10 do envelop paper. flat cap, white or blue, per
$50 dozen cards Per b Sy pss pens. per dozen
26o do cards, of all other manufacture in use, per
dozen cards
30 gross metallic pens per gross
2ooeo quils, No 50, per thousand
1000 do No 10, do
dozen ever-ponied gold pencils and pens, per dozen
w 'Poiheu penclis, WIN pens, per
dozen
do ever-poined pencils silver, per dozen
do ever-polned silver desk pencils, with
wood handles, per dozen
gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils, assorted
Sizes per gross
60 dozen Contee's best baoklead pencils, graduated
I2j do Monroe's, or other manufactured. graduated
do red lead pencils, per dozen
II do folders ivory, 9-iiich, per dozen
i25 do red linen tape, assorted do
do silk taste, assorted coors widths i'm bnnts
per dozen
do pounce boxes, ofivory, per dozen
y do do cocoa, do
3 do sand-boxes, do do
do do tin do
Ia do inkstnnds, cnt-gass, recently invented foun-
tain, movable tops, per doz
2 do French pump China ink stands
~ do wafer-sands or boxes. cocoa per dozen
~ do Rodgers & Sons, ivory handles per
Dozen genuine
"a do penknives, Rodgers & Sons i-blades, buck-
horn handles per dozen, genuine
do penknives, Abbou's, American. +bade buck |
horn handles, per dozen, .genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers Sons lbade, ivory !
handles, per dozen, genuine
do wafer-stamps, ivory handles per dozen
. do do lignumvitse handles, per dozen |
rs gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyess, per gallon
o5o bottles ink, black Maynard & Noyess, in bottles.
per quart
10 quarts ink, red per quart
90 bottles ink, black, Cooper Phillips equal per
quart bottle
80 do ink, blue, Stephens per quart bottle