The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-26
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., May 26, 1877.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the 81 alton

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. May &c, 1877
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. for Furnishing the station
ring the fiscal year ending June 0t slS will be received
until O'Clock, p M on the Dth day of June next Those
unaccompaned by satisfactory testimonials OF ability 10
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
toas required The paper for the printing viii be furnish
ed by the contractor
quay-sampes OF the principal articles OF which, such
paper, qms, metallic Rgns' LEAD pencis knives ink @e
where the articles accompanying OF the kind and
quality required for the department.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual firm
making it, and must specify price, and but price for
each and every article contained in The schedule Should
articles be required not enumerated they To be fur
nised at the lowest market prices, according quality
Blank forms FOR proposals VIII be furnished al the depart
nifty therein the department would ind it difficult make
decisions will be taken into consideration unless sub
santally agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished, and work be executed,
when ordered and to the satisfaction of the head of the OIL
flee for which they 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 be given by the person
persons contracting and in failure supply
the articles or to perform the work the and his
bond as liquidaed damages.
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly now be
DONE the amount quantity, and description of each of the
kinds of articles and work that will be wanted.
Gt being mpraccable to give precise description of
the and quality Of the various kinds of printing bid
ders referred the samples in the different Offices
Stationery.
Writing paper, made Of linen laid cor ,ctite or blue
3 reams royal paper, for books
3 do medium do do
55 do folio post, satin plain finish faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs
40 do iooscap, handmade, faint lined and trimmed
weigh not less than II lbs per
80 do loolscap machine, faint lined and trimmed
TO weigh not less than IL lbs per
~ do iU-,scap, plain, handmade, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs. per
trimmed, 10 weigh not less than II lbs. per
do fooscap, blue laid, handmade. faint lined
garden pattern. commonly known des
patch consular paper, TO weigh not less
than 10 lbs per reanl
270 do quurto post, handmade, plain, faint lined
three sides, per
l25 do quaro post, machine, plain, faint lined three
so do quarto post, hand-made plain, faint lined
sides, per ream
10 do quarto post, machine, faint lined four sides,
40 do quaro post, French, ain, lined three sides,
10 do note paper, gilt, pc, ream
50 do copying paper, do
10 do enveop paper, fiat cap, white or blue, per
% dozen do e es S bey ss
cards
$50 do cards, of all other manufacture in use, per
dozen cards
30 gross metallic pens, per gross
1000 do 20, do
dozen ever-pointed gold pencils and pens per dozen
do evcrpolnted silver pencils with gold pens, per
do ever-pointed pencils, silver per dozen
wood handles, per dozen
5gross of leads. for everponted pencils. assorted
60 dozen Conlee's. best blackead pencils, graduated
l2s do Monroe, or other manufactured, graduated
IL do folders, ivory, 9nch, per dozen
42j do red linen tape assorted, do
60 do silk taste, assorted colors widths In hanks
per dozen
DO DO poonos boxes oivory. per dozen
do do cocoa, do
IA do inksands cntglass recently -invented foun-
2 do French pump China inksiands
IL do understands, or boxes cocoa, per dozen
IL do erasers, Rodgers " Sons, ivory handles, per
"a do penknves, Rodgers & Sons, 4-blades, buck.
do ra npn Hsnd abbPpa pc, dgzsm genuine
90 horn handle per dolep genn ieae buck
3 do desk knives, Rodgers ( Sons, i.blade, ivory
handles, per dozen, genuine
do wafers'a ivory handles, per dozen
3 do do lignunvite handles, per dozen
$50 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes's, bottles,
per quart
90 bottles ink black, Cooper Phillpss equal per
so do ink, blue, Stephens, per quart bottle
525 do ink, red, Arnolds or equal, in / pint bottles,
per bottle
$50 do ink, copying, crerrys,) pint bottles per
$1,000 waters large red for department SEAL per thousand
100 pounds waters, common size, red, per pound
loo do sealing wax, best extra superirc scarlet, per
pound
% do sealingwax, superhpe per pound
10 do sealing wax, black, per pound
30 do lndia-rubber, prepared, per pound
200 quarts black sand, per quart
100 ounces pounce, per ounce
IL sheets drawing paper, antigua ran, per sheet
IL do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
Y do tracing paper largest size French, per shec,
dozen India ink, best, per dozen
IL do came's hair pencils, per dozen
~ do water coors, per dozen cakes
- pounds twine linen. per pound
200 do twine cotton, per pound
$50 binders boards, 81 by I0l inches
dozen office shears, IA inches, per dozen
do office scissors per dozen
1900 pocket envelopes, OF white yellow paper of the
following sizes-viz 81 by 81 inches per hundred
dozen rulers, mahogany, round or fiat, per dozen
do elastic pen-hoders, Aldens per dozen
Printing
No Of No Of
sheets. reams
page sheet 300 &,
Circulars and instructions, quarto post, two
pages a sheet 29Oo rs
Circulars and Instructions quarto post three