The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29
Proposals for Stationery.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEyA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, Y. 5,
August Sd, lo4S.
TN pursuance OF the ac legazing and making appropri
aons for such necessary objects have been usually
law and to tx and provide for Incidental
of the departments and offices Of the government and for
proposals will be received at this Office until 10 o'clock a.
m, Monday, the 4th of September next for furnishing
the following articles of stationery The of the Senate
each article 10 be of the very best quality and to be approved
10 white engrossing paper be 20 by 10 inches,
trimmed
100 do cartridge paper
Is do white single flat cap paper, smooth surface
% do white velum cap paper satin finish, faint lined
20 40 white yeIum cap paper satin finish plain
% do white velum quarto post paper, satin finish,
Is do white vellum quarto post paper, satin finish,
faint lined, gilt
e 40 white s ysi,um note paper satin finish E
IL dozen cap portfolios
do iour.bade penknives pearl handles, silver tip
do twoblade penknives pearl handles
l do tour-bade penknves, buck handles
q do pairs scissors
gross back-lead pencils
5000 clear quilts, No. ~
Y dozen ivory folders inches long, and inch wide
IL do ivory handle waier-stamps chequered
do ebony standishes, inches long, and wide,
fitted with cntglass inks and sands IL inches
square, with division tor waiers top for
the same, and a division Tor pens.
do fancy inksIands =
Il gross large barrel steel pens
8 do snalbarre steel pens
dozen cards Perry's three-point pens
do cards Perrys five point pens
8 do cards Perrys patent penhoders, with pens to
8 do cards windle's bullion pens
gross Pratt's small bright steel pens
do other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles
10 dozen cloth pen-wipers
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do half-pnt Jugs black ink
60 pounds red waters, in tin cansters
60 boxes transparent waters o0''-''"
of the very finest quality
10 do black sealing wax, twenty sticks to the pound,
OF the very finest quality
GO boxes fancy scalingwax
10 gross red tape, No. 10
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
dozen japanned wafer boxes
do Moroccocovered boxes, be in all respects
like the sample at this office
5000 long white do
20OOOO brown envelopes for documents
$1,000 white envelopes for letters
25OOO brown envelopes Tor letters
$1,000 white envelopes for notes
10000 white envelopes for cards
200 pounds black sand
BY the approved June H. 1884, the Secretary OF the
Senate is directed conne his purchases exclusively to
articles the growth and manuacure Of the United states,
provided the same be procured OF such growth and
upon good to quality and price can be OBJ
tanned of foreign growth and manufacturer preference
dusy and all persons making proposals to supply any
article, will state whether the same is of the growth and
oil the united States.
The articles will be delivered the Office of the Secre-
ary of the Senate Washington free any charge for
carriage, before the LIST OF November next, will
be paid on delivery.
Specimens OF The articles required may be the
office OF the Secretary OF the Senate.
Every article must be of the very best quality.
sufficient specimen o. each article proposed for (of
paper half qnire) to accompany the proposal, and be
marked with the name OF the )poser The whole CHI
article specified in the foregoing AS; viii be deemed class;
and the offering iurnish any such class
price (qualy consdered will for the
same executing bond win surcties sa
factory the Secretary OF he Senate the performance
thereof, under forfeiture oil price IN
OF failure which bond is be filed the office of the
SAID Secretary within days after the proposals la We
been accepted
Proposals should be embossed Proposals for stationery
for the Senate and be dresed the Secretary OF the
senate AT Washington. Postage carriage OF proposals
and specimens, when they exceed ounces, must be
paid ASBURY DlCkINS,
Aug. !-lawiw Secretary OF the Senate