The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-23

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,
October s, 1850. 4
IN pursuance Of the "act legalizing and making
i appropriations for such necessary objects as
have been usually included in the general appro-
priation bills without authority Of law and 10 fix
and provide for certain incidental expenses of the
departments and Offices Of the Government, and for
other purposes" approved the 10th Of August,
1912, scaled proposals will be received at this Of
flee until 10 O'clock, IN, on Saturday the ID of
November next, for furnishing the following arti
cles Of stationery for the Of the Senate each
tcie to be Of the py best quality. and to be approved
by the Secretary, viz:
400 reams cartridge paper, very tough, and
with very smooth sur face, the size to
be IS in. by "a in, and to weigh not
less than % lbs. to the ream
100 do cartridge paper, very tough, and with
very smooth surface, the size to be
II In. by 25 in, and to weigh not
less than 20 lbs. TO the reaIn
80 do white soft wrapping paper
% do white single flat cap paper, satin fin
ish
25 do white veil. cap paper, satin finish.
faint lined, of the very best quality
SO do white veil. cap paper, satin finish,
second quality, plain
50 do white veil cap paper, satin finish, Sc
cond quality, faint lined
30 do blue 4to post paper ighy glazed and
hard calendered, gilt, faint lined
30 do white French Bath post paper, highly
glazed and hard calendered, gilt,
iaint lined
20 do white cream laid Bath post paper,
highly glazed, and hard calendcrcd,
gilt, faint lined
20 do white French Bath post paper highly
glazed, and hard calendcred, gilt
10 do blue French Bath post paper, highly
glazed, and hard calendered, gilt
10 do blue French Bath post paper, highly
,.l, b,r oI,,
lined, gilt
30 do large size white note paper, satin fin
ish, gilt
% do small size do do do do
20 do fancy note paper of different kinds
10 do white 4to post paper, satin finish. with
black border
10 do white note paper, satin finish, with
black border
dozen cap portfolios with locke
do do without locks
6 do portfolios, with locks
do four blade pcnknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
5 do small two blade penknives, pearl
handles, silver tipped
do four blade penknives. buck handle,
tipped
! do ivory handle crasers
5 do pairs scissors, round points
do pairs office shears, like the sample at
this office
gross black lead pencils, Faber's Nos. & 2
others of like quality
10 dozen paper weights
5000 quilts, clear, No. so
1000 do Opaque, No. 80
1000 do clear, No. 10
IL dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, che
Guered
II do email seals, for notes
II do ivory folders, 9 inches long and inch
wide
do pearl folders
II gross large barrel steel pens, very elastic
IL do small barrel steel pens,
10 dozen cards Perry's three point steel pens,
or others Of like make and quality
10 DO DO DO fs5' ead 1e pSn. do
or others of like make and quality.
do bullion pens
gross long point steel pens
do other steel pens
do large barrel pen handles
do email barrel pen handles
do small pen handles
dozen fancy. pen handles
| gross cloth pen wipers
dozen pint jugs of black ink, of the very
lest quality
II do half pint jugs DO do do
| do bottles red ink do do do
30 pounds red waiers for letters
= do white waters, do
10 dozen boxes small size transparent waters
10 do boxes fancy motto walers
50 pounds red wax, of the very best quality,
a. 2osticks to the pound, in !-Pound boxes
IL dozen boxes fancy
do pump inkstands or standishes
dozen small sise out-glass fancy ink
stands
/ do French bronze or other spring ink
, do cut-glass inkstands, ] 2 inchcssqusrc,
for desks
, do cut glass s,ndstands, do do
5 do japanned wafer boxer, small size
do do sand-siiters
10 gross RED tape, No. %
do do No. l9
50 do do No. l3
2 dozen memorandum books, quarto size
morocco covers
do Memorandum books, octave size,
morocco covers
do moroc CO. covered boxes, TO be in all
respects like the sample at this office
20 900 long brown envelopes, for letters
10000 long white envelopes, for letters
5000 large oloth-lned envelopes
900 medium do
5000 large letter size do
10000 large size white letter adhesive envelopes
O000 small size do do
10000 white note envelopes, No 45O-3
10000 white note adhesive envelopes
10000 envelopes to suit the fancy note paper
10000 large plain white card envelopes
1900 white letter envelopes, with black border
1000 white note envelopes, do
100000 brown envelopes Tor documents, very thiel
and tough
5 dozen embossed paper boxes
Is do letter files
g do taper stands
20J pounds black sand in lib papers.
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
Of the Senate directed TO coniine his purchase
exclusively to rtcles the growth and fnanufactur
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 gooC
terms as TO quality and price as can be obtained o
foreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore bc given 10 the productions of Amer
lean industry; and all persons making proposals &
supply any article will state whether the same i
of the growth and manufacture Of the UniteS
/ States.
The articles must be delivered Mt the office of thu
Secretary of the Senate at Washington Tree OF AM
charge for carriage, or before the Goth of No
vomber next; in default of which the bonds will b.
put in suit.
Eoery article must be Of the pey best quality,
less an inferior article is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposeC
for (of paper bhlfa quirc) is to accompany the pro
posal, and 10 be marked with the name Of the pro
poser and the price Of the article. The whole o
corh article snecifi~d in fOrepoinv list will b