The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-21

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, I

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,)
October 8, 1850.
pursuance Of the "act legalizng and making
Il appropriations for such necessary objects az
have been usually included in the general appro-
priation bills without authority Of law and TO fix
and provide for certain incidental expenses of the
departments and offices Of the Government and for
other purposes" approved the 26th of August,
1912, sealed proposals will be received ut this Of
fice until 10 o'clock, m, Saturday, the I'd OF
November next, for furnishing the following arti-
ces of stationery for the OF the Senate each
ticie TO be Of the py best quality, and to be approved
by the Secretary, viz:
io0 reams cartridge paper, very tough, and
with very smooth surface, the size to
be ~ in. by "a in, and TO weigh no!
less than % lbs. to the ream
100 do cartridge paper, very tough, and with
very smooth surface, the size to be
q in. by 25 in, and to weigh not
less than 20 lbs. to the ream
80 do white soft wrapping paper
25 do white single fiat cap paper, satin fin
ish
25 do white vell cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined, of the very best quality
oO do white veil. cap paper, satin finish,
second quality, plain
Oh do white veil. cap paper, satin finish, sc
cond quality, faint lined
20 do blue Alto post paper, highly glazed and
hard calendered, gilt, faint lined
80 do white French Bath post paper, highly
glazed and hard calendered, gilt,
faint 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 caendered, gilt
10 do blue French Bath post paper, highly
glazed, and hard caendered, gilt
10 do blue French Bath post paper, highly
glazed, and hard calendered, faint
lined, gilt
so do large size white note paper, satin fin
ish, gilt
?5 do small size do do do do
20 do fancy note paper, of different kinds,
satin finish
10 do white Alto post paper, satin finish, with
black border
10 do white note paper, satin finish, with
black border
! dozen cap portfolios with locks
do do without locks
do portfolios, with locks
do four blade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
do small two blade penknives, pearl
handles, silver tipped
do four blade penknives. buck handle,
tipped
do ivory handle erasers
do pairs scissors, round points
do pairs office shears, like the sample at
this office
gross black lead pencils, Faber's Nos. / S ..
or others OF like quality
10 dozen paper weights
5000 quils, clear, No. 50
1900 do Opaque, No. so
1000 do clear, No. 10
II dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, che
quered
II do small seals, for notes
IL do ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide
do pearl folders
II gross large barrel steel pens, very elastic
IL do small barrel steel pens, do
10 dozen cards Perry's three point steel pens,
others of like make and quality
10 do do Perry's fine point steel pens, do
10 do do do elastic fountain steel pens,
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 small barrel pen handles
do small pen handles
dozen lancy pen handles
gross cloth pen wipers
dozen pint jugs Of black ink, of the very
II do half pint Jugs do do do
do bottles red ink do do do
20 pounds red waters, for letters
do white waters, do
10 dozen boxes small size transparent waters
10 do boxes fancy motto waters
50 pounds red wax, of the very best quality,
2Ostieks to the pound, in .-Pound boxes
90 do black wax, do do dc
IL dozen boxes fancy wax
o do pump inkstands or standishes
dozen small sise cut-glass or fancy ink
stands
do French bronze, or other spring ink
? do cut-glass inkstands, /; inches square
for desks
. do cut glass s1ndstands, do do
do japanned wafer boxes, small size
do do sand -sfters
10 gross red tape, No. %
so do do No
dozen memorandum books, quarto size
morocco covers
: do memorandum books, octave size
morocco covers
8 do morocco covered boxes, 20 be in al
respects like the sample at this Office
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters
10000 long white envelopes, for letters
5000 large cloth-ined envelopes
200 medium do
5000 large letter size do
10000 large size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 small size do do
10000 white note envelopes, No. 1903
10000 white note adhesive envelopes
10000 envelopes TO sut the fancy note paper
$4,000 large plain white card envelopes
5000 white letter envelopes, with black border
1000 white note envelopes, do
400 900 brown envelopes for documents, very thicl
and tough
dozen embossed paper boxes
Is do letter files
do taper stands
2OJ pounds black sand in llb papers.
By the act approved June IL. lsgt, the Secretar,
Of the Senate Is directed to oonfne his purchase
exclusively toarticles the growth and Inanufnctur
Of tho United States, provided the same can be pro
cured Of such growth and manufacture Of suitabl
quality and at reasonable prices, upon as goo'
terms as TO quality and price can be obtained o
foreign growth and manufacture" preference
will therefore be given 20 the productions Of Amer
ican industry; and all persons making proposals 4
supply any article viii state whether the same j
of the growth and manufacture Of the Unite,
States.
The articles must be delivered at the Office Of tn
Secretary Of the Senate at Washington, free of AM
charge for carriage, on or before the Goth OF No
vem6cr next; in default Of which the bonds will b.
put in suit,
Ecpy article must be Of hs pay best quality. IAN
less inferior article is called for.
sufficient specimen Of each article PROPOSED
for (of paper halfa quire) s TO accompany the pro
possl, and 20 be marked with the name OF the pro
poser and the price Of the article. The whole o
each article specified ia the foregoing list will b
deemed class, and the person offering TO furnisl
any such class at the lowest price Quality cousid
ered) will receive contract for the same, on exc