The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-18
TREAsURy DEPARTMENT, May 23d, 1850.
PROPOSALS FOR EtJRNIsIf-

TRKAsURy DEPARTMENT, May 2sd, 1850.
| SEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR FURNISH
| - ing the stationery and for executing the print
ing OF this department during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1851, will be received until 8 O'Clock,
p M, on the oath day of June next. Those unac-
companied by satisfactory testimonials of ability to
| fulhl contract will not be considered.
All the articles Of stationery must be OF the very
best quality-samples of the principal articles of
which, such as paper, quilts, metallic pens, lead
pencils, knives, ink, &c, must accompany the
bids, put up in classes per schedules and the de-
partInent reserves the right To retain such samples
and pay for the at the prices stated in the Of
fer, or to return them, at its option. No bid will
be considered where the articles accompanying il
not of the kind and quality required for the de-
partnent; and spurious or imitation articles will
subject the class 10 which they belong, or the en-
tire bid to rejection, at the pleasure Of the depart
ment.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or flrm making it, and must specify price, and
but one price, for each and every article contained
in the schedule Should any articles be required
not enumerated, they to be furnished at the
lowest market prices, according TO quality. Blank
forms for proposals will be furnished at the depart
ment to persons applying for them; and without
uniformity therein the department would find it
difficult TO make decision, will be taken into
consideration unless substantially agreeing there
with.
! The printing must be executed with new and per-
type and on the best paper used for the different
/
will be furnished by the contractor; the depart
mcnt, or the Office ordering il, 10 designate the
kind OF paper and type, whether script or other
wise, and the number to go on a sheet, when the
matter OF article will admit of more than one.
Each class will be considered separately and, all
other things being equal it will be assigned to the
lowest bidder for such class or to the lowest bidder
on the aggregate, as the department may deem most
advisable Where more than one class is assigned
! to bidder, they may all be embraced in con
tract; and each bidder, who may have one or more
classes assigned to him, shall take all such classes,
| or forfeit his right to any portion of the contract
All the articles 10 be furnished and work to be
executed must be of the best quality, and delivered
| without delay when ordered, and TO the satsfac-
ton OF the head Of the Office Tor which they
| CURED.
The department reserves to itself the right of or
derng greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, las the public service may
require.
! Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person persons contracting; and in case of
failure to supply the articles to perform the work.
the contractor and his suretes shall be liable for
the forfeiture specified in such bond liquidated
damages
The suboined lists specify, as nearly
be done, the amount, quality, and description of
each of the kinds of articles and work that will be
wanted
! 05- being impracticable to give precise de-
scription of the nature and quality of the various
kinds of printing, bidders are referred to the sam
pies in the different offices for specimens Of the
I general descriptions required
STATIONERY.
flirting paper, nude of linen, laid on Woue,
White or blue.
CLASS No. /.
/ 80 rcanls folio post, satin plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per roam
50 do foolscap, machine, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do foolscap plain, machine, faint lined and
trimmed TO weigh not less than twelve
pounds per ream
: do foolscap, blue Laid, hand made, faint
lined garden pattern, commonly known
as despatch or consular paper, to weigh
not less than sixteen pounds per ream
80 do quarto post hand made, plain, faint
lined, three sides, per
40 do qLarto post machine, plain, faint Lined
three sides, per
20 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
II do quarto post, machine, taint-lined four
sides, per ream
I 40 do quarto post, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
u do note paper, gilt, per ream
do do plain do
CLASS No. 2.
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
80 do copying do do
1875 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
Is do envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
per ream
do large brown envelope, per ream
80 do blotting paper, royal, do
CLASS No. 3.
$50 dozen cards Pcrry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 do cards Of all other manufacture in use,
] per dozen cards
80 gross metallic pens, per gross
$4,000 quilts, No 80, per thousand
1000 do No 20, do
dozen ever.Pointed gold pencils and pens,
do ever-poinsed silver pencils, with gold
pens, per dozen
do gold pens, Browns, or equal, per doz
, do silver for the do
10 do eyer.pointed pencils, silver do
10 do ever-ponted silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles. per dozen
5 gross of leads for ever pointed pencils, as
sorted sizes, per gross
IS dozen Contecs best black-lead pencils, gra-
duated
100 do Monroc's, other manufactured,
graduated
10 do red-lead pencils, per dozen
CLASS No. I.
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
$50 DO red linen tape, assorted, do
% do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen
do pounoe boxes, Of ivory, per dozen
10 do do cocoa do
~ do sand boxes do do
10 do do tin do
IS do wafer stands, or boxes, cocoa, per doz
Is do erasers, Rodgers Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknivcs, Rodgers K Sons, blades,
buck horn handles, per dozen, gen
uinc
do pcnknives Abbotps, American, four
blade, buck horn handles, per doz,
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers 4 Sons, one
blade, ivory handles, per dozen,
genuine
do wafer stamps ivory handles, per dor
do do lignumvitg handles do
do office shears, II inches, per dozen
do office scissors, do
Class No. 5.
~ do inkstands, cut glass, recently invent
ed fountain, movable tops, per