The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-05

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, ,

PROPOSALS. FOR STATIONERY.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,
October 5, 1850.
TN pursuance Of the "act legalizing and ma king
l. 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 10th of August.
1912, scaled proposals will be received at this of
flee until 10 O'Clock, a. m. on Saturday, the I'd of
November next, for furnishing the following arti-
cles of stationery for the Of the Senate, each
hce TO be Of The very best quality, and to be approved
by the Secretary, viz
400 reams cartridge paper, very tough, and
with very smooth surface the size to
be 10 in. by "a in, and to weigh not
less than % lbs to the
100 do cartridge paper, very tough, and with
very smooth surface the size to be
81 in. by 25 in, and to weigh not
less than 20 lbs to the
so do white soft wrapping paper
20 do white single Hat cap paper, satin tin
ish
25 do white veil. cap paper, satin finish,
faint lined, of the very best quality
90 do white veil. cap paper, satin finish,
second quality, plain
Oh do white veil. cap paper, satin finish, Sc
cond quality, faint lined
30 do blue 4to 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
90 do white cream laid Bath post paper,
highly glazed and hard calendered,
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
glazed, and hard calendered faint
lined, gilt
so do large size white note paper, satin fin
a5 do small NAL s size do do do do
20 do fancy note paper, of different kinds,
10 do white Ito post paper, satin finish, with
black border
10 do white note paper, satin finish, with
black border
/ dozen cap portfolios, with locks
4 do do without locks
g do portfolios, with locks
s 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
8 do pairs scissors, round points
z do pairs office shears, like the sample at
this office
gross black lead pencils, Faber's Nos 1 & 2,
others of like quality
IL dozen paper weights
1000 quilts, clear, No. 50
1900 do Opaque, No. 80
1000 do clear No. 20
II dozen ivory handle wafer stamps, che
quered
II do small seals, for notes
II do ivory folders, 9 inches long and inch
wide
do pearl folders
Y gross large barrel steel pens very elastic
II do small barrel steel pens, do
10 dozen rds Perrys 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
l do large barrel pen handles
| do small barrel pen handles
do small pen handles
dozen fancy pen handles
| gross cloth pen wipers
dozen pint jugs of black ink, of the very
best quality
do bottles red Ink do do do
20 pounds red wafers, for letters
2 do white waters, do
10 dozen boxes small size transparent waters
10 do boxes fancy motto waters
so pounds red wax, of the very best quality,
2ostcks to the pound, in i-Pound boxes
30 do black wax, do do do
- dozen boxes fancy wax
do pump inkstands or standshes
dozen small sise cut-glass or fancy ink
stands
1 do French bronze, other spring ink
stands
do cut glass inkstands, inches square,
for decks
do cut glass slndstands, do do
do japanned wafer boxes, small size
10 gross red tape, No. %
50 DO DO DO No. No. IS IS
> dozen memorandum books, quarto size,
morocco covers
do memorandum books,. octave size,
morocco covers
= do morocco-covered boxes, TO be in all
respects like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters
10000 long white envelopes, for letters
5000 large cloth lined envelopes
5000 large letter size do
10000 large size white letter adhesive envelopes
1000 small size do do
10000 white note envelopes No. 1903
10000 white note adhesive envelopes
10000 envelopes to suit the fancy note paper
10000 large plain white card envelopes
5000 white letter envelopes, with black border
5000 white note envelopes, do
100000 brown envelopes for documents, very thick
and tough
dozen embossed paper boxes
Is do letter files
do taper stands
900 pounds black sand in lib papers.
BY the act approved June IL, 1874, the Secretary
OF the Senate il directed 10 conhne his purchases
exclusively TO articles the growth and manufacture
Of the United States provided the same can be pro-
cured Of such growth and manufacture Of suitable
quality and at reasonable prices, upon az good
terms as TO quality and price as can be obtained Of
foreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given to the productions Of Amer
lean industry; and all persons making proposals 20
supply any article win state whether the same il
Of the growth and manufacture Of the United
States.
The articles must be delivered at the Office Of the
Secretary ofthe Senate at Washington, free OF any
charge for carriage, on before the Goth Of No
vember next in default Of which the bonds will be
put in suit.
Eroy article must be Of The pey best quality, lo'-
less an inferior article IS called for.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed
for (of paper hafs quire) is to accompany the pro-
posal, and 20 be marked with the name Of the pro-