The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-19

do best handmade super royal pager
plain. per reain
do best hand-mad royal paper, plain,
do best handmade, demi paper, plain.
do best hand made medium paper, plain.
do best hand made, double cap paper.
plain, per rcam
pocket ppo Ct ws dr yellow s
Of the following sizes, viz: 81 BY 50 inches.
per thousand
90 900 pocket envelopes, letter size, per thousand
600 cards steel pens. Department to have the
liberty Of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
In the market, per card
10 gross Damascus pens in boxes, with
100 gross other steel pens in boxes. with
dozen holders TO each gross. Department
10 have the liberty Of selecting from ali
the different kinds manufactured, foreign
or domestic, in the market, per gross
~ dozen gold pens, Browns or equal, with ell
yer cases. per dozen
5000 do 70. do sss1
lead pencils. per dozen
81 do Cohen's red lead pencils, per dozen
10 do beat red lead pencils, do
Is do s-inch ivory folders, do
1853 do red tape, (linen,) assorted sizes, per
25 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths.
in hanks, per dozen
8 do cocoa sand boxes, per doSen
do wafer stands or boxes, do
% do bottles Maynard & Noyes's, or equal
black ink, per quart bottle
30 do bottles Arnold. or equal red ink, per
$50 pounds red WATERS hest, per pound
SO do red pea waters. best. per pound
e DO DO best best SCARE scaling wax, % %
DO DO prepared pss1 aasdy lndia-ruSber DO DO
dozen pump China inkstands. per dozen
s do letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penknives, Rodgers Sons, blades,
buck handles, genuine. per dozen
do erasers, Rodgers b Sons, blade, ivo-
ry handle, genuine
! do best paper shears, S-inch blades. per
u J do best paper shenrs, 9-inch blsdes, per
a dozen
J do best scissors, 4.inch blade, per dozen
pounds o. coon vns pound
Each proposal must be signed blythe individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
s ses Should bs
quired which are not enumerated, they arc to be
furnished ut the lowest market prices, If the De-
partment shall see fit to order them from the con.
tractor having the contract for similar articles, and
If the contractor and the Department. do not agree
then the Department may have the article furnished
BY any other person Or persons. whc Ei furnish It
tractor Blank forms for proposaM Win BE- fur
nished at the Department to personp applying for
them and as without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find it difficult TO m6ke decision,
none will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantially agreeing herewith. SsS
The Department reserves to itself The right of or
dering greater or less quantity of each, and every
article description of work contracted for, AZ the
public service may require. 49,
The head of the Department will IN all cases de-
eide whether the terms of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power 10 annulthe
contract upon any failure to comply in reasona-
BILE time. 81
Bonds, with approved security, are 70 be given
by the person persons contractingy and, in case
Of failure to supply the articles the Contractor and
his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture spec
fed in such bond as liquidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder for each Of the three classes above enume-
rated the best bid to be determined after careful
examination for the purpose Of sscertaining which
bid will in it's practical results, be most advantage
Gus to the Department. I'D srrt
The Department reserves to itself the right 70 re-
jcct any Bid where it is apparent that part Of the
articles or work is bid for at very low and apart at
very high rates, without proper regard 70 the cost
Of each, for the purpose of affecting the aggregas
of the bids under the estimate contained il the ad
vertisernent. N. X. HALL,
y April 9-lawtd Postmaster General.