The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-13
DAILY.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,, U. s..

TN pursuance OF the l7th section of the act Of Con-
i gress of the Goth August, 1912, entitled "An act
egalizing and making appropriations for such
cessary objects have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses of the departments and officers Of Gov
crnment, and for other purposes said nth
section is as follows: a,
'sSEc. II. And be it further enacted That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use of
The two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, Of every name and nature. for the
of the several departments OF Government, and
for the bureaus and Offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nshed the post offices and collectors offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
AS follows: The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk
Of the House of Representatives, the head of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom, house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectvely advertise once a week for at least four
weeks, in one more of the principal papers pub.
ished in the places where such articles to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole or any particular class OF articles, or
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified Job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description Of each kind Of articles to
be furnished, and. as near as may be. the nature,
amount, and kind of printing to be done; and all
such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day
specified in such advertisement for opening the
same, when they shall be opened by or under the
direction of the officer making such advertisement,
in the presence OF at least two persons and the
person offering to furnish any class of such articles
or to perform any specified portion or job Of said
work. and giving satisfactory security Tor the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in Of failure, shall
a in
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract and give such security within reasonable
time, to be fixed in such advertisement, then the
contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder,
who shall enter into such contract and give such
security. And in of failure to supply the
articles or to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and his surees shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liquidatcd damages, to be sued for in the name Of
thereof"
Sealed proposals will he received at this office un-
til ten o'clock a. In, on Monday, the Goth day OF
May next, lat which time all the proposals will be
opened) for furnishing the articles of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the use of the House Of
Representatives during the thirty second Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white wove. letter
paper, unruled
300 reams fine blue and white wovc letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superfne white wove letter pa
per, ruled
l50 reams extra superlne white let
ter paper, ruled
l50 reams extra-superiine laid letter paper.
blue and white, ruled
so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
25 reams small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled
IT'S rcams extra snperhne note paper, gilt,
white, in boxes packages
/" 9 so rcamS micxlle creatn laid note paper
I" 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
!" Ii so reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
+" IL 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
unruled
+" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, ii by 81
inches, fiat
" ID 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by %
inches
Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 20 by %
inches
lG SO reams brown envelope paper, % by 4S
inches
F" II 100 dozen blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and beat
quality
is so dozen 4-blade best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
" l9 100 dozen best @ blade pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and 5O dozen with two
small blades
30. 200 cards Perry's 3-poined pens
81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
&c % $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
I" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
26 30 do double patent pens, on cards
81 SO do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
do walnut handle Den holders. best
" 90 . do ivory handle pcn-holders, best
quality
Z" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
81 10 do alabaster weights, assorted
" 33 500 9-inch ivory folders, /, inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
81 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
35 IL dozen pearl folders
80 400 chcquered ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 300 plain. face ivory handle letter stamps
3S 200 pounds medium sized rcd waters, in
,-pound boxes
80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
g 40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
4l 400 do do No. 20
AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
Z" IL II dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter-size steel locks; none but those Of
the best quality will be examined
40 dozen pieces best quality @ office taste
the beat quality of No. so quills will
be examined
I" II 1000 best clarified quills, No. so do
'' As 2 dozen standishcs, various patterns
" 40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed
of different sizes
90 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
" 81 $4,000 do do do brown
I" 81 10000 official envelopes do white
So rs, ZOO do do do brown
f" 81 2 gross motto waters
s 55 SO dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
+" SO dozen ivory handle erasers. in cases
% 81 100 fancy glass weights, various sizcs
4" SO l,500 poundsof black sand, best quality, in
one pound packages
SO 25 dozen of cocoa sand boxes
!" 60 Is gross Of best quality black. lead pencils
Z" 81 8 do do rcad-lead do
f" 81 30 pounds best black scaling wax
63 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
=" G. 2OOO0 sell. scaling note envelopes, beat quail
ity white and blue
" 65 500 reams tatcap folding paper, white.
By the act approved June II, 1914, the Clerk Of
the House OF Representatives is directed TO con-