The republic., 1851-04-18

do best handmade super royal pager
do best hand made royal paper, plain.
T, do best hand made. deml paper. plain.
do beat hand made medium paper, plain.
do bsst hand made, double cap paper,
plain, per ream
10 do blotting paper, royal per ream
10000 pocket envelopes, Of white g Yellow paper
Of the following sizes Wy: q ~ a iachss'
20 900 pocket envelopes letter size. per thousand
2 bushels black sand
900 cards steel pens. Department % have the
liberty Of selecting from all tbe different
kinds manufactures, foreign OF domestic,
in the market, per card
10 groAs Damascus pens in boxes, With one
dozen holders 10 each gross, per groes
lso gross other steel pens n boxss, with one
dozen holders 70 esch gross. Dsrs<tsnent
g h.ys she liberty Of seisctinE from all
or domostic. il ti The MAJ, msrfss per eross .
10 dozen gold pens, Bfovn's or o. szuai. Win sill
yer cases, per dozen
1899 oCo opaque quill', NO 50, per thsu'and
i5O dozen Monros's, or other nnanufesore black
lead pencils, per dozen
e % Cohen; Col, ne red red lead s.P Psnei'' Per dozen
IS do s-inch ivory folders. do
sSs do red tape, (iinen, assortsd sisss. per
~ 10 BLK tAotc, do9OtkoQ CQIOr4 aAu Wxubktss
In hanks. per dozen
do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
do wafer stsnds Or boxos. do
% do bottles Maynard 4 Noyesb. or equal
black ink, per quart Bottle
n 80 do bottles Arncid's q eqaai red ink. per
$50 pounds red xsfsrs hsst. per peund
7S DO best best scarlet sealing wax, DC
s DO DO Pfspsrsd lsdi. rubber DO 90
dozen pump China inkstnnds, per dozen
6 do letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penknives, Rodgers 4 Bonss, blades,
back handles genuine, per dozen
DO eFs,s - bsssiss mIisssss sssssss ssns o'.ds is0
do best paper shssrs, e-inch blsdss. per
% BET ss!:5 gsss+ shears. s.snsA sl.ds.' per
do best SCISSORS, 4-inct blade. pr ausen
loO pounds linen twins M ABSORBED sfsss Pr pound
Or firm making il, and must specify : price. and
but price fer each and every dsscs1p<i work
and article required. Shouid any aftieles be re-
furnished At the lowest sarkst pricss; Il shs De-
partmont shall zee fit 70 order thsm fUna the con-
tractor having the contract for sirxr aIotsss and
then the Department may have The asticis fssa{shsd
Il price lover than hat dsrasadsd 81 us con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals. will - fur
them and as without uniformity thefe{n the De-
partmcnt would find it difficult 70 make d61ision
mono will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantialIy agreeing Herewith.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of or
derng greater or less quantity Of each and every
article description Of work contracted or - the
public service may require. M
The head of the Department viii in ali c6ses de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract hive been
complied with, and reserves the power 6n6ul the
contract upon any failure 70 comply II rspsona-
BILE time.
Bonds, with approved security, arc 10 ~ given
by the person or persons contracting; and, IN
of failure to supply the articles, the cotf4ntor and
fled in such bond AZ sliquidated damages
The contract viii be awarded 70 ths loves best
bidder for each of the three claases above snume-
rated, the best bid to be determined after careful
examination for the purpose Of ascet ttning which
bid will In i practical results be most Vantage
GUS to the Department E n.
The Department reserves to tself the light to re-
jcctany bid whore It is apparcnt the4 part Of the
articles or work 10 bid for AZ very Tow md part at
very high rates. without proper ~ 4he coat
Of each, or-the purpose Of Affecting I'D aggregate
Of the bids under the estmate contsh q The ad-
vcrtiscnlent N. r. HALL,
April 9-Iawtd Postmaster General.