The republic., 1851-04-18
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HoUsE OF REPREsESrATIvEs, u. s.,
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HOUSE OF REPREsRNrArIvEs, u. s.,
:. CLERK's OFFICE, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance OF the l7h section of the act Of Con-
u gress of the 26th August ls42. entitled Gan act
cessary objects AZ have been usually included in
the general appropriation hills without authority Of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers Of Gov
ernment, and for other purposes said l7th
section IL follows slI
s'SEc. II. Aad be IL J,rfher enaeied, 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 use
Of the several departments of Government, aud
for the bureaus and offices ~ those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the post Offices and collectors Offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, blythe lowest bidder,
as 6llows: The Secretary Of the Senate. the Clerk
of the House of Representative, the head of zach
Department, and such deputy postmastcrs in the
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise once . week for at least four
weeks, in one or more of the principal papers pub
lishcd in the places where such articles arc to
be furnished, or such printing done, for scaled
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole 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 euch advertisement the amount,
ana DESCRIPTION OF each OF artlClcs
be furnished, and, as near may be, the nature,
amount, and kind of printing to be done and all
such proposals shall be kept scaled 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 q said
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case OF failures shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall nr 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 case of failure to supply the
articles TO perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and his surcties shall be
liable for the in such contract az
liquidatcd damages, TO be sued for in the name Of
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof" ht+
Sealed proposals. will be received at this office un
til ten O'Clock, m, on Tuesday, the first day Of
July next, lat which time all the proposals win be
opened,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the use of the Houso Of
Representatives during the thirty Congress-
| each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz:
| DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. l l50 rcams fine bluo and white wove letter
| paper. unruled
300 reaIns fine blue and white wove letter
| paper, ruled ,tt
$50 reams superfinc white wove letter pa
I" l50 rcams extra superfinc white wove let
/ ter paper, ruled ~
" $50 reams extra -superfine laid letter paper
4 blue and white, ruled
6 so rcams small French letter paper, white
/ lEhgsf.sr and blue, unruled
25 reams small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled
ITS reams extra superfne note paper. gilt,
white, in boxes or packages
Z" SO reams middle cream laid note paper
:" 10 30 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
3" IL so reams satin finish white foolscap paper
aaa HA ruled
IL 25 rcams satin finish white foolscap paper
" 13 400 reams brown envelope paper, ii by q
inches, fiat
IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 2!
/" Is GOO reans brown envelope paper, 20 by q
inches
" l6 90 reams brown envelope paper, % by a
&C II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives
be of the highest finish and bes
quality
sc Is SO dozen 4-blade best buck handle knives
to be Of the highest finish and bes
/" 10 100 dozen best 2. blade, pearl. handle knives
lsss to be ofthe highest finish and bes
quality; SO dozen with large ant
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
j" 20 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
>" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
g ~ $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens, elliott
Perry, and Hayden, makers
"a 25 gross Windlc's bullion pens
:" s5 200 do steel pens, in boxes. assorted
g" 26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
{" 81 SO do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
I" % s do walnut handle pcn-holders, bes
Nt quality
/" 29 do ivory handle pen-holders, bes
r quality
I" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
q" 81 do gilt letter clips
" 50 is do alabaster weights, assorted
{" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, i inch wide
weighing about Z OF. TO the dozen
q 100 s,inch ivory tIaasa folders with handles
|" SO 400 chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
:" 81 200 plain. face ivory handle letter stamps.
SO 200 pounds medium sized red waters, IL
.-pound boxes ,.1
!" 80 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
ctcr
:" 40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
+" al 400 do do No. 20
{" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
I" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
" A IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those o
the best quality will be examined
" 45 dozen pieces best quality office taste
/" 46 10000 best opaque quilts, Nc. 80 None but
the beat quality Of No. 80 quilts will
| be examined.
/" At 1900 best clarified quils, No. so do
's 4S dozen standishes, various patterns
/" 40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
{" so $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
{" 81 $4,000 do do do brown
&c SO $4,000 official envelopes do white
:" So 5000 do do do brown
/" 81 = groes motto waters
| :" 55 80 dozen memorandum books small and
| medium sise
| +" Sc dozen ivory handle crascrs, in cases
% 81 400 fancy glass weights, various szes
:" So 1900 pounds of black sand, beet quality, in
| . one pound packages
| /" SO 25 dozen of cocoa sand boxes
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