The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-24


Twenty i've copies. for one year Is 90
No opaper will be sent until the money 10 received.
TaEAsuRx DKpAarxEHr, MAY Is, 1851.
CNPAHATE PROPOsALS FOR FURNISH
- ING the stationery and for executing the print
ing Of this Department during the hscaI year end
ing June 30, 1862 will be received until o'clock,
p. IN, ON the 26th day Of June next. Those unac
compsnied BY satisfactory testimonials of ability 10
fulfil contract will not be considered.
AL the articles Of stationery must be Of the very
best quality-samples OF the principal articles Of
which, such paper, quills, metallic pcns lead
pencils, knives, &c, must accompany the bids.
put up In classcs a. per schedule, and the Depart
nent reserves the right to retain such samples and
pay for the At the prices stated in the offer,
or 70 return them, at its option. No bid will be
considered where the articles accompanying 1t are
not of the very best quality and entirely suited to
the wants Of the Department; and inferior, spu-
rious imitation articles will subject the class to
which thsy belong, the entire bid, TO rejection,
at the pleasure Of the Department.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
firm mnkingit and must specify price, and
but onx price, for each and every article contained
in the schedule. Blank forms for proposals will be
furnished at the Department TO persons applying
for them; and a. without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find it difficult TO make decision,
mono will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantially agreeing herewith
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type, and the best paper used for the d
ierent descriptions required The paper for the
printing will be furnished by the contractor; the
Department, or the Office ordering it, 70 designate
the kind Of and type, whether script or other
wise, and the number to 60 on a sheet, when the.
matter or article will admit Of more than one.
Each class will be considered separately, and, all
other things being equal, II will be assigned to the
the aggregate, the Department may deem
most advisable. Where moro than one class ia as
signed TO bidder, they may all be embraced in one
contract and each bidder who may have one or
ri In him ahall tn Ike ALI auCh
classes, or forfeit his right to any portion OF the
contract.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed must be the best quality and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac
tion of the head Of the office for which they are
qnired.
dering greater or less quantity of each and every
article contracted for, a. the public service may
require
Supplying an inferior article at any time will be
deemed sufficient forthwith to annul the contract.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given BY
the person persons contracting; and in case of
failure to supply the articles or to perform the
work the contractor and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such bond. liqui.
dated damages
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made Of linen, laid Dope, tohits
blue
CLASS No. L..
80 reams folio post, satin or plain finish faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
56 do foelscap, machine, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
Is do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
do foolscap, blue-laid, hand made, faint
lined garden pattern, commonly
known despatch or consular pa
per, to weigh not less than is
pounds per ream
250 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
l40 do quarto post machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per fcam
10 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
IL do quarto post, machine, faint lined four
sides, per ream
40 do quarto post, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
l2 do note paper, gilt, per ream
CLASS No. ?.
3 do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
50 do copying do do
l25 do envelope paper, yellow or bluff, royal,
ls do envelope paper. fiat cap, white or blue,
per reain
do large brown envelope, per ream
80 do blotting paper. royal, do
CLASS No. 3.
$50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 do cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
5000 quilts, No. so, per thousand
1000 do No. 10, do
do ever-pointed silver pencils, with gold
pens, per dozen
IS do gold pens, per dozen
do silver cases for the same, per dozen
Is gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils, as
sorted sizes, per gross
75 dozen best black lead pencils
10 do red-lead pencils, per dozen
CLASS No. a.
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
450 do red linen tape, assorted, do
60 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen
2 do pounce boxes, ofivory, per dozen
10 DO 90 cocoa DO
10 do do do do
I5 do wafer stands or boxes, ,cocoa,do
Is do crasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory ham
dies, per dozen
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, or equal,
blades, buck horn or pearl han
20 do WatervilIc Manufacturing Co., do do
6 DO wafer stamps ivory handles, Per, Per dGs 9
90 10 HBnumVu3 ndnuioS, 90
do office shears, ii inches, per dozen
6 do Office scissors, do
CLASS No 8.
IL do instands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain movable tops, per dozen
2 do inkstands, cast iron
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons best ink, black. the Department
to have choice of the market
GOO bottles ink, black, the Department TO have
choice Of the market, per quart
quarts ink, rcd, per quart
90 do ink, blue, per quart bottle, the De-
partment to have choice of the mar
ket, per quart bottle
300 do ink, red, the Department to have