The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-26

twenty -uve copies ior one year 10 w
No paper will be sent until the money is received.
Treasury DEpAsrMEsr, MAY 26. 1851.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR FURNISH
~ ING the stationery and for executing the print
ing Of this Department during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1852, will be received until O'Clock,
pm, on the 26th day Of June next. Those unac-
companied by satisfactory testimonials Of abiliyto
fulfil contract will not be considered.
All the articles of stationery must be Of the very
best quality of the principal articles Of
which, such az paper, quills, metallic pens, lead
pencils, knives, &C., must accompany the bids,
put up in classes per schedule, and the Depart
ment 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 it
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 they belong or the entire bid, to rejection,
at the pleasure of the Department,
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making 1t, and must specify price, and
in the schedule. Blank forms for proposals will be
furnished at the Department to persons applying
forthem; and as without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find it difficult TO makes decision.
none will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantially agreeing Herewith.
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type and on the best paper used for the dii
printing will be furnished by the contractor; the
Department, or the Office ordering it, to designate
the kind of paper and type whether script other
wise, and the number to go on sheet, when the
matter or article will admit Of more than one.
Each class will be considered separately, and, all
other things being equal, it will be assigned to the
lowest bidder for such Glass; to the lowest bidder
on the aggregate, as the Department may deem
most advisable. Where more than class is
signed to bidder, they may all be embraced in one
contract; and each bidder, who may have one
more classes assigned to him, shall take all such
classes, or forfeit his right to any portion of the
contract.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed must be 1.-THE best quality, and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac-
ton Of the head of the office for which they
quired-
The Department reserves itself the right of or
dcring greater or less quantity of each and every
article contracted for, as 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 or persons contracting; and in case Of
failure to supply the articles or to perform the
work. the contractor and his suretes shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in spch bond, liqui.
dated damages.
STATIONERY.
Wriing paper, made Of linen, laid ,oooe, schite
blue
CLASS No.l.
Screams 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
So do foolscap, 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
II 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 as despatch consular pa.
per, to weigh not less than Is
pounds per ream
$50 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
l40 do quarto post machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per rcam
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 poet, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
u do note paper, gilt. per ream
do do plain do
CLASS No. 2.
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
so do copying do do
i25 do envelope paper, yellow,or bluff, royal,
=, per ream
Is do envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue,
per ream
80 do blotting paper, royal do
CLASS No. 3.
450 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 do cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
20 gross metallic pens, per gross
$4,000 quis, No. so, per thousand
1000 do No. TO- do
do ever pointed silver pencils, with gold
pens, per dozen
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
rs dozen best black lead pencils
10 do redlead pencils, per dozen
CLASS No. 4.
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch. per dozen
450 do red linen tape, assorted, do
90 do silk taste, assorted colors and widlbe,
in hanks, per dozen
i, do do p0unoeS Sa boxes ofivory' per dozen
ls do sand. boxes do do
l5 do wafer stands or boxes. .cocoa,do
Is do erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory ham
dice, per dozen
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, or equal,
blades, buck-horn pearl ham
dies, per dozen
20 do Waterville Manufacturing Co., do do
8 DO wafer stamps, ivory handles, per doz
do do Ggnumvitn handles, do
do office scissors. do
CLASS No. g.
II do instands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
2 do inkstands, cast iron
do French pump china inkstnnds
10 gallons best ink, black, the Department
to have choice of the market
600 bottles ink, black, the Department to have
choice of the market, per quart
quarts ink, red, per quart
% do ink, blue, per quart bottle, the De-
partment to have choice of the mar
ket, per quart bottle
800 do ink, red, the Department TO have
choice of the market, in pint bot.
ties, per bottle