The republic., 1851-04-14

do beat hand-mAde super royal paper
it hsn plain. per rcam net pslf -. .pfh
do best hand-made royal paper plain.
do best hand-mAde, demi paper, plain. (
4 do beat hand made medium paper, pl.ia. .
do best hand made. double cap paper.
M plain, per ream - alssx sss "a
10 do b0Is rSi:. pc, yso@
OF the following sizes, viz: 81 BY >; inches
per thousand sss y ~ ssd y.
20 900 pocket envelopes, letter size. per thousand
GOO cards steel pens. Department 70 have the
liberty ofselecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
10 gross Damascus pens in boxes, with ono
.. dozen holders 70 each gross, per grocs
$50 gross other steel pens in boxes, With one r
o h.ss s0Ss'i Ss Ss d s.sscos
the different kinds manufactured, foreign
or domestic, in the Market per gross
i2 dozen gold pens, Brown'sor equsi' with oil
5000 Opaque quills, No. 60, per thousand W
$50 dozen Monroo's, or other manufacture black
lead pencils, per dozen fi fal ~.
~ do Cohen's rcd lead pencils, per dozen
10 do best red lead pencils, do a,
iS do 9-inch ivory folders. DO
25 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths.
In hanks, per dozen
do cocoa sand-boxes, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, do gAi
% do bottles Maynard & Noyes's, or equal
black ink, per quart bottle
half-pint bottle
$50 pounds red waters, hest, per pound
50 do red pea waters, best. per pound
7S do DO best best scarlet ssars sealing wax Do %
, 8 do prepared India rubber do
dozen pump China inkstands. per dozen
6 do letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penknives, Rodgers Sons. blades,
6 do erasers, Rodgers b SONS, blade, ivo-
do ps. pspsls pspsr ssssas. genuine sneA blades. per
do best paper shears. e.inch blades, per
IeS 5 pounds linen sviss, assorted slss' psS pound
Each proposal must be be signed Sy tho individual
but one price foF each and every description Of work
and article required. Should any articles be re-
quired which are not enumerated, they are to be
furnished at the lowest market prices, II tbe De-
partInent shalsee fit to order them from the con-
tractor having the contract for similar articles, and
il the contractor and the Department do not agree,
by any other person or persons, who will furnish It
at price lower than that demanded by the con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals will Be fur
nished at the Department to persons applying for
them and as without uniformity therein the De.
partment would find 1t dificuitto make . decision,
none will be taken into confederation unless sub
stantially agreeing herewith.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of Or
dering greater less quantity Of each, and every
article description of work contracted for, "a the
public service may require. M \
The head of the Department will in all cases de-
eide whether the terms Of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure TO comply in reasona-
BILE time. f
Bonds, with approved security, arc to be given
by the person persons contracting; and, in case
Of failure to supply the articles the contractor and
his sureties shall Be liable for the forfeiture speci
fed in such bond as liquidated damages
The contract will be awarded 70 the lowest and best
bidder for each Of the three classes above enumc-
rated, the best bid 10 be determined after careful
examination for the purpose of asccrtaining which
bid WILL in its ctcal results, be most advantage
GUS to the Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right TO
ject any bid where II is apparent that part Of the
articles or work is bid for at very low and part at
very high rates, without proper regard TO the cost
Of each, for the purpose Of affecting the aggregate
Of the bids under the estimate conaincd in the ad
vertisement. N. K. HALL,
April 9--lawtd Postmaster General.