The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-29
MORNING, MAY %, 1851.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. U. s.,

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF RKPREsEErATIvEs, u. s.,
CLERK's OFFIcE, April IL, 1851
pursuance of tho 18th section Of the act OF Con-
i gress Of the 26th August, 1912, entitled "An act
legalizng and making appropriations for such ne
ccssary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills 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-which said l7th
section is as follows:
"sEc. II. And be IL further enacted, That all sta
toncry, of every name and nature for the use of
the two houses Of Congrcss, and all stationery and
job printing of every naIne and nature for the use
Of the several departments Of Government, and
for the bureaus and offices in tipsc departments at
Washington, including all Stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nishcd the post Offices and collectors Offices through
out the United Statcs shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, BY tho lowest bidder.
follows: The Secretary Of thu Senate, the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, the head of each
Department., and such deputy postmastcrs in tho
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house cstablishmet as the Postmaster
General aud the Secretary Of the rreaaury shall
respectively designate for that purpose shall re-
spectivcly advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one more of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole any particular class of articcs or
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified lob thereof to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity and description Of each kind of articles to
be furnished, and, as near as may be, the nature,
amount, and kind OF printing to be done; and all
such proposals shall be kept sealed 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 Job Of said
work. and giving satisfactory security for the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price i'll case Of failure shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
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 q failure to supply the
articles to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract he and his surctics shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
iquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof"
Scaled proposals will be rcceiveda this office un-
I'll ten O'Clock, a. m, on Monday, the Goth day OF
May next, (at which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the use of the House Of
Representatives during the thirtysecond Congress-;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
Glasses.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unrulcd
+" 2 300 rcaIns fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
{" 3 $50 reans superfine white wove letter pa
per, ruled
" $50 rcans extra-superfine white wovc let
ter paper, ruled
" l50 reams cxtra-superfne laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
" 6 so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
{" I 25 rcams small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled
{" It's roams extra superfine note paper. gilt,
white, in boxes or packages
/" 9 SO rcams middle cream laid pote paper
|" 10 80 rranpa laid letter paper, |arge and
small size, ruled
I" IL SO reaIns satin finish white fo0lscap paper,
ruled
" l2 25 rcams satin finish white foolscap paper,
" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
inches, fat
" II 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 80
:" Is GOO rcams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
inches
(" l6 so roams brown envelope paper, 2S by 4S
inches
60 II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be OF the highest finish and beat
quality
sc Is SO dozen 4-bladc boat buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
10 100 dozen best q blade, pearl handle knives
to be Of the highest finish and best
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade. and SO dozen with two
small blades
:" 90 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
I" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
4" % $50 do do eagle pens
I" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
I" 26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
+" 27 SO do Pcrry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
{" % 5 do walnut handle pen-holders, best
quality
r I" % ? do ivory handle pcn-holdcrs, best
quality
&C 80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
:" % Is do alebastcr weights. assorted
% SO 500 9-inch ivory folders, l. inch wide,
weighing about OF. TO the dozen
% "a 100 9-inch ivdT folders, with handles
" 80 IL dozen pearl folders
" SO 400 chcquered ivory-handlc letter stamps
81 300 plain. face ivory handle. letter stamps
3S 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
.-pound boxes
80 800 pounds white waters, sinch in diam
cter
g 40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
{" AZ 100 do halfpint bottles black ink
:" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
I" "A IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
r-sizc steel locks; none but those OF
the best quality will be examined
IS dozen pieces best quality Office taste
46 10000 best Opaque quilts, No. 80. None but
the best quality OF No. so quills will
be examined.
AZ 1000 beat clarified quills, No. so do
90 A. . dozen standishes, various, patterns
" 49 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
+" 50 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
+" 81 10000 do do do brown
- 81 $4,000 official envelopes do white
/" SO 5000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
!" 55 50 dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
Sc dozen ivory handle erasers, in cases
" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
&c So /, 500 pounds of black sand, best quality, in
one e-pound packages
I" 50 25 dozen of cocoa sand boxes
s GO l5 gross Of best quality black. lead pcncis
" 81 do do read lead do
:" 6s 30 pounds bcst black scaling wax