The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-23
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
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PROPOSALS. FOR SrAFIOTERY.
House. or REPRESENTATIVES,, u. S.,
.r ...t ~ CLERKS OFFICE, April II, 1851
IN pursuance OF the 18th section Of the act of Con-
j. gress OF the Goth August lSi2, entitled "An act
galizing and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects have been usually included in
the general appropriationills without authority of
law, and to fix and provide for certain Incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers of Gov
einment, and for other purposcs"--which said l7th
s'SEc. II. And be if further enacted, That all sta
tionery, of every name and nature, for the usc 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, and
for the bureaus and Offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
mrap3ng ne, paper; III, ana .w,ne ana iaa bags us
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
"a follows: The Secretary OF the Senate. the Clerk
of the House Of Representatives, the head Of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custoIn. house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectivcly advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one or more of the principal papers pub
lished in tho places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done, for scaled
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole or any particular class of articles, or
for doing such printing, or the whole any
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity and description of each kind Of articles to
be furnished, and, as near 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 ofsuch articles,
or to perform any specified portion or job of said
work. and giving satisfactory security for the per-
formancc thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case OF failure, shall
ceye 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 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 forfeiture specified in such contract
liqu dated damages, TO be sued for in the name Of
the United States, in any court having Jurisdiction
thereof 'i
Sealed proposals. will be received at this Office un-
til ten O'Clock, nl,, ON Tuesday, the first day OF
July next, Cat which time all the proposals will be
opened) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified for the use of the House Of
Representative during the thirty second ongrcas;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. l $50 rcams fine blue and white wovc letter
paper, Unrulcd
:" 800 rcams fine blue and white wovc letter
paper, ruled
=" $50 reams superfne white woyc letter pa
per, ruled
| '' $50 reams extra superiinc white let
ter paper, ruled
4" 100 reams extra -supcrfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
/" so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
:" % reams small French letter paper, white
and blue ruled
:" 175 reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt,
white, in boxes or packages
% 50 reans middle cream laid note paper
| &c 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
email size, ruled
=" II 80 reams satin finish white foolscnp paper,
IL % rcams satin finish white foolscap paper,
unruled
l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, IL by 81
T. inches, flat
IA 400 rcams brown envelope paper, % by %
Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
inches
l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by 4s
inches
+" II 100 dozen a. blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
IS SO dozen a. blade best buck. handle knives,
to be Of the highest finish and best
quality
" l9 100 dozen best 2 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
{" 20 200 cards Perry's pointed pens
1" p zoo boxes Gillotts commercial barrel
/" % $50 do do eagle pens
I" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
Z" - 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
:" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
% 80 do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
% do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
{" 20 2 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
quality
" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
sc" 81 do gilt letter clips
:" 81 .l5 do alabaster weights, assorted
" 33 500 9-nch ivory folders, u inch wide,
weighing about or 10 the dozen
:" "a 100 9inch ivory folders, with handles
" 80 IL dozen pearl folders
" SO 400 chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
90 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
' 3S 200 pounds medium sized rcd waicrs, in
s-pound boxes
a" 80 500 pounds white waters, .-inch in diam
:. 40 400 dozen red tape. No. ls
" Al 400 do do No. 20
" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
/" 43 500 glass inksiands various patterns
:" IL II dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
45 dozen pieces best quality office taste
the best quality Of No. so quilts will
be examined.
" a. 1900 beat clarified quills, No 80 do
/" 4S , dozen standisbes, various patterns
81 40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different siEcs
/" 80 10000 letter envelopes, heat quality, white
Z" 81 $4,000 do do do brown
g 81 1000 official envelopes DO white
{" SO $4,000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
+" 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
I" 56 4 dozen ivory handle erasers, in cases
. 81 400 fancy glass weghts, various sizes
" IS 500 pounds Of black eand, bost quality, in
one pound packages
" SO % dozen Of cocoa sand boxes
+" 60 10 gross of beat quality black lead pencils
" 81 3 do do read lead do
/" 62 90 pounds beet black scaling wax
" 63 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best |