The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-26
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HoUsr OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. S.,
CLERK,s OFFICE. ApriI 10 1ai

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE, OF RxPREsKNrArIvEs, U.S s.,
CLERKS OFFICE, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance of the 18th section Of the act Of Con-
gress of the 26th August, 1912, entitled "An act
lcgaiizing and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority Of
law, aud to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers Of Gov
and for other purposcs''-which said l7th
section is follows:
ssSEo H. And be IL further enacted, That all sta
tionery, of every name and nature, for the of
the two houses OF Congress, and all stationery and
job printing OF every name and nature for the usc
of the several departments OF Government, and
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
paper. and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the poet Offices and collectors Offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by tho lowest bidder,
as 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 custom. house establishments AZ the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shAll re-
spectively advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one or more OF the principal papers pub
lshed in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done. for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole or any particular class OF articles, or
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified job 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-
formanco thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case Of failure, shall
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 Of failure to supply the
articles to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and his sureties shall bo
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name Of
thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received at this office un
til ten O'Clock, a. M, Monday, the 26th 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 thirty second Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz:
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. 100 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unruled
!" 2 800 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
I" $50 reams superfine white wove letter pa
" $50 reams extra -superfne white wove let
ter paper, ruled
" 100 reamB cxtra-superfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
" so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
/" 25 reams small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled
+" 8 IT'S reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt,
t. white, in boxes or packages
2" SO reams middle cream laid note paper
10 80 reams ,,, laid die letter paper gilt large and
" IL 80 reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
ruled
- 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper
unrued
/" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
inches, flat
(" ID 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 20
{" Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
inches
" l6 SO reams brown envelope paper, 90 by 4s
inches
" II 100 dozen 4blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
" Is so dozen 4-bladc beat 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
QuaIlty; 5U dozen win large ana
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
" 20 200 cards Perry's 3pointed pens
+" 2l 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
" % $50 do do eagle pens
:" % $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
" 27 so do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
" % do walnut handle pen holders, best
" 2s do ivory. h handle pen -holders, best
:. 80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, II inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
/" 81 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
'' 35 IL dozen pearl folders
S6 4OO chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
:" 81 200 plain. face ivory handle letter stamps
" 3S 200 pounds medium-sizcd red waters, in
.-pound boxes
SO 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
40 400 100 dozen red tape. No. I ls
~ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
" Al II dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter-size steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
10 G dozen pieces best quality of office & taste
the best quality Of No. so qaills will
be examined.
~ 1000 beet clarified quilts, No. so do
" ~ 2 dozen standishes, various patterns
=" 40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
" so $4,000 letter envelopes beat quality, white
" 81 $1,000 do do do brown |
" 50 $4,000 official envelopes do white
4" SO $4,000 do do do brown |
" 81 gross motto waters
4" 55 go dozen memorandum books, small and |
medium size
Z" Sc 4 dozen ivory. handle erascrs, in cases
f" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
f" SO 500 pounds Of black sand, best quality, in
one pound packages
" SO % dozen Of cocoa sand boxes
/" 60 15 gross Of beat quality black lead pencils
I" 81 8 do do read lead do
[" 81 20 pounds beat black sealngwax
" 63 100000 self scaling letter envelopes, best
quality. white and blue
g. 20, 900 self sealing note envelopes, beat quail
ity, white and blue
90 66 4 6O0 rc,,ns IA n folding pnDer. white