The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-29

do best handmade super royal paper
plain. per
do best hand made royal paper. plain.
do best hand made, dsmi paper, plain,
4 do best hand made medium paper, plain,
do best hand made, double cap paper,
plain, per ream
10 do blotting paper, royal, per rcam
10000 pocket envelopes, Of white or yellow paper
Of the following sizes, viz 81 BY % inches
10000 pocket envelopes, letter size, per thousand
bushels black sand
600 cards steel pens. Department to have tho
liberty of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
in the market per card
10 gross Damascus pens in boxes, with one
dozen holders to each gross, per gross
100 gross other steel pens in boxes, with ono
dozen holders to each gross. Department
TO have the liberty Of selecting from all
the different kinds manufactured, foreign
domestic, in the market, per gross
IL dozen gold pens, Browns or equal, with Gil
yer cascs, per dozen
s sSSS opaque qui'' No. 80 80 per thousand %o
$50 dozen Monroe's, or other manufacture black
lead pencils. per dozen
70 do cohen's red lead pencils. per dozen
10 do 9-inch ivory folders, do
1858 do red tape, (linen,) assorted sizes, per
dozen
20 w BLK tustc, u6oOTtcuCOloTb anu WlutuDs
in hanks. per dozen
do cocoa sand-boxes, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, do
% do bottles Maynard & Noyes's, or equal
black ink, per quart bottle
80 do bottles Arnold's or equal red ink, per
half-pint bottle
$50 pounds red waters, best, per pound
80 do red pea waters, best, per pound
e do best best scarlet ssrls sealing wax, do
do prepared India do
81 l.
do letter stamps. ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons. blades.
buck handles, genuine. per dozen
do crasers, Rodgers Sons, blade, ivo-
~ handle, genuine
dozen
! do best paper shears, s-inch blades. per
] do best scissors, 4-nch blade. per dozen
100 pounds ., linen tw1s assorted sizes, per pound
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
but price fer each and every description of work
and article required. Should any articles be re-
quired which are not enumerated. they are TO be
partment shallsee fit TO order them from the con-
tractor having the contract for similar articles and
If the contractor and the Department do not agree.
then the Department may have the article furnished
by any other person PERSONS who will furnish il
at price lower than that demanded by the con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals will be fur
HAsucu NJ Tue department ~ persons applying IOr
them and without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find it difficult TO make decision.
none will be taken into consideration 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, the
public service may require.
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 annult the
contract upon any failure to comply in a reasona-
bic time.
Bonds, with approved security, are to be given
by the person or persons contracting and, in case
of failure to supply the articles the contractor and
his surcties shall be liable for tho forfeiture speci-
fled in such bond as liquidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder for each Of the three classes above cnume-
rated, the best bid to be determined after careful
examination for the purpose of ascertaining which
bid will in its practical results be advantage
GUS to the Department.
The Department to itself the right to re-
ject any bid whore it is apparent that part Of the
articles work il bid for at very low and part at
very high rates. without proper regard to the cost
Of each, for the purpose of affecting tho aggregate
Of the bids under the estimate contained in tho ad
vertisement. N. X. HALL,
April 9-lawtd Postmaster General.