The republic., 1851-04-17

do best hsnd- made sopsr royal paper
s~iSy9 plain, pss ream SIS ~ 1lsssr - I
d, best handmade royal paper, plain.
do best 6.nd-mads. dsnl r.psr. plain.
do best hand. mad. medium p.psr. plain.
/ do best hand made. double cap pepsr.
plain, per reAnl j.,ls sis,ifil ,.,g.s,I
0osket sI 3 yso@
III Of the following sisss, ~ 81 y % inches,
TO- 900 pocket envelopes. letter size, per thousand
600 cards steel pens. Department. 70 have the
liberty ofselecting from all the difssent
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
in the market, per card n sssh ..'A
III gross Damascus pons in hoxess with one
dozen holders 70 each gross, per grossa
l30 gross other steel pens In boxes. With one
dozen holders 70 each gross. Department
Se hass ..sas as niss.y Sssy e ::ss S .a ::
or domestic. in the market. par gross d
- dozen gold pens, Browns or equal, With sil-
yer cases, per dozen
sSSS sSSS opaque quill'' No. sS per ASe'and 90
$50 dozen Monroe's, or other manuhcturs black
lead pencils, per dozen W
% 90 Cohen Col, ne red red lead pencils, per dozen
Is do 9-inch ivory folders, do 4eat
1853 do red tape. 0insn.) assorted sizes. per
dozen st alii.' 4 lsui.-y n sp'g
25 do silk taste, assorted coIors and widths.
in hanks. per dosen tini tss5 iA
3 do cocoa sand-boxos, per dozen ds =
8 do wafer stands or boxes, do fas as3f
2s do bottles Maynard 4 Ncyss's. or equal
black ink, per quart bottle .3'aI
30 do bottles Arnold's OF equal red ink, per
hall. pint bottle ta
$50 pounds red waters. best. per pound
50 do red pea wafen, best. per pound
1S DO DO bsst bsst ssac,s' ssacx sealing 90
5 do prepared prepared India rubber do do a
dozen pump China inkstands. per dozen
.S g do letter :tamps, Ivory hsndls.. per dosen
do erasers, Rodgers x Sons, blads, ivo-
ry handle, genuine ai tf.a
: do beat paper shears, S-inch blades. per
do best paper shears, 9.inch blades, per
q dozen rls ils stlss Ai 1881 iitll'
; 4 do best scissors, 4-inch blade, per dozen
100 pounds linentwine. assorted sizes. per pound
t150 do cotton do do do
Z Each proposal must be signed by the Individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, md
but one price for each and every description Of work
quired which are not enumerated, they are 70 be
furnished at the lowest market prices, If the De-
partment shall zee ft 70 order them ffom the con-
If the contractor and the Department. do agree,
then the Department may have the article furnished
by any other person persons, who will furnish it.
at price lower than that demanded by the con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals will be fur
nished at tho Department TO persons applying for
them ; and a. without uniformity thsrein tho De-.
partment would find it difficult 70 make decisions-
none will be taken into consideration unless SUBJ
agreeing herewith. :"
The Department reserves to itself the right Of or
dering greater less quantity Of each and every
article or description of work contracted for the
public service may require. ss Il y, i,
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 annu the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasona-
BILE time. 49, ss t ~ fsf.,s' ts,sz sef,tf,s
Bonds. with approved security, are TO be given
by the person or persons contracting; and, In caso
Of failure to supply the articles the Contractor and
his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture speci
fed in such bond % liquidated damages. :, ,sss.
Tho contra will be awarded to the best
bidder for each of the three classes above enuunc-
rated, the best bid TO be determined after careful
Examination for the purpose Of ascertAning whicls
bid will in ts practical results, be most advantage
ous to the Department. ~ M ,ieM ge siaisF ,stss,
The Department reserves to itself the right TO rs-
ect any bid where it is apparent that part Of tho
articles work ID bid for at very low and part at
very high rates, without proper regard 70 the cost
Of each, for the purpose of affecting the aggregate
of the bids under the estimate contained in the adj
N. K. HALL.
April 9-lawtd Postmaster General.