The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-22
PROPOSALS FoR srArIosERY.
HOUSE or R.sassrsrArIvss, y. s.. |.

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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s.,
CLERK's OrFicE, April ~. 1851.
TN pursuance OF the l7th section of the act Of Con-
i gress of the 26th August, l842, entitled "An act
legalizng and making appropriations for such ne
ccssary objects have been usually inc luded in
the general appropriation hs without authority Of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers Of Cow
crn,nent, and for other purposes which said 18th
"Sxc. II. A,d be IL further enacted, That all sta
tioncry, Of every name and nature for tho use OF
the two houses OF Congress. and all stationery and
of the several departments Of Government, aud
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wraPPing-paper. and twine, % and mail oags fur
out the United States. shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
follows: The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk
OF the House Of Representatives, the head Of each
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house cstablishmentas the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designats for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise once week for Mt least four
weeks, in one or more of the principal papers pub
lished in tho places where such articles arc to
be Furnished Or such printing done, for sealed
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,
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 scaled until the day
specified in such advertisement for opening the
same, when they shall be opened by or under the
direction of the offices making such advertisement,
ia the presence OF at least two persons; and the
person offering to furnish nny class of such articles,
or to perform any specified portion or job of said
work, and giving satisfactory security Tor the per-
formancc thereof under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in Gaze OF failure, shall
ceive contract for doing the same and in case
the lowest bidder shaIl fail to enter into such
tract and give such security within reasonable
timc, 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 a failure to supply the
articles to- perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, nc and his surcies shall be
liable for tho forfeiture specified in such contract
liqu.dated damages, TO be sued for in the Of
the United Stntes, in my court having urisdction
thereof" r1. ..f
Sealed proposals will be received at this oico un-
til ten O'Clock, a. M, on Tuesday, the fret day oil
July next, (at which time all the proposals win be
opcncd,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specited, for the of the House of
each article to be approved by the Clerk viz
4. DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. I5O rcams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unrulcd
+" 300 realms fine blue and white wovc letter
paper, ruled Hfs@ G3a
Z" 250 rcams superfnc white wovc letter pa
per, ruled t
(" $50 rcams extra superfne white wove let
atr ter paper, ruled. aa '
% l5O rcams extra -superfine laid letter paper
blue and white, ruled
/" 6 so reams email French letter paper, white
and blue unruled
+" % reanns small French letter paper. white
$50 and blue, ruled e
s Y VII rfina No uilt
white, in boxes or packages tf
y" so rcams middle cream laid note paper
g 10 30 realms laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled ak
| " IL so rcams satin finish white foolscap paper,
as ais ruled ao - y,
I" IL 25 realms satin finish white foolscap paper,
g l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, Ia by 81
inches, fiat VIZ
"A IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 30
A" Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 90 by 25
/" l6 50 reams brown envelope paper, % by 4s
inches
g II 100 dozen 4 blade best pearl handle knives,
y TO be- of the highest finish and best
" Is SO dozen blade best buck handle knives,
to be Of the highest finish and best
a quality --.q
10 100 dozen best 2 blade, pearl handle knives,
idg to.be of the highest finish and beat
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and 81 dozen with two
small blades 8
/" 20 200 cards Pcrry's pointed pens
!" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
I" % $50 do do eagle pens
" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens, elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a % gross Windle's bullion pens
"a25 200 do steci pens, in boxes, assorted
y" 26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
:" 81 SO do. Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points li8ll
!" % do walnut-hande pen holders, best
I st- quality n
:" % do ivory handle pen-hoders, best
quality
{" 80 4 dozen bronze letter clips sl
81 A. do gilt letter clips 4,
/" 80 16 do nlabastcr weights, assorted
/" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, l inch wide,
ai weighing about I OF. to the dozen
/" "a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
I" 35 IL dozen pearl folders -las
:. 36 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
Z" 81 200 plain. face ivory handle letter stamps
{" 80 200 pounds medium sized rcd waters, in
sr st a 4-pound boxes
+" 80 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
etcr
&c 40 400 dozen rcd tape. No. 10
90 Al 400 do do No. %
/" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink y
g 43 800 glass inkstands, various patterns AN
" a II dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
r-size steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
+" IS dozen pieces best quality office taste
Z" 10 10000 best opaque quilts, No. 80. None but
the best quality Of No. S0 guile will
be examined
&c AZ 1000 best clarified quills, No. 80 do
4s dozen standishes, various patterns