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

PROPOSALS FOR srATIoNEnY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. U. s..

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. u. s.,
CLERKS OFFICE, April IL, 1851.
pursla of the I7h section Of the act Of Con-
l. gress of the 26th August, 1912. entitled "An act
legalizing and making appropriations for such
| cessary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority Of
law, and to fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers Of Gov
ernment, and for other purposes said 18th
section Is as follows
.'SEo H. And be il further enacted, That all sta.
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use of
the two houses Of Congress- and NIL 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,
wrapping paper. and twinc, and mail bags fur
nished the post Offices and collectors Offices through
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
as folows: 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 establishment as the Postmaster
| General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively desgnate for that purpose, shall
| spectively advertise week for at least four
weeks in one more Of the principal papers pub.
| lished 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 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, 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 Of such articles,
or to perform any specified portion job of said
work, and giving satisfactory security for the per-
ormance thereof, under a forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall
| ceve contract for doing the same; and in
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract and give such security within reasonable
time, 10 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 surees shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liqudated damages, to be sued for in the name of
the United States in any court having jurisdiction
| thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office un
til ten O'Clock, M, on Monday, the 26th day Of
| May next, (at which time all the proposals win 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. $50 rcams fine blue and white wove letter
| paper, unrued
300 rcams fine blue and white wovc letter
| paper, ruled
I" $50 reams superfine white wove letter pa
per, ruled
/" $50 reams extra superfine white wovc let
| ter paper, ruled
4" l50 reams exra-superfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
I" so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
+" 25 reams snnll French letter paper, white
| and blue, ruled
" s l75 reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt,
i white, in boxes or packages
I" 8 80 reams middle cream laid note paper
" 10 30 rcams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
| email size, ruled
| " III so reams satin finish white foolscap paper
!" IL 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper
unrulcd
I" l3 400 rcams brown envelope paper, Ia by 81
inches, fiat
{" IL 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 30
" Is GOO realms brown envelope paper, 90 by 25
II inches
F" l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by 4S
I" II 100 dozen A. blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highes! finish and best
quality
Is so dozen 4-blade best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
+" l9 100 dozen best 3 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
f" 30 200 cards Pcrry's pointed pens
" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
" % ESQ do do eagle pens
/" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
4" % 200 do steel pene, in boxes, assorted
" 26 20 do double patent pens, ON cards
+" q 80 do perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
| < do ,lp hnp le r,en- -ho he's
quality
!" 40 do ivory handle pen-holdcrs, best
quality
" 80 4 dozen bronze letter clips
Z" 81 do gilt letter clips
il" 30 15 do aabaster weights, assorted
Z" 80 500 9-inch ivory folders, !. inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
" "a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
" 35 u dozen pearl folders
" SO 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
.-pound boxes
I" 80 500 pounds white waters, s-nch in diam.
4" 40 400 dozen rcd tape. No. 10
| Z" al 400 do do No. 25
/" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
" "A IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those Of
the best quality will be examined
As dozen pieces best quality Office taste
+" 46 10000 best opaque quilts, No. so. None but
| the Dcst quonty OF NO. cV qullis Will
be examined.
" AZ 1000 best clarified quills No. 80 do
Z" 4S dozen standisles, various patterns
40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
| of different sizes
50 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
! 81 $4,000 do do do brown
80 $4,000 official envelopes do white
| 50 $4,000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
| medium sze
Sc dozen ivory. handle crascrs, in cases
&c 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
50 500 pounds of black sand best quality, in
| e-pound packages
Z" 80 % dozen of cocoa sand boxes
80 Is gross Of beat quality black lead pencils
81 5 do do read lead do
63 20 pounds best black scaling-wax
" 90 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, beet
quality, white and blue
81 90 900 scif sealinp note envelopes beat quail