The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-20
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPnssrsrArIvEs, U. s. /,

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CLERK's OFFICE, April IL, 1851.
TN pursuance of the I7h section of the act OF Con-
gress of the 26th August, 1872, entitled "An act
legalizing and making appropriations for such ne
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"--which said l7th
section is as follows
"SEc. II. 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
of the several departments OF Government, and
for the bureaus and Offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks.
wrappng-paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nshed the post offices and collectors Offices through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
as follows: The Secrctaryof the Senate the Clerk
of the House Of Representatives, the head of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, ana such collectors in
the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise onco week for at least four
weeks, in one or more of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole 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, ns 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 rticles,
or to perform any specified portion job of said
work, and giving satisfactory security for the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in case OF failure, shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same and in
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 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
liquidated 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, a. m, on Monday the goth 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.
Glasses.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white woye letter
300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superfne white wove letter pa
per, ruled
4 100 reams extra superhne white wove let
ter paper, ruled
$50 reams exra-superfnc laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
SO reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
rs reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, raled
l75 reams extra superfne note paper. gilt
white, in boxes or packages
+" 8 so reams middle cream laid note paper
" 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
" III SO rcams satin finish white foolscap paper,
I" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, ii by 81
inches, fiat
I" Ia 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 30
inches
Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
inches
l6 so reams brown envelope paper, 2s by 4s
" II 100 dozen blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
Is SO dozen 4-bade best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
10 100 dozen best q 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
:" 20 200 cards Perry's 3pointed pens
" 2l 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
&c % $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a % gross Windle's bullion pens
% 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
26 30 do double patent pens, on cards
27 50 do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
% do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
" % 2 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
quality
:" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
." 81 do gilt letter clips
4" 80 Is do alabaster weights, assorted
33 800 9-inch ivory folders, /. inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
" "a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
=" 35 II dozen pearl folders
" SO 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
{" 3S 200 pounds medum-szed red waters, in
.-pound boxes
" SO 500 pounds white waters, s-nch in diam
40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
al 400 do do No. 25
AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
" IA IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter-sizc steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
~ 10 dozen pieces DesS quailty oince taste
46 10000 best opaque quilts, No. So. None but
the best quality OF No. so quills will
be examined.
Z" ~ 1000 best clarified quills, No. so do
Z" 4S 2 dozen standishes, various patterns
" 49 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
so 1900 letter envelopes, best quality white
/" 81 $4,000 official envelopes do white
' 80 $4,000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
I" 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
" So dozen ivory handle erascrs, in cases
" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
" So 800 pounds of black sand beet quality, in
one pound packages
" SO 25 dozen of cocoa sand boxes
+" so Is gross of best quality black lead pencils
" 6l do do read-lead do
" 81 20 pounds best black sealing
" 90 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
=" g. 10000 self sealing note envelopes. beat quail
ity, white and blue
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