The republic., 1851-04-11

do best hand made super royal paper
do best handmade royal paper, plain,
= per ream
do beat handmade, demi paper, plain,
do best hand made medium paper, plain,
do best handmade. double cap paper,
plain, per ream
90 @ ~ do blotting paper, royal, per ream
81, 900 pocket envelopes, Of white yellow paper
Of the following sizes, viz: 81 By 81 inches.
per thousand
~, 900 pocket envelopes letter size. per thouoand
bushels black sand
GOO cards steel pens Department TO have the
liberty Of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
In the market, per card
10 groas Damascus pens in boxes, with one
dozen holders 70 each gross, per gross
lso gross other steel pens in boxes. with one
ssIsU s.rs s0ssri sss S.s:S stsh
the different kinds manufactured, foreign
or domestic, in the market, per gross
i2 DOZEN gold pens. Browns OF equal. With sil
Yer cases, per dozen
5000 Opaque quills, No. 80, per thcusand
'' 100 dozen Monroe's, or other manufacture black
lead pencils, per dozen
- do Cohen's red lead pencils, per dozen
10 do best red lead pencils, do
Is do s-inch ivory folders, do
1853 do red tape, (linen,) assorted sizes, per
25 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks per dozen
. do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, do
% do bottles Maynard & Noyess, 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
50 do red pea waters, beat. per pound
7S do do best best scarlet se sealing wax, do do
8 do prepared India-rubber do
dozen pump China inkstands, per dozen
do letter stamps. ivory handles, per dozen
30 do penknivcs, Rodgers 4 Sons. 4blades,
buck handles, genuine. per dozen
do erasers, Rodgers x Sons, blade, ivo-
do best paper shears, 6-inch bladss, per
dozen
do best paper shears. s-inch biAdss. per
dozen
do best scissors, 4-inch blade, per dozen
5 IeS pound. linen sr1s r assorted g '1s'. pst p0and
Each proposal must be signed By the individual
but price for each and every description Of work
and article required. Should any articles b re-
quired which are not enumerated. they ara 70 be
furnished at the lowest market prices, If the De-
partment shall see fit TO order them from the
tractor having the contact for similar articles and
If the contractor and the Department do mot agree,
then the Department may have the article frnished
at price lower than that demanded BY the con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals viii be fur
nished at the Department 70 persons applying for
them; and as without uniformity therein the De-
partmcnt would find it difficult TO make decision,
none will be taken into consideration unless SUBJ
stantially agreeing herewith.
The Department 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 annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in a reasona-
Bile time.
Bonds. with approved security, are to be given
by the person persons contracting; and, in case
Of failure to supply the articles the Contractor and
hs sureies shall be liable for the forfeiture speci
fed in such bond as liquidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to tho lowest and best
bidder for each of the three classes above enume-
rated, the best bid to be determined after careful
examination for the purpose Of ascertaining which
bid will in its practical results be most advantage
GUS to the Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right TO re-
ject any bid where it is apparent that part Of the
articles work Is bid for at very low and part at
very high rates, without proper regard to the cost
Of EACH for the purpose of affecting the aggregate
of the bids under the estimate contained in the ad
vertisement. N. X. HALL,
April 9-lawtd Postmaster General.