The republic., 1851-04-16
THE REPUBLIC.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE or REPREsEETATIvEs, u. s
Gsvuxss Ogtfs.y April 10 ls

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IN pursuance Of the l7th section of the act Of Con.
Il 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 II ,h
section is as foows
ssSEc. IT. And b. IL further enacifd That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use 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,
wrapping paper, and twinc, 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 Secretary Of the Senate the Clerk
Of the House Of Representatives, the head Of each
Department., and such deputy postmastcrs in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise once 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, or the
whole or any particular class of articles. or
for doing 81 such printing, or the whole or any
specifying in such advertisement tho amount,
quantity, and description Of each kind of articles
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 furnish any class of such articles
or TO perform any specified portion job Of said
work. and giving satisfactory securty for the per-
iormance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in OF failure shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same and in case
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
articesor to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract he and his sureties shall be
liable for the forfeiture sPeciaed in such contract
liqu'dated 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 Tuesday, tho first day OF
July next, Cat which time all the proposals. will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the Of the House Of
Representatives during the thirty-second Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unruled
300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams auperfine white wove letter pa
$50 rcams extra superfine white wove let
ter paper, ruled
l6O reams cxtra-superfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
SO reams small French letter paper white
and blue, unruled
Z 25 reams small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled
It's reams extra superfine note paper, gilt,
n or mn I'm
SO reams middle cream laid note paper
10 30 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
ii so reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
IL 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
unruled
l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, ID by 81
inches, fiat
IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by %
inches
Is 600 rcams brown envelope paper, 90 by 25
inches
l6 SO reams brown envelope paper, % by 4s
IL 100 dozen 4-bade best pear-handl 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
l9 100 dozen best 9 blade, pcarl-handlc knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and 80 dozen with two
small blades
g 20 200 cards Perry's 3.pointcd pens
" 81 200 boxes Gilott's commercial barrel
4" ~ $50 do do eagle pens
4" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens, elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
"a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
" 26 20 do double patent pcns, on cards
" q so do Pcrry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
" % do walnut handle pen holders, best
" 20 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
80 dozen bronze letter clips
4" 81 do gilt letter clips
/" % 800 9-inch ivory folders, l /! inch wide.
weighing about OF. to the dozen
% 100 s-inch ivory folders, with handles
" 35 IL dozen pearl folders
" 36 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
81 200 plain. face ivory handle letter stamps
" 3S 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
.-pound boxes
80 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
al 400 do do No. %
" ~ 100 do half. pint bottles black ink
:" 4s 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
% dozen pieces best quality office taste
46 10000 beet Opaque quills, No. 80. None but
be examined.
Al 1000 best clarified quilts, No. so do
AZ dozen standishes, various patterns
49 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
SO 5000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
81 $4,000 do do do brown
" So $4,000 official envelopes do white
SO $4,000 do do do brown
81 2 gross motto waters
g. 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
Sc dozen ivory handle erasers, in cases
" 81 400 fancy glass weights various sizes
So 800 pounds of black sand, beet quality, in
ono-pound packages
SO 25 dozen of cocoa sand boxes
&c 10 Is gross OF best quality black lead pencils
81 do do read lead do
" 81 20 pounds best black scang-wax
90 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
81 10000 cf-scaling note envelopes, beat quail
ity, white and blue
Is 800 reams flat-cap folding paper, white.
BY tho act approved June II, 1914, the Clerk of
the House of Representatives is " directed to con-
fine his purchases exclusively TO articles the growth
and manufacture of the United States, provided
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