The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-02

do best hand made super royal paper
3 do best hand made royal paper. plain.
do beat handmade, demi paper, plain,
4 do best hand made medium paper, plain.
s do best hand msde, double cap paper,
plain, per rcam tofi.l ~
10 do blotting paper, royal, per ream
'' pssis iS aiasss s.s. Viz: 81 asSs.
$1,000 pocket envelopes. letter size, per thousand
bushels black sand
600 cards steel pens. Department 70 have the
liberty Of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic,
In the market, per card
~ gross DAMASCUS pens in boxes, with one
dozen holders 70 each gross, per gross
100 gross other steel pens in boxes. with ono
dozen holders to each gross. Department.
;Se haSs Inherent ,ns had: ossn
or domestic, in the market, per gross
l2 dozen gold pens, Browns or equal. with sill
yer cases, per dozen 49,,
s 500 opaque DO o' No. 70, per 'n DO
$50 dozen Monroe's, or other manufacture black
VIZ lead pencils. per dozen
10 do best rcd lead pencils, do
~ Is do 9-inch ivory folders, do
35s do red tape. Qinen,) assorted sizes. per
koosOy
in hanks. per dozen
8 do cocoa sand boxes, per dozen
3 do wafer stands or boxes. do
% do bottles Maynard Noyes's, or equal
black ink, per quart bottle
80 do bottles Arnold's or equal red Ink, per
half. pint bottle
50 Do d ss s xs. beet ss R0 Soa
Is Is DO best best s ;cars sealing wax, 90
s do prepared India-rubber do
dozen pump China inkstands. per dozen
6 do letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penkniyes, Rodgers & Sons. blades,
buck handles, genuine. per dozen
6 do erasers, Rodgers x Sons, blade, ivo-
~ handle. genuine .
dozen
do be.t paper shears. pinch blades. per
do best scissors, 4-inch blade, per dozen
100 pounds linen twins, assorted sizes, per pound
$50 do cotton DO DO .. az ~. ;, 90
or firm making it, and must specify q price, and
but price for each and every description Of work
and article required. Should any articles be re-
furnished At the lowest market prices. Il The De-
partmcnt shall see fit to order them from the con-
tractor having the contract for similar articles, and
If the contractor and the Department do not agree.
then the Department may have the rticle furnished
by any other person or persona, who will furnish il
at price lower than that demanded by the con-
tractor. Blank forms for proposals win be fur
H16ucO az TIC OcpuIttucut W pctOO0u upPiyiu8 Aos
thcm and as without uniformity therein the De-
partmcnt would find it difficult to make decision,
none will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantiay agreeing Herewith.
The Department reserves to itself the right OF or
dering greater less quantity of each. and every
article description of work contracted for, "a the
public service may require. ,.t-ss.- 4.
: 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 reasona-
Bile time
Bonds, with approved security, to be given
by the person or persons contracting; and in case
Of failure to supply the articles the Contractor and
his suretics shall DO liable for the forfeiture speci
fed in such bond as liquidated damages. Ell
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
jcct any bid where 1t 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 adj
vertiscment. N. X. HALL,
April 9-lawtd Postmaster General.