The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-26
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MAY 20, 1851.


Treasury DEPARTMENT, MAY &c, 1881.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR FURNISH
- ING the stationery and for executing the print
ing Of this Department during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1852 will be received until O'Clock,
p. M, ON the Goth day Of June next Those unac-
companied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability to
fulfil contract will not be considered.
All the articles of stationery must be of the very
best quality-sampes OF the principal articles OF
which, such as paper, quilts, metallic pens, lead
pencils, knives, &c, must accompany the bids,
put up in classes per schedule, and the Depart
ment reserves the right TO retain such samples, and
pay for the same at the prices stated in the Offer
or to return them, at its option. No bid will be
considered where the articles accompanying it
not of the very best quality and entirely suited to
the wants Of the Department; and inferior, spu-
rious imitation articles will subject the class to
which they belong, the entire bid, to rejection,
at the pleasure of the Department
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making il, and must specify price, aud
out one price, for each and every article contained
in the schedule. Blank forms for proposals will be
furnished At the Department TO persons applying
for them; and without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find it dficultto makes decision,
none will be taken into consideration unless sub
stantially agreeing Herewith
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type and the best paper used for the diff
ierent descriptions required The paper for the
Department, the office ordering it, to designate
the kind Of paper and type, whether script other
wise, and the number to go on a sheet, when The
matter or article will admit OF more than one.
Each class will be considered separately, and, all
other things being equal, il will be assigned the
lowest bidder for such class. or to the lowest bidder
on the aggregate as the Department may deem
most advisable Where more than one class ia as
signed to bidder, they may all be embraced in one
contract; and each bidder, who may have one or
more classes assigned to him, shall take all such
classes, or forfeit bis right to any portion of the
contract.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed must be OF the bcst quality, and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac-
ton Of the head Of the Office for which they re-
CURED.
The Department reserves to itself the right of or
dering greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may
require.
Supplying an inferior article at any time will be
deemed sufficient forthwith to annul the contract.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in case Of
failure to supply the articles or to perform the
work. the contractor and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such bond, liqui-
dated damages.
STATIONERY.
flirting paper made Of linen laid or ,ooue tcits or
blue
CLASS MOL.
80 reams folio post, satin or plain finish faint
lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II pounds per ream
l2O do foolscap, hand. made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per ream
% do foslscap, machine, faint lined, and
trimmed, TO weigh not less than II
pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per rcam
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
do foolscap, bluc-lnid, hand made, faint
lined garden pattern, commonly
known as despatch consular pa
per, TO weigh not less than Is
pounds per ream
$50 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
l4o do quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
10 do quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
IL do qunrto post, machine faint lined four
sides, per ream
40 do quarto post, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
y DO 40 note paper gilt. per ream
CLASS No. 9.
do royal paper, for books
8 do medium paper, for books
90 do copying do do
1876 do envelope paper. yellow or bluff, royal,
l5 do envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue
9 do large brown envelope, per ream
81 do bloiting paper. royal, do
CLASS No. 3.
$50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 do cards of all other manufacture in USE
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
$1,000 quilts, No so, per thousand
1000 do No. TO-, do
do ever pointed silver pencils, with gold
pens, per dozen
do gold pens, per dozen
DO silver cases for the same, per dozen
10 gross of leads for ever pointed pencils, a.
sorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen best black lead pencils
10 do rcd-lcad pencils, per dozen
CLASS No. 4.
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
400 do red linen tape, assorted, do
6O do SILK taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks per dozen
2 do pounce boxes, ofivory, per dozen
IL do sand boxes do do
Is do wafer stands or boxes cocoa,do
10 do erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory ham
dies, per dozen
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, or equal,
blades, buck-horn or pearl ham
dles, per dozen
20 do Waterville Manufacturing Co., do do
per dozen
6 do do wafer stamps ivory handles. per dog
do Office shears, IL inches, per dozen
6 do Office scissors, do
CLASS No. 5.
IL do instands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons best ink, black, the Department
to have choice of the market
600 bottles ink, black, the Department to have
choice of the market, per quart
quarts ink, red, per quart
so do ink, blue, per quart bottle, the De-