The republic., 1851-04-12

do best handmade super royal paper
do best handmade royal paper, plain,
do best handmade, demi paper. plain.
do best hand-m made medium paper, plain,
8 do best hand. made. double cap paper.
plain, per ream
m 1 10 do blotting paper, royal per rssm -.
60 900 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow paper
Of the following sizes, viz: 81 BY 81 inches.
20 1000 pocket envelopes letter size, per thousand
GOO cards steel pens. Department 70 have the
liberty Of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, foreign or domestic
In the market, per card
10 gross Damascus pens in boxes, with one
dozen holders 70 each gross, per gross
i30 gross other steel pens in boxes. with one
dozen holders TO each gross. Department
to have the liberty of selecting from all
the different kinds manufactured, foreign
or domestic, in the market, per gross
10 dozen gold pens, Browne or equal, with sill
yer cases, per dozen
1900 opaque quills, No. 80. per thousand
' iSO dozen Monroes, or i other manufacture black
lead pencils, per dozen ,t
~ do Cohen's red lead pencis, per dozen
10 do best red lead pencils, do ~
is do 9-inch ivory folders, do
1853 do red tape, (linen,) assorted sizes. per
dozen
25 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks per dozen
8 do cocoa sand d-boxes, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, do
2S 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 pounds red waters, hest, per pound
50 do red pea waters, best. per pound
7S e DO DO beet beet scarist e sealing wa1, DO DO
do prepared India rubber do
dozen pump China inkstands. per dozen
do letter stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
80 do penknives. Rodgers 4 Sons. 4bladss,
do srassrs. Rodgers L Sons, blade. ivo-
do best paper shears. s.ineh bladss. psr
do best paper shears. 9-inch blades,psr
do best scissors 4-inch blade, per dosen
100 pounds linen twine. assorted sizes. per pound
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
but one price for each and every description Of work
quired which are not enumerated, they are to be
Furnished at the lowest market prices, If the De-
partment shallsee fit TO order them from tho COM
tractor having the contract similar articles and
If the contractor and tho Department do not agree,
then the Department may have the article furnshed
by any other person or Persons who will furnish il
=. price lower lower than that demanded ~ % the con-
nished at the Department to persons applying for
them and as without uniformity therein the De-
partment would find Il difficult to make decision.
mono will be taken into confederation unless SUBJ
stantially agreeing Herewith.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of
derng greater Or 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 the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasona-
BILE time.
Bonds. with approved security, are TO be given
by the person or persons contracting; and, in case
Of failure to supply the articles, the contractor and
his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture speci
fed in such bond az iquidated 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 tho Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right to re-
ect any bid where il is apparent that part Of the
articles or work s bid for at very low and part at
very high rates without proper regard 70 the cost
Of each, for the purpose Of affecting the aggregate
of the bids under the estimate contained in the ad
vcrtisement N. X. HALL,
April 9-1awtd Postmaster General.