The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-21

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PROPOSALS. FOR sTATJoNERy.
HOUSE, or RsPREsKNTATivss, u, S.,
CLERK's OFyIcE, April l2 1851.
pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act Of Con-
gress Of the Goth August, lS49, entitled can act
iegalizing and making appropriations for such
the general appropriation bs without authority Of
law, and TO fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses of the departments and officers Of Gov
crnment, and for other purposes' said l7th
ssSxc IL. And b< IL further enacted, That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use of
the two houses Of Congress, and all stationery and
Of the several departments of Government, and
for the bureaus and Offices Ia those departments at
Washington, including all stationery. blanks,
nshed the BOAT offices and coectors' Offices through
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnishei
and performed by contruct, 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 postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house establishment a. the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall
spectively advertise week for at least four
weeks in one or moro 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. such printing. or the whole or any
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description Of each kind of articles to
be furnished. and, az near as 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 to furnish any class of such articles
or to perform any specified portion job of said
work. and giving satisfactory security for the per-
twice the contract price in OF failure, sball
ceive contract for doing the same and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
| tract and give such security within a 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 q failure to supply the
articles TO perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and hs sureties shall be
liable for the in such contract
I liqudatcd damages, to be sued for in the name of
the United States, in any court having jurisdiction
thereof aaii B-ln n
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office un-
til ten o'clock, M, on Tuesday, the frat day Of
July next, Cat which time all the proposals viii be
opened for furnishing the articles Of stationery
| hereinafter specified, for the use of the House Of
Representatives during the thirty Congress-
each article to be approved by The Clerk, viz !;
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
Glasses.
No. $50 rcans fine blue and white woyc letter
\ 80. 80 P"Pc..s a,WSu 80, . =.
300 reams fine blue and white woye letter
! paper, ruled
2oo reams suPeriine white wove letter pa
80 per- ruled ..asG
&c $50 reams extra supcrIine white wove let
4 ter paper, ruled
| lou reams ra-suPerhne laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled It
I" so rcams small French letter paper, white
! and blue, unruled
25 reanis small French letter paper. white
and blue, ruled :.
white, in boxes or packages
~ ~ reaihs ,niu letter paper, gut largo ana
- small si1cs ruicd
II oV realms sa'sn nhiAh whi'e iooiscaP paper
.. ruled
II 20 reams satin hnlsh White ioolscap paper
!, :, ,oo unraied a =. .,
| 10 4oo reams Drown envelope paper IA Dy IL
100 inches, gat
- aoo realms oro"h chveioPe paper 20 oy ~
!, - eoo inches ~
10 oVo realms Drown envelope paper ~ Dy 20
7, - inches 80
!, - 30 inches
IL loo dozen T. blade best pearl handle knives,
10 DC OF the hgnest hnish ana pee'
quality
10 81 dozen 4-biade best buck handle knives,
to DC OF the highest hn'sh and pest
quality
" ~ lOO dozen pest =. piade, peari.handle KNIVES,
70 De ol the highest nnlsh and pest pest
quality; % dozen n with large and and
| Small Dlade, ana oV oozen Win TWO
small blades
" ~ 20O cards rsrrys pointed pens
!" y 2OO boxes Giiiotts commercial parrei
=" ~ 250 DO DO eagle pens
b" 70 $50 cards assorted metallic pens, elliott,
Il Perry, and hayden, makers
= 70 gross Windie's bullion pens
II 70 2OO DO steel pens, In boxes, assorted
70 ~ DO double patent pons' on cards
:" ~ bO do Perry's double patent large oar-
|, rel pens, nne polnts
!" y DO walnut handle en-hoidcrs' pest
quality
| :" ~ do ivory-h handle pcn-holders, pest
IL quaiity
80 dozen bronze letter clips 4
81 do gilt letter ctps
~ 10 DO aiabaater weignts, assorted
Il T" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, Ia inch wide,
~ weighing about OF. to the dozen
81 l00 y.inch IVORY ioiders' with handles
80 ~ dozen pearl folders
so a00 cnequcred ivory -nandie letter stamps