The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-18
Department. of the Interior.

Department of the Interior,
WAsHIseToN, May IA, 1858.
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 3Oth June, 1854, will be received I'M
til 3 O'Clock D. IN. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid-
cred.
All the articles must be of the pery best qualify,
samples of which must accompany the bids; and
the Department 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.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
bat price, for each and every article named
in the schedule. Should articles be required not
enumerated, they to be furnished at the low
est mark prices, according TO quality. Blank
forms for proposals will be furnished ut the De-
partment to persons applying for them; and as,
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find it difficult 10 make decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless subsanti.
ally agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisac-
ton of t& head of the office for which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every ar
tcle contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in CAGE of
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and his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as hquidated damages
The subjoined list specifics, nearly now
can be done, the quantity and description of the
articles that will be wanted.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid or wove,
white blue.
Is reams folio post, satin or plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed to weigh not less
than II lbs. per ream
90 reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per
10 reams fooscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
lbs per ream
10 reams foolscap, blue laid hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
despatch or consular paper, TO weigh
not less than l6 lbs per ream
$50 reams quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
l25 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
reams quarto post, hand made, plain faint
lined four sides, per ream
5 reams quarto post French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
is reams note paper, gilt, per ream, large size
do do plain, do do do
s. do do DO plain p do do ''D' do size
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do
lIO 10 eH'tAope paper, yeiO" VI Jun, ioJal,
per ream
90 do envelope paper, fiat cap, white or
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
20 do blotting paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent botting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet
25 do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
so do tracing paper, largest size French,
per sheet
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 binders boards, 6, by lOi inches, per 900
45O dozen cards Perry's Sest metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
IL, 900 quilts, No. so, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per
dozen
10 dozen ever-pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black lead-pencils,
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
do drawing pencils, assorted
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
600 do red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
90 do silk taste, assorted coors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen
2 do pOunce boxes, of ivory, per dozen.
10 do do do cocoa do
20 Go paper weights, assorted do
/ do quarto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
| do cap portfolios, with locks, per dozen
l do do dc without lock
do best gold pens, with silver cases, per
dozen
IL do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer standy or boxes, cocoa, per
rs do erasers, Rodgers s. Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbott's, American, four
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen,
genuine
5 do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
do wafer stamps, lignumvite handles,
per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
4 do Office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
do do do do single
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink black, Maynard Noyes, per
gallon
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles of ink, black, Cooper K Philips, or
or equal, per quart bottle
80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens's, per quart bot
tie
800 bottles ink, red, Arnold's or equal, in !.