The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-27
Department OF the Interior,


SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
~ tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received I'M
til o'clock p. m. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability TO fulfil contract will not be consid-
cred.
al the articles must be of the rsry best quality,
samples OF which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right to retain suLh
samples and pay for the same at the prices stated
in the offer, or to return them at it's option.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
but one price, for each and every article named
In the schedule. Should articles be required not
enumerated, they are to be furnished at the low.
est market prices, according TO quality. Blank
forms for proposals will be furnished at the De-
partment to persons applying foe them; and "a.
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find it difficult to make a decision,
will be taken into consideration unless substant-
ally agreeing Herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac-
tion OF the head of the office Tor which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every
ticle contracted for as the public service may
require.
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 hs sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, as 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 fnsh, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs. per ream
so reams fooscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per
10 r5ams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed to weigh not less than IL
10 reams foolscap, blue laid hand made faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
as despatch or consular paper, to weigh
not less than 10 lbs. per ream
$50 reams quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
1875 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
reams quarto post, hand made, plain. faint
lined four sides, per ream
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
10 do do gilt do do small size
5 do do plain do do do
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper. for books
40 do copying do do
100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per
so do envelope paper, fat cap, white
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
30 do blotting paper, royal, do
% dozen patent blottng paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
% do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do drawing PAPER elephant, per sheet
so do tracing paper, largest size French,
per sheet
% do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6, by l0i inches, per 200
lnv de rv'a kest ,efa lie nor
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
Ia, 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
10 dozen Contee's best black lead-pencis,
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufactured
pencils graduated
10 do red ead-pencils, per dozen
do drawing pencils, assorted
20 do folders, ivory, 9-iuch, per dozen
600 do red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
90 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen
do pounce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
10 do do do cocoa do
40 DO paper weights, assorted do
do quarto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
! do cap portfolios, with locke, per dozen
l do do do without lock
do beet gold pens, with silver cases, per
dozen
IL do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
,25 do erasers, Rodgers 4 Sons, ivory ham
dles, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbotps, American, four
blade. buck horn handles, per dozen,
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
do wafer stamps, lignumvitn handles,
per dozen
do Office shears, ii inches, per dozen 4.
ID. 4 do office SCISSORS, per dozen
IL do inkstauds cot gass, 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 x Noyes, per
gallon
600 bottles ink. black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart