Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-17

No. 50 100 plain face, ivory handle letter
stamps.
SO 100 pounds medium size red waters,
in 2-ounce boxes
/" 40 100 do white waters, s-inch in
diameter.
Al % do small size transparent
waters.
~ 100 dozen red tape, No 10.
9 43 $50 do do No. %
A 80 haif-pint bottles best black ink
" 40 500 glass ink stands best patterns
10 Il dozen morocco portfolios. let
ter size, steel locks. best
qualities only will be ac-
ceptedl
d" II 10 dozen pieces best quality Office
taste.
+" IS 5000 best quality Opaque quilts, No.
- 40 1000 best quality clarified quilts,
No. so,
q 80 $4,000 note envelopes, adhesive, for
large size note paper.
" 81 $4,000 note envelopes, adhesive, for
small size note paper.
" 50 5000 note envelopes, adhesive, black
border.
&c SO 100000 letter envelopes. adhesive,
white, best quality.
(" 54 $4,000 letter envelopes, adhesive.
brown best quality.
g So $4,000 small size letter envelopes, ad-
hesiye, White, best quality.
q Sc $4,000 official envelopes, adhesive.
white. best quality.
g 81 10000 official envelopes, adhesive,
buff. best quality.
& So 2 gross motto waters.
g 50 Is dozen memorandum books, as
sorted sizes
q" 60 500 pounds black sand.
* 81 20 dozen sand boxes. good quality
- 62 3 gross best quality red lead
pencils.
g 63 500 reams fiat cap folding paper,
white.
By the act approved june IL, 1874. the Clerk
of the House of Representatives is - directed
to confine his purchases exclusively TO articles
the growth and manufacture of the United
States, provided the same can be procured Of
such growth and manufacture OF suitable quail
ty and at reasonable prices. upon as good
terms to quality and price as can be OBJ
tanned Of foreign growth and manufacture. >
A preference will therefore be given to the
produc; ions of American Industry and ali
persons making proposals to supply any arti-
Gle will state whether the same is of the growth
and manufacture Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office
Der next, and to be paid for as soon as the
Committee on Accounts shall audit the bill.
Each bidder. though he may desire to pro-
pose for the whole OF the articles above emu
merated, will be Q Uired to make q separate
md distinct yropoS4i for each class and no
proposal or paper embracing more than a sin
sle class will be considered. Each proposal to
be endorsed g Proposals for class No. OF
stationery for II, 3. I. s. and addressed to
the undersigned. They viii be free Of post
age.
Sufficient specimens Of each class to accom-
pany the proposal marked with the name Of
the bidder and the number of the class, accord
ing to the above advertisement.
The whole Of each article specified in the
fore going list will be deemed a class, and the
person offering to furnish any class or descrip-
ton of articles at the lowest price, quality
considered, shall receive a contract for the
same, on executing a bond, with two or more
sureties, satisfactory to the Clerk. for the per-
formance Of the same. under a forfeiture of
twice the contract price in case Of failure ::
which bond must be filed in the Office OF said
Clerk within ten days after the proposals have
been opened and the result declared
The ri ght is reserved in case it should be
necessary, to order a further supply Of all or
any of the articles contained in the above list
The Clerk also reserves the right to Judge
and determine whether the articles offered
conform to the articles furnished or not. and
may in his discretion, refuse to receive them
if in his opinion they do not answer the pur-
pose for which they were intended.
JOHN ". FORNEY.
Clerk House Representatives United States
May l7-Iawt,June2l