The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-22

WAsHISeToN, May IA, 1859
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 D. m. on the 18th day of June next
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid
ered
Al the articles must be of the peru 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 are to be furnished at TIE low
est market prices, according to quality. Blank
forms for proposals will be furnished at the De-
partment to persons applying foe them; and as,
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find 1t difficult TO make decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless substanti
ally agreeing Herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac
ton of the head of the Office Tor which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
greater or less quantity of each and every
tcle 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
a failure to supply the Articles, the contractor
and bis surcties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond 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 or blue.
is reams folio post, satin or plain finish, 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 II lbs.
per ream
10 roams foolscap, 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
as despatch or consular paper, to weigh
not less than lb 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
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
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 ream
% do envelope paper, nat cap, white or
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope. per
90 do blottipg paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent blotting paper
30 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
d do drawing paper roval per sheet
5000 binders boards, 81 by l02 inches, per 900
$50 dozen cards Perry's Best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in use
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
$4,000 quills 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-ponted pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contees 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 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
do do do without lock
do best gold pens, with silver cases, per
dozen
u do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per
.25 do crasers, Rodgers & Sons ivory ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons blades,
buck-born handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do pepknves, Abbotts, Am erican 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, lignumvitm handles,
per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
IL 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 inkslands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, Der
gallon
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles of ink, black. Cooper & Philips. or
or equal. per quart bottle
80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens's, per quart bot
300 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in