The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-21

Department of the Interior,
WAsHrsoroS, May IA, 1883.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1884, will be received
I'll 8 O'Clock p. m. the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil a contract will not be consid-
cred.
All the articles must be Of the rery best qualify,
samples Of which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right TO retain SUI
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
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 for them and as,
without uniformity therein, the DEPARTING
would find il difficult to make 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.
ton of the head of the office for which they are
required
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every
ticie contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in Gaze Of
failure TO supply the articles, the contractor
and MS suretles shall be liable Tor the forfeiture
specified In such bond as lquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, as nearly as now
| c an be done, the quantity and description of the
articles that will be wanted.
STATIONERY
Writing paper, made of linen, laid or woye,
white blue.
Is reams folio post, satin or plain inish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL lbs. per ream -.t..
80 reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
10 rGams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than II
lbs per ream
10 realms foolscsp, 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, perream
reams quarto post, hand made, plain. faint
lined Tour 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 do do gilt ilt do do do do small si'e
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper. for books
40 do copying do do r.r
100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream
90 do envelope paper, fiat cap, white or
blue, per ream .. r..
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
30 do boting paper, royal do
% dozen patent bIotting 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 i- .. ..t
"a do drawing paper, royal per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards 6. by l0l inches, per 900,
$50 dozen cards Perry's Sest metallic pens, per
dozen cards IA
$50 dozen cards of all other ma nufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
$4,000 quills, No. so, per thousand .. r
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 --.r-E r-
100 do Mouroe'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 paper weights, assorted do
do qusrto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
do cap portfolios, with locks, per dozen
| do do do without lock
| do beat gold pens, with silver cases, per
| dozen W f....
IL do sand-bo1es of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tim do
| Is do wafer stand or boxes, cocoa, per
| dozen . '....
! rs do erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers Son's, 4 blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbotps, American, four
| blade, buck horn ha indies per dozen
| genuine IL. .f-iV
5 do desk knives, Rodgers & Soma one
| blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
| genuine
| 6 do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
do wafer stamps, lignumvits handles,
| per dozen s-..v .aI. ~,
do Office shears. IL inches. per dozen
! do office scissors, per dozen ,---.---
IL do inkstands, cut z lass, recently Invented
| $3.50 l foun ain, movable tops, per dozen
4 do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
2 do do do i.i do single
DO French pump china inkstands anu
| Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, per
t gallon ~
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
| bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red per quart -i. 500 g i-
| rs bottles of ink, black, Cooper & Philips, or
or equal. per quart bottle .siro-g 20 j
| so bottles ink, blue, Stephsns's. per quart bot
l. tie ..' 4tf-. r.-- rt 81 .ssnt
800 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in
mint ,,ttI k>ttI