The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-07

Oh the lnteTIOr.
WAsHINeToN, May ID, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received I'M
ill O'Clock p. m. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompauied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consld-
cred.
All the articles must be of The very 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 OF 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 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 Department
would find it difficult to make decision, none
ally agreeing Herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satistac
ton of the head of the office for which they are
required,
The Department reserves the right of orderin g
a greater less quantity of each and every ar
ticle contracted for 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 his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond liquidated damages.
The subjoned list specifics, nearly now
an 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 finch, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs. per
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per ream
10 reams 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
10 reams note paper gilt per ream' large size
10 do do gilt do do small size
5 do do plain do do do
do royalpaPer, for books
do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do
| 100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal
| 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
| % dozen patent blotting paper
| 30 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, pei
| sheet
% do drawing paper, double elephant, pei
| 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 lOs inches, per l,OOt
$50 dozen cards Perry's Best metallic pena, pei
| 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, pei
| dozen
10 dozen ever-pointed silver desk pencils, will
rosewood handles, per dozen
| 40 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils
| assorted Sizes per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black lead-pencis
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufacturer
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
30 do paper weights, assorted do
/ do quarto portfolios, with locks, pc
dozen
do cap portfolios, with locks, per doze
| do do do without lock
5 do best gold pens, with silver cases, pc
dozen
II do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, pc
| dozen
.25 do erasers, Rodgers & 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, fou
| blade, buck horn handles, per dozen
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, on
blade, ivory handle, per dozen
genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, pc
dozen
do wafer stamps, lgnumvits handles
per dozen
4 do Office shears, ii inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glsss, recently invente
founi ain, movable tops, per dozen
DO int;tand'' o'', 10 ,f0n' i. ss s s;nss
DO French pump china inkstands
Is gaIlons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, De
gallon
800 bottles ink, black, Maynard 4 Noyes, i
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles Of ink, black, Cooper Philips, Q
or equal, per quart bottle
30 bottles ink, blue, Stephenss' per quart oo'
800 bottles ink, red, Arnolds, or equal, 10
pint bottles, per bottle