The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WAcu,NcroN Iupe % 1915


WASHINGTON, June %, 1859
TN CONSEQ UENCE of the informaities in the
Il proposals received at this Department, pursu-
ant to the notice of the l4th ultimo and in order
to effect the object designed by the 18th section of
the act of Congress approved the 26th of August,
1912, 1t becomes necessary to extend the time for
receiving proposals.
Notice is therefore hereby given that sealed pro-
posals for furnishing the stationery which may be-
required for the use of this Department and its
several bureaus, during the fiscal year ending the
Both June, 1854. will be received at this Depart
ment until O'Clock p: M, on Saturday, the 18th
day of August next, when the bids will be opened
in presence of such Of the bidders az may be pre-
sent.
Those unaccompaned by satisfactory testimo-
malls Of ability to fulfil contract will not be
considered.
The bidder to whom the award may be made
will be required to enter into contract within
thirty days after being notified of the acceptance
of his offer.
All the articles must be of the very best quality,
| 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
but one price, for each and every article named in
the schedule. Should articles be required net
enumerated, they to be furnished at the lowest
market prices according to quality. Blank forms
| for proposals will be furnished at the Department
to persons applying for them; and as, without uni
formity therein, the Department would find it diff
ficut to make decision, none will be taken into
consideration unless substantially agreeing there
| with
| 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
| quired.
| The Department reserves the right of ordering
greater or less quantity of each and every arti-
Gle contracted for, as the public service may re-
quire.
| Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person persons contracting; and in case of
failure to supply the articles, the contractor and
bis sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture speci
| fed in such bond as liquidated damages.
The suboined list specifies, as nearly as now can
be done, the quantity and description of the arti
cles that will be wanted
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid or wove,
white blue
10 reams folio post satin or plain finish, faint
| lined, and trimmed, to weg h not less than
| IL pc lnds per ream
| so reams foolsCap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL pounds
per
10 reams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
| pounds per
10 reams foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
despatch consular paper, to weigh
not lees than ] 6 pounds 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, per ream
| reams quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
| lined four sides, per ream
| reams quarto post French, faint lined three
10 do note paper gilt, per large size
| 5 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
so do envelope paper, flat cap, white or blue
| per ream
10 do large brown envelope do
30 do. blotting paper, royal do
% dozen patent blotting paper
30 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian per sheet
80 80 do DO do e oep6,a t'Sp0"0' do do
so do tracing paper, largest size French do
"a do drawing paper, royal do
5000 binders boards, 6. by l03 inches per 1000
40 dozen cards Perrys beat metallic pens
per dozen cards
$50 do cards of all other manufacture in use
| per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens per gross
| 10 900 quilts, No. so per | 900
10 dozen ever pointed pencils, silver per dozen
10 do a9 b.nd 5ssr desk pa1 doasn
40 gross of leads for ever pointed pencils, as
| sorted sizes per gross
| rs dozen Contee's best black lead pencils, gra-
| duated
100 do Monroe or other manufactured pen
| cils graduated
10 do red lead pencils per dozen
| do drawing pencils, assorted
30 do folders, ivory, inch do
600 do red linen tape, assorted do
90 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks per dozen
| do pounce boxes, of ivory do
10 do do do cocoa do
20 do paper weights assorted do
do quarto portfolios, with locks do
do do cap portfolios So with wlb6 l0it lock do
do best gold pens, with silver cases do
II do sand boxes Of cocoa do
10 do do tin do
Is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa do
% do erasers, Rodgers Sons, ivory ham
dies per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, four
blades, buckhorn han dies, per dozen,
genuine
10 do penknives, Abbotts, American, four
blades, buckhorn handles, per dozen,
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen, gen.
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
do wafer stamps, lignumvits handles
per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glass, recently invent
ed fountain, movable tops, per dozer
do inksands, cast iron, large, double
3 do do do do single
do French pump China inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes's, pei
gallon
, 600 bottles ink, black, Maynard Noyes's, IL
bottles, per quart
, 10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles of ink black, Cooper & Phllips's
equal, per quart bottle
80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens's per quart bot
tie
800 do ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in s-pin
bottee per bottle
120 do carmine ink, small size, French OF