The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-31
Department of the Interior.

- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received
I'll 3 o'clock p m. on the 18th day OF June next
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid
cred.
All the articles must be Of the pery 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 to return them at its option.
Zach proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making ii, and must specify a 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 Department
would find il difficult to make a decision,
will be taken into consideration unless substanh-
/ 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 are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
| a greater or less quantity of each and every
ticle 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
a failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond liquidated damages.
| The subjoined list specifies, as nearly as now
can be done, the quantity and description of the
articles that will be wanted.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid wove,
white blue.
| Is reams folio post, satin or plain fnish, faint
! lined, and trimmed, to weigh not lees
| than II lbs. per ream
so reams fooscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, TO weigh not less than IL lbs
per
10 reams fooscap, plain machine, faint lined 5,
and trimmed, 10 weigh not less than II
lbs per ream
lO'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
| 1875 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
| lined three sides, per ream
reams quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
| lined four sides, per ream
| 5 reams quarto post French, faint lined three
| sides, per
Is reams note paper, gilt, per rcam, 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
so do envelope paper, fiat cap, white or
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per
25 dozen patent blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
| sheet
25 do drawing paper, double elephant, per
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 l03 inches, per 900
$50 dozen cards Perry's Sest 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 quilts, No. 80, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per
dozen
10 dozen ever-pointed silver desk pencls, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils
assorted sizes, per gross
IS dozen Contee's best black lead-penclls
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
3 do drawing pencils assorted
20 do folders, ivory. 9-incb, per dozen
900 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 do
10 do paper weights assorted do
/ do quarto portfolios, with locks, PEI
do cap portfolios, with locks per dozer
| do do do without lock
do best gold peno, with silver caaes, pc
) dozen
u do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
e 10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer stands boxes, cocoa, pc
dozen
e ,25 do erasers, Rodgers s. Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknyes, Rodgers Sons, blades
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen
uine
10 do pepknives Abbott's American fou
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen
genuine
s do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, on
blade, ivory handle, per dozen
genuine
6 do wafer stamps, ivory handles, pc
dozen
5 do wafer stamps, lignumvitz handles
-.-....r per dozen ''
: 4 do Office shears, 1 inches, per dozen
4 do Office scissors, per dozen
4 10 do ipkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
4 do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
. do do do do single
a do French pump china inkstands
. Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, De
: 600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, il
h bottles, per quart
d 10 quarts in K, red, per quart
d rs bottles of ink, black, Cooper PHILIPPE, o
e or equal per quart bottle
d 80 bottles ink, blue, Stephenss, per quart bot
d tie .u