The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-20
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior,
WAsHIseroS, May Ia, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tonery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received
til 3 O'Clock p m. the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompaned by satisfactory testimonials
Of ability to fulfil a contract will not be consid
cred.
Al 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
firm making it, and must specify price, and
bit 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 a decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless substanu-
ally agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satsfac
ton of the head of the office for which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater 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
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as hquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, nearly
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 finigh, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL lbs. per ream
so resus foolscaD. hand made. faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs.
per ream
10 rcams fooIscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, TO weigh not less than IL
lbs per ream
10 reams foolsoap, 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
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
sides, per ream
Is rsams note paper gilt per ream' large size
10 do do gilt do do small size
5 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
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
20 do blotting paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent blotting per
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet
25 do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
80 do tracing paper, largest size French,
per sheet
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6, by l02 inches, per 1000
$50 dozen cards Perry's 6est 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. 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-pointed pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black ead-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
20 DO paper weights assorted do
do quarto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
l do cap portfolios, with locks, per dozen
do do Do without lock
do best gold pens, with silver cases, per
dozen
IL do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
l5 do wafer standJ or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
% do erasers, Rodgers s. Sons, ivory ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
une
10 do penknives, Abbotts, American, 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, lgnumvits handles,
per dozen
do office shears ii inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fount tain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
2 do do do do single
DO French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes Der
gallon
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard s. Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red per quart 1
rs bottles of ink black, Cooper Philips, or
or equal, per quart bottle
80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens's. per quart bot
tie
800 bottles ink red, Arnold's, or equal, in
pint bottles, per bottle