The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-04

CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending S0th June, 1854, will be received I'M
til O'Clock p. m. the 18th day of June next.
Those unsccompanied by satisfactory Testimonials
Of ability to fulfil a contract will not be consid
ered
Al the articles must be Of The cery best qualify
samples of which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right TO retain sut
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 aud 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-
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find ii difficult to make decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless substanti-
ally agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac
tion Of the head of the Office Tor which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordern g
a greater 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 persons contracting; and in case OF
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as hquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, nearly now
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 finch, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs. per ream
80 reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per roam .-.
10 realms foo!Scnp, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, 10 weigh not less than II
lbs per ream
10 realms fooscap, blue laid, hand made faint
lined, garden pattern. commonly known
as despatch consular paper, TO weigh
not less than 10 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, per ream
reams quarto post, hand made, plain, int
lined four 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
80 do DO DO g gni DO DO DO do ''"A do size
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
90 do envelope paper, fiat cap, white or
blue, per ream ....
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
30 do blotting paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent blottng paper
20 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
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 8. by lOs inches, per OOo
$50 dozen cards Perry's test metallic pens, per
dozen csrds
$50 dozen cards Of all other manufacture in use
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
5000 quills, No. 50, per thousand
10 dozen ever-ponted pencils, silver, per
dozen
10 dozen eyer-pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads Tor eyer-pointed pencils
| assorted siZcs, per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black lead-pencils
| graduated
| 100 do Monroe's other Manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead-pencils, per dozen
| do drawing pencils, assorted
30 do folders, ivory, 9-incb, per dozen
| 600 do red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
60 do silk taste, assorted colors and widt hs
| in hanks, per dozen
| do pounce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
| 10 do do do cocoa do
| 40 do paper weights, assorted do
1 do quarto portfolios, with locks, pc
dozen
do cap portfolios. with locks, per dozel
| | do do dc without lock
do beat gold pens, with silver cases, pc
dozen
10 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
30 do enknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades
| buck horn handles, per dozen. gen
uine i'L T
10 do pepknives, Abbott's, American, fou
| ..- blade, buck horn handles, per dozen
| .f genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & soDs, on
| blade. ivory handle, per dozen
| genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, pc
| .4 dozen -
s do wafer stamps, Hgnumvit9 handles
per dozen t "i !
do ONCE shears, IL inches. per dozen
do Office scissors, per dozen
~ do inkstands cut glass, recently invente
foun, ain, NOV able tops, per dozen
do inkstAnds, cast iron, large, double
| do do do do single
do French pump china nkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, pc
RI gallon rt
600 bottles ink. black, Maynard 4 Noyes, !
bottles, per quart LID. .ll
| 10 quarts ink. red. per quart -.
rs bottles Of ink. black, Cooper Phiips'
il or equal per quart bottle