Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-20

No. IS 100 plain face, ivory handle letter
~ SO 100 pounds medium size red waters.
In 2-ounce boxes.
:. 40 Zoe do white waters, :Inch in
diameter.
Il - Go small size transparent
waters.
q - loo dozen red tape, No. le.
:. AZ $50 60 do No IS
* 100 half-pin bottles best black ink
!. 45 500 glass ink-stands, hest patterns.
Is y dozen morocco portfolios. let
ter size, steel locks, .I5est
qualities only will bc ac-
cepted.)
& 10 dozen pieces best quality Office
taste.
As 5000 best quality opaque fuiils, No.
" 49 1900 best quality clarified quilts,
No. 80.
so 70 coo note envelopes. adhesive, for
large size note paper.
- 81 $4,000 note envelopes, adhesive. Tor
small size note paper
% 5000 note envelopes, adhesive, black
border.
- SO 900 letter envelopes. adhesive,
white, best quality
" Oh 10000 letter envelopes. adhesive.
brown, best qQuIltN-
- So $4,000 small size letter envelopes, ad-
hesive white. best quality
" 56 $4,000 official envelopes, adhesive,
white best quality
- 81 $4,000 official envelopes, adhesive,
buff, best quality.
L" IS . gross motto waters.
- 50 % dozen memorandum books, as
sorted sizes.
= Go 500 pounds black sand.
" 81 20 dozen sand boxes, good quality.
G. gross best quality red lead
pencils.
- 63 900 reams fat cap folding paper,
white.
BY the act approved June Il, 1914. the Clerk
Of the House of Representatives Is 90 directed
to cOnne his purchases cNclusiN ely to articles
the growth and manufacture OF the United
States, provided the same can be procured of
such growth and manufacture, of suitable quail
ity and at reasonable prices, upon as good
terms 10 quality and price can he OBJ
tanned of foreign growth and manufacture -
A preference will therefore be given to tho
productions of American industry and ali
persons making proposals TO supply any artl-
Gle will state whether the same is of the growth
and manufacture of the United States.
Tie articles are to be delivered at the office
Of the Cle.il on or before the 18th day of octo-
Der next. and TO be paid for soon as the
Committee on Accounts shall audit the bill
Each bidder. though he may desire to pro-
pose for the whole of the articles aboEc emu
mcrated, will be required 10 make a separate,
and G1%sfMct pyopOsaI for each class q; and no
proposal paper embracing more than q SHE
gle class Will be considered. Each proposal TO
bc endorsed Proposals for class No. Of
stationery for II. r. L. 6, and addressed TO
the undersigned. They will be free Of post
age.
Sufficient specimens of each class &c accom-
pany the proposal marked with the name Of
the bidder and the number of the class. accord
ing TO the above advertisement.
The whole of each article specified in the
foresoing list Will be deemed a class and the
person Offering to furnish any class or dcscripr
ton of articles at the lowest price, quality
considered, shall receive a contract for the
same. on executing bond. with two or more
sGreties, satisfactory to the Clerk for the per,
toFmance Of the same. under a forfeiture Of
twice the contract pr;cc in case of failure :
which bond must be fIcd in the Office of said
Clerk within ten days after the proposals have
been opened and the result declared
The Fight is reserved, in case ii should be
! necessary. To order q further supply Of all or
any of the articles contained in the above list
The Clerk also reserves the right to Judge
and determine whether the articles offered
conform to the articles furnished or not. and
may. in his discretion. refuse to receive them
| if in his opinion they do not answer the pur-
pose for which they were intended
JOHN w FORNEY.
Clerk House Representatives United States
May l7-lawtJune2I
DR. J. S. ROSES