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


Department. the Interior.
WAsHIseToS, May IA, 1858.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending Both June, 1854, will be received un
til 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.
14A the articles must be of the rey best gia,ity,
samples of which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right TO retain SUN
samples and pay for the same at the prices stated
in the offer, to return them at its option.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
bat 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 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-
ton of the head of the office for which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
greater less quantity of each and every ar
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 sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond hquidated damages.
The subioined 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 or wove,
white blue.
Is reams folio post, satin plain finish, faint
| lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs. per
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs.
per
10 reams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
| and trimmed, to weigh not less than y
lbs. per
10 reams fooscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
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 ream
1875 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
10 rsams note paper gilt per ream' large size
| 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
l2O do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
| per ream
| 90 do envelope paper, flat cap, white or
| blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per
! 30 do blotting paper, royal, do
| 25 dozen patent blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
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, 81 by 10. inches, per 1000
$50 dozen cards Perry's Best metallic pens, per
| dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in use
| per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
49, 900 quilts, No. so, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencils silver, per
| dozen
10 dozen eyer-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 lead-pencils,
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead-pencils, per dozen
do drawing pencils, assorted
30 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
40 do paper weights, assorted do
do qusrto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
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 stands or boxes, cocoa, pei
dozen
% do erasers, Rodgers s. Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen
une
10 do peuknives, Abbotts, American, foul
, blade buck horn handles, per dozen
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen
= genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, PEI
do wafer stamps, Ggnumvite handles
/, per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
d 10 do inkstands cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
D do do do do single
do French pump china inkstands
3. Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, pc
IF gallon
J. 600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, i
h bottles, per quart
ID 10 quarts ink, red, per quart
ID rs bottles of ink, black, Cooper fhinps'
lie or equal per quart bottle
id 80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens, per quart DO
nj tie .r
be 800 bottles ink, red Arnold's, or equal, in
y; pint bottles, per bottle