The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-15
Department of the Interior,
" AsurSo-oN Nav ID 1853

Department. of the Interior,
WAsHIssroS, May Ia, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received I'M
til O'Clock p. m. the 18th day Of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil a contract will not be consld
cred.
Al the articles must be Of the rsry 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
or firm making it, and must specify a price, and
bst 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 foe them; and as,
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find it difficult to make 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 satisiac
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 ar
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 oil
a failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond hquidated damages.
The suboined list specifies, nearly as now
IAN be done, the quantity and description of the
articles that will be wanted.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid wove,
white or blue,
is reams folio post, satin or plain insh, faint
lined, and trimmed to weigh not less
than II lbs. per ream
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per
10 rsams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
lbs. per
10 reams foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined garden pattern, commonly known
q, 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
i25 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 reams note paper, gilt, per ream, 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, Tor books
do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do
100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
! 60 do envelope paper, fiat cap, white or
| blue, per ream
| 10 do large brown envelope, per ream
20 do blottipg paper, royal, do
| 25 dozen patent blotting paper
| 30 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
|
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6, by 10, inches, per 1000
400 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
| is, 900 quilts, No. 50, per thousand
! 10 dozen ever-ponted pencils, silver, per
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 lead-pencis,
| graduated
| . 100 do Monroe's other manufactured
| pencils, graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
! do drawing pencils, assorted
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
500 do red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
90 do silk taste, assorted coors and widths,
| in hanks, per dozen
do pounce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
10 do do do do
40 do paper weights. assorted do
do quarto 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
Is do wafer stands boxes, cocoa, per
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dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rod gers & Sons, blades
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen
uine
10 do penknives, Abbott's, American, foul
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade. ivory handle, per dozen
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, pei
5 do wafer stamps, lignumvits handles
, per dozen
A do Office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
- do inkstands, cut glass recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
4 do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
| 2 do do DO do single
do French pump china inkstands
is gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes' pc
t gallon
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard 4 Noyes, j.
bottles, per quart
] 10 quarts ink, red, per quart
i rs bottles Of ink, black, Cooper Philips,
Q or equal, per quart bottle
1 80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens. per quart bot
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