The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-11

Department of the Interior,
WAsHIseroS, May IA, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending Both June, 1854, will be received I'M
til O'Clock D. m. the 18th day Of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid
cred.
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 a price, and
but 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 mar ket 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 substanti
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 Tor which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
greater or 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
a failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liquidated damages.
The suboined list specifies, as nearly as now
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 plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs. per ream
90 reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per
10 reams fooscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than II
lbs. per ream
10 reams foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
as despatch consular papersto weigh
not less than is lbs. per ream
$50 reams quarto post hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
1875 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
do do plain, do do do
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
100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream
60 do envelope paper, fiat cap. white
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope. per ream
30 do blotting paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent plotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
IS do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
90 do tracing paper, largest size French,
per sheet
81 do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6. by 10, inches, per 900
$50 dozen cards Perry's eest metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in usc,
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-ponted silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
IS 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
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
l 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
~ do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer stanGs or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
25 do erasers, Rod gers s. Sons ivory ham
dies, per dozepr genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, 4 blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbotps, American, four
blade, buck horn handles per dozen,
genuine
5 do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
. do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
do wafer stamps, lgnumvite handles,
per dozen
do office shears, IL inches, per dozen
do Office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
fount in, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
do do do do single
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes.
gallon
600 bottles ink black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles of ink, black Cooper & Philips, or
or equal, per quart bottle
80 bottles ink, blue, Stephens, per quart bot
300 bottles ink red, Arnold's, or equal, in
pint bottles, per bottle