The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-14
Department of the Interior,
WasurvcroN Nav IL 1853

May l6-lawtJune2l
Department of the Interior,
WAsHrNeroN, May IA, 1853.
OEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received un-
til O'Clock D. N. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
Of ability to fulfil contract will not be cohsid-
cred.
Al the articles must be Of the rery best qualify,
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 it's option.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making 1t, and must specify price, and
bet one price, for each and every article named
in the schedule. Should articles be required not
enumerated, they 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
a greater or less quantity of each and every ar
ticle contracted for the public service may
require.
the person persons contracting; and in Gaze of
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and bis sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as iquidated damages.
The subjoined 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 or plain finish, faint
Exn.I fr,,, 10 tryh 1oco
than IL lbs per ream
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs
per ream
10 reams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
10 reams fooIsoap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
despatch consular paper to weigh
not less than l6 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
realms 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, for books
do medium paper. for books
40 do copying do do
100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream
so 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 blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
% do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do tracing paper, largest size French,
per sheet
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6, by l0t inches, per 1000
450 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
$1,000 quilts, No. so, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per
10 dozen ever-pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever-ponted pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contees 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-inch, per dozen
900 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
10 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
IL do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
Is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per
25 do erasers, Rodgers & Sons ivory ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknves, Abbotts, American four
blade, buck horn handles per dozen,
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
do wafer stamps, lignumvitG handles,
per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
do Office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
foun, ain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes. per
gallon
600 bottles ink black, Maynard & Noycs, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
rs bottles of ink. black, Cooper Il Philips, or
equal, per quart bottle
30 bottles ink, blue, Stephens. per quart bot
tie
800 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal. in
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