The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-16
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior,
WAsHIseTos, May IA, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tonery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854 will be received I'M
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.
All 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 price, and
but 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 foe them; and as,
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find il 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 satisfac-
ton of the head of the office Tor which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater less quantity of each and every
tcle contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in of
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond hquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, nearly "a now
an be done, the quantity and description of the
articles that will be wanted.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue
Is reams folio post satin or plain fnish 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 reams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
lbs. per
10 reams fooscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
as 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
l25 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per
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, 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 or
blue, per ream
10 do large brown envelope, per ream
30 do botting 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
a. Si-a
per sheet
"a do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 BINDERS boards, 6. by lOs inches per 1000
$50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
5000 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-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
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
| do cap portfolios, with locks, per dozen
j 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 stands or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
rs do erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbott's, American, four
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine
8 do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
5 do wafer stamps, lignumvis handles,
per dozen
do office shears, / inches, per dozen
do Office scissors, per dozen
II do inkstauds cut glass, recently inven ted
foun ain, 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, per
gallon
coo 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's, per quart bot
tie
1900 bottles ink, red Arnold's, or equal, in !
mint hOttes. bottle