The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-17

May l6--lawtJune2l
Department of the Interior,
WAsHseroN, May IA, 1853.
CEALED 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. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid
cred.
Al the articles must be of The rery best quality,
samples OF which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right to retain SUI
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 ma king it, and must specify price, and
bit 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 decision,
will be taken into consideration unless subsanti-
ally agreeing Herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and TO the satisac-
ton of the head of the Office for which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
greater less quantity of each and every
ticle contracted for as the public service may
require.
the person persons contracting; and in case Of
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and hrs sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as hquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, nearly
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 fnsh, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than II lbs per ream
80 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 II
10 resms foolscap, 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
l25 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
5 reams 9uarto 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
5 do do plain do do do
3 do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do
40 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
20 do blotting paper, royal, do
% dozen patent blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet
IS 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, o. by l0s inches per 900
$50 dozen cards Perry's Sest metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$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
dozen
10 dozen ever-pointed silver desk pencils. with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for eyer-ponted pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
10 dozen Contee's best black lead-pencils,
graduated
100 do Monroc's or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead-pencils, per dozen
3 do drawing pencils, assorted
30 do folders, ivory. 9-inoh, per dozen
500 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
IL do sand-boxes of cocoa, per dozen
10 do do tin, do
is do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
,25 do erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory ham
dles, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rod gers < Sons 4 blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, 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
dozen
5 do wafer stamps, lignumvitx handles,
per dozen
do office shears, III inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
IL do inkstands, cut glass, recently invented
foun ain, movable tops, per dozen
do inksands, cast iron, large, double
do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, per
gallon
800 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red per quart
rs bottles of ink, black, Cooper Philips,
or equal. per quart bottle
30 bottles ink, blue, Stephens. per quart bot
tie
800 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in l
pint bottles, per bottle