The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-10
Department of the Interior,

- EALED fhOPOSALS Tor furnishing the Sta
~ tonery OF this Department during the fiscal
year ending 30th June, 1854, will be received I'M
Ill O'Clock p. N. on the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompaned by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid'
cred.
All the articles must be of the rery best quality,
samples of which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right to retain sut
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
bit 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; aud as,
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find it difficult to make decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless substant-
ally agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and 10 the satisfac.
ton of the head of the Office Tor which they
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every ar
ticie contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in case Of
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as lquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifies, nearly
can 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 plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL lbs. per ream
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per ream
10 rsams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
lbs per ream
10 reams foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
despatch consular paper, to weigh
not less than is 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
reams quarto poet French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
10 reams note paper, gilt, per ream, large size
do do plain, do do do
10 do DO DO gill do DO DO small size
do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
40 do copying do do
120 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
25 dozen patent blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
25 do drawing paper, double elephant, per
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, 6. by 10, inches, per 900
$50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards OF all other mapufacture 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
dozen
10 dozen eyer-pointed silver desk pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils,
assorted sizes per gross
rs dozen Coptee's best black lead-pencils,
graduated
100 do Monroe's or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lcsd-pencils, per dozen
do drawing pencils, assorted
20 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
30 do paper weights, assorted do
| do quarto portfolios, with locks, per
do cap portfolios, with locks, per dozen
l do do do without lock
do beet gold pens, with silver cascs, per
dozen .f
IL 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 ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
80 do penknives, Rodgers & Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do pcnknives, Abbotes, American, four
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen,
genuine
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons,
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine reha tat
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen 81
do wafer stamps, lignumvit9 handles,
per dozen r 1l
do Office shears, III inches, per dozen
do Office scissors, per dozen
la do ipkstands cut @ la a., recently invented
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
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard Noyes, in
bottles, per quart an1
10 quarts ink, red, per quart .tl
rs BOTTLES of ink, black, Cooper & Philips, or
or equal, per quart bottle
30 bottles ink, blue, Stepheus's. per quart bot
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