The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-21
Department of the Interior.

SEALED 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. the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil contract will not be consid
ered
Al the articles must be of the pery 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 it's option.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
bat 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; and as,
without uniformity therein the Department
would find ii 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 satisiac
ton of the head of the office for which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of orderin g
greater less quantity of each and every mr.
ticle contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contractingj and in case 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, 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 or blue
Is reams folio post satin or plain finish, 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 fooIscap, plain machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than II
lbs. per
10 reams foolsoap, 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 ream
l25 reams quarto poet, 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
10 reams note paper, gilt, pei, ream, large size
do do plain, do do do
10 do do gilt do do small size
5 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 botting paper, royal, do
25 dozen patent blotting paper
30 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet
25 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, 81 by l0i inches per 1000
$50 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
$4,000 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 ever-pointed pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black lead-pencils,
graduated
100 do Monroes or other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
do drawing pencils, assorted
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, 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
20 do paper weights, assorted do
l do quarto portfolios, with locks, per
dozen
do cap portfolios, with locke, per dozen
1 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
15 do wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per
,25 do erasers, Rodgers Sons, ivory ham
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers K Sons blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do penknives, Abbott's, American, four
blade, buck horn handles, per dozen,
genuine
do dssk knives, Rodgers Sons, one
blade, ivory handle, per dozen,
do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
8 do wafer stamps, lignumvie handles
per dozen
do office shears, Il inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
IL do inkstands cut 2 SO, recently inve n ted
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
2 do do do do single
4 do French pump china inkstands
Is gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, per
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
tie
300 bottles ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in