The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-03

May l6-lawtJune2l
Department. of the Interior.
WAsHIseroN, May ID. 1858.
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
~ tionery of this Department during the fiscal
year ending S0th June, 1854, will be received un
I'll 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-
ered
All the articles must be of the rery best qualify
samples OF which must accompany the bids; and
the Department reserves the right to retain suth
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 hrm 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 for them; and as
without uniformity therein, the Department
would find it difficult to make n decision,
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
required.
greater or less quantity of each and every
tlcle contracted for as the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his surcties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond liquidated damages.
The subjoined list specifics, as nearly az 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
so reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs.
per ream
10 rsams foolscsp, 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
as despatch consular paper, weigh
not less than is lbs. per ream
$50 reams quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
l25 reams quaro 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
Is reams note paper, gilt, per ream, large eize
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
90 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 bottng paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet
25 do drawing paper, double elephant, per
sheet
so do drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
tracing DaDer. largest French,
per sheet
- do drawing paper, royal, per sheet
5000 binders boards, 6, by 10; inches, per 1000
$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
Is, 200 quilts, No. 80, 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-pointcd pencils,
assorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contee's beat black lead-pencis,
graduated
100 do Monroe's or 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
10 do paper weights, assorted do
do qusrto 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 stand. or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
rs do eraeers, Rod gers & Sons, ivory han
dlesyper dozen, genuine
80 do penk knives, Rodgers x Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine H.f ..
10 do pepknives Abbott's, American, four
blade, buc K horn handles, per dozen,
genuine fI9II-
do desk knives, Rodgers & Sons, one
blade. ivory handle, per dozen,
genuine aI't.
do wafer stamps ivory handles, per
.. dozen
S do wafer stamps, lignumvte handles,
-TI per dozen
do office shears, IL inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
IL do inkstands. cut giass, recently invented
..t fountain, movab tops, per dozen
4 do inkstands, cast iron, large, double
2 do do do do single
do French pump china inkstands
| Is gallons ink, black, Maynard Noyes, per
| gallon ..r...
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard Noyes, in
. bottles, perquat
| 10 quarts In Il. red per quart 10.
| rs bottles of ink. black, Cooper Philips. or
| -Nal or equal, per quart bottle
~ BOTTLES ink, blue, Stephens. per quart DOT