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


oosen embossed paper boxes. inches by
DOZEN sP' ~
u ~ MoTocec covered boxes, Is inches by
incnes square and 4! inches deep, with
locks, to be In all respects like the ssYnnIe
at this office, per dozen
l dozen mahogany rulers, l6inches in length
round or nat, per dozen
ooa dozen bronze pen racks, per dozen
5000 extra large size white adhesive envelones
very smooth and thick, 81 inches by d
inches square, per M
10000 long white adhesive envelopes. for letters,
very smooth and thick, 81 inches by 81
inches square, per M
10000 long buff adhesive envelopes, for lettera,
very smooth and thick, per M
10000 white adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, l-5 inches by 81 inches
square, per M
$4,000 white adhesive letter envelopes very smooth
and thick, 81 inches by Is inches
$1,000 buff adhesive letter envelopes very smooth
and thick, same size, per NJ
5000 white adhesive letter envelopes, with black
border per M
$4,000 large white adhesive note envelopes to suit
the large note paper, per M
10000 small white adhesive note envelopes to suit
the small note paper, per
5000 small white note envelopes, with black bor-
der, per M
10000 envelopes, to suit the fancy note paper,
per M
10000 white plain adhesive card envelopes per M
l,OOo plain. white adhesive card envelopes, with
border, per M
100000 medium buff envelopes, for documents,
very very thick :, smooth and tough, part adhe
200 pounds beat black sand. in l pound papers,
per pound.
BY the act approved June IT, 1874, the Sec.
rotary of the Senate is "directed to confne his
purchases exclusively to articles of the growth nd
manufacture of the limited Of ;JoJ
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
acture OF suitable quality and at reasonable prices
upon as good terms as to quality and price az can
be obtained of foreign growth and manufacture
preference will therefore be given to the produc
tons of American industry: and all persons max
ing proposals to supply any article will state whe
ther the same is of the growth and manufacture
of the United States.
The articles must be delivered at the office of
the Secretary of the Senate at Washington free of
any charge for carriage, before the 1st of
October next.
Eoery article must be Of the very best quality unless
an inferior article is called for.
The right is expressly reserved in case it shall
De necessary, TO order, upon giving reasonable no
tlce, any additional quantity of any all of said
articles that may be required for the use of the
Senate during the thirty third Congress
A sufficient specimen of each article pronosed
for Cor paper half quire and of envelopes 25) is
to accompany the proposal, and to be marked with
the name OF the proposer and the price of the ar
tiSic' ne Wuoie vi edCn article SpeC1noQ the
foregoing list will be deemed class; and the per.
son offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality considered) will receive contract
for the same, on executing bond, with two or
more sureties satisfactory the Secretary of the
Senate, for the performance thereof, under a for
feture of twice the contract price in case OF fail
ure, which bond is to be filed in the office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
If any article contracted for should not be delv.
cred within the time stipulated. or should be infe
rior in any respect to the sample, the bond of the
contractor will be put in suit.
Proposals should be endorsed ssProposas for
Stationery for the Senate,'' and be directed to the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington.
Proposals and specimens must be delivered at
the office free of charge
ASBURY DICKINS,
June o-law4w Secretary of the Senate.