The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-13
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
WAsHINeroS, May Ia, 1858.
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing the Sta
- tionery Of this Department during the fiscal
year ending Both June, 1854, will be received I'M
til 3 O'Clock D. m. the 18th day of June next.
Those unaccompaned by satisfactory testimonials
of ability to fulfil a contract will not be consld
cred.
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 such
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 price, and
but 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 it difficult to make decision, none
will be taken into consideration unless substanh-
ally agreeing Herewith.
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satsiac
ton of the head of the Office for which they are
required.
The Department reserves the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every
ticle contracted for the public service may
require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and IN Gaze OF
a failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond iquidated damages.
The subjoined ist 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 fnish, 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 reams foolscap, plain machine, faint lined,
| and trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
| 10 reams foolsoap, blue laid, hand made, faint
| lined, garden pattern, commonly known
| as despatch consular paper, to weigh
| not less than l6 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
| realms quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
reams quarto post French, faint lined three
is reams note paper, gilt, per ream, large size
do do plain, do do do
10 do do gilt do do small size
| do do plain do do do
| 3 do royal paper, for books
do medium paper, for books
| 40 do copying do do
| 100 do envelope paper, yellow or buff royal,
|
90 do envelope paper, fat cap, white
| blue, per ream
| 10 do large brown envelope, per ream
| 30 do blotting 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, g., by l0s inches, per 1000
! $50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens per
| dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other ma nufacture in use,
| per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
| I5, 600 quilts, No so, per thousand
10 dozen ever-ponted 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 Monroe's other manufactured
pencils, graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
3 do drawing pencils, assorted
20 do folders, ivory, 9-incb, 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 do
10 do paper weights. assorted do
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
l5 do wafer stands boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
rs do erasers, Rodgers Sons, ivory han
dies, per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives Rodgers Sons, blades,
buck-horn handles, per dozen, gen.
uine
10 do pepknives, Abbott's, 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
do wafer stamps, lignumvite handles,
per dozen
do office shears, II inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
IL do inkstands, cut glass. recently invep ted
fountain, 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
500 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
bottles, per quart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
Is bottles Of ink, black, Cooper & Philips, OF
or equal. per quart bottle .,...,
~ bottles ink, blue, Stephens, per quart DOT
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