Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-25
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONER'
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington. July Q. 1e55

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- tionery of this department for one yeaf, ending
the 18th August, 1856, will be received until 3
O'Clock, p. m. on the 18th day of August next
Those unaccompanied by satisfactory testimo-
mails O. ability to fulfil contract will not be con-
sidered.
All the articles must be of the very best quality.
samples of which must accompany the bids and
the department reserves the right to retain such
samples and paw for the same at the prices stated
i'm the offer, or 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 he required not emu
mGr1'cd, they to be furnished at the lowest
market prices according to quality
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered. and TO the satisfac-
ion of the head of the Office for which they are re-
qured.
The department reserves to itself the right Of or
dering greater or less quantity OF each and every
article contracted for, the public service may re-
quire.
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 suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture Spec
fed in such bond as liquidated damages
The subjoined list specifies. nearly now can
be done, the quantity and description of the arti-
cles that Will be wanted, viz;
Is reams folio post. satin or plain finish. faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL lbs, per ream
50 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, 10 weigh not less than IL
lbs, per ream
10 realms foolscap, blue laid. hand made. faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
despatch or consular paper, 10 weigh not
less than rs lbs. per ream
$50 reams quarto post hand made, plain, faint
lined three sides, per Team
l25 reams quarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined four 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, per ream, large size
feams note paper, plain, per ream, large size
~ reams note paper, gilt, per Ieam. small size
realms note paper, plain, per reafn, small size
TO reaIns envelope paper, yellow or buff ROYAL.
per ream
GO realms envelope paper, fat cap, white or blue,
per ream
10 realms large brown envelope, per ream
20 realms blotting paper, royal, per ream
% dozen patent blotting pa per, per dozen
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
% sheets drawing paper, double elephant, per
so sheets drawing paper, elephant per sheet
% sheets tracing paper, largest size, French,
per sheet
q sheets drawing paper. royal per sheet
3 900 binders boards, g I by 1913 inches, per VI
$50 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards of all other manufacture In use
per dozen cards
a. gross metallic pens - gross
l 1000 quilts, No 50, per
10 dozen ever pointed pencils, silver, per dozen
lO dozen ever pointed silver desk pencils. with
rosewood handles, per dozen
40 gross of leads for ever pointed pencils as
sorted sizes, per gross
IS dozen Contee's best black-lead pencils, grad
uated per dozen
100 dozen Monroe or other manufactured. grad
uatcd. per dozen
10 dozen cd-lead pencils, per dozen
dozen drawing pencils. assorted. per dozen
20 dozen folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
6oO dozen red linen tape. assorted. per dozen
90 dozen silk taste, assorted colors and widths
In hanks, per dozen
2dOzen p0unce boxes. of ivory per dozen
dozen pOunce boxes. of cocoa per dozen
30 dozen paper weights assorted, per dozen
dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
dozen cap portfolios with locks
dozen cap portfolios, without locks
dozen best gold pens, with silver cases, Per
dozen
- dozen sand boxes of cocoa. Ter dozen
10 dozen sand boxes of tin. per dozen
ID dozen understands, or boxes, cocoa, PEI
dozen
p do,ea erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han
dies, genuine per dozen
~ dozel Penknive>, Rodgers & Sons, four
blades, bucGhGrn handles, genuine. per
dozen
dozen desk knives Rodgers Sons one
blade, ivory handles, genuine, per dozen
dozen wafer stamps, ivory nd 1dles, per dozen
Sdozen wafer stamIr, lignum- vitae hand,--,
dozen office shears, II inches, per dozen
dozen office scissors, per dozen
UP dozen inkstands, Diapers patent, movable
tops, per dozen
dozen inkstands, cast iron, large double. per
dozen inkstands, cast iron, large, single, per
dozen
900 bottles ink black, Maynard 4 Noye.'s, in
bottles, per quart
IS bottles ink, black, Cooper & Phinlps'., or
equal, per quart
300 bottles ink. red Arnold's equal, in 4 pint
bottles, per bottle
100 bottles carInine ink small size French, or
equal, per bottle
s0ooD waters, large red, for office seals, per VI
1909 pounds waters. common size, red pr pound
$50 pounds sealing-was, best extra supertne,
scarlet per pound
50 pounds sealing wax, superane, PER pound
Is Po"nds sealing-waN black, per pound
40 pounds India md mbber PREPARED FER pound
300 quarts black sand, per Q uart
l5n ounces pounce. per ounce
dozen India ink, best, per dozen
2doZen camel hair pencils, assorted. per
2dozen sable pencils, assorted, per dozen
dozen Osborn best water colors, per dozen
cakes
400 pounds Irvine, linen, per pound
100 pounds Irvine. cotton, per pound
$1,000 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow rape
of the following sizes, viz: a by g.. in,
per hundred
3Gn pocket envelopes, letter size
6doZen rulers, mahogany, round or fat, per
dozen
2dozen lignum Vita, round, per dozen
pounds sponge. best, per pound
III pounds gum arabic. best per pound
1890 white card envelopes, plain per hundred
$3.50 small size whits note adhesive envelopes
per hundred
5000 large size white note adhesive envelopes, per
hundred
5000 letter size adhesive envelopes, per hundred
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
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