Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-23
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
TkrIsusy Dxp,a-uysr NJ

| IROI OSALS EOh SIAIIONEh1.
TBHAsURY DxpAarazsr, NAV IL, 1856
SEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the sta
~ tic merry required by thi department during the
fiscal year ending june 80, 1856, viii be .ecsivsd
until IL O'Clock m, on the Goth day Of June next.
Those unsccompanicd by satisfactory tsstim on;als
Of ability to fulSll the contract will not be consid-
| cred
All the articles must be of the very best quality
fourteen samples of each article rust accom- psny
| the bid. The sample, Of the party to whom the
contract ay be awarded will be paid for by tn. de
pITtmnnt; t6s others will be returned to the re-
spectiv, parties. No bid will be considered when
the articles accompanying it are not of the best
quality and suite1 to the wants of the cerartment:
ard ioferior, spurious, or imitation articles will
subject the bid to rejection a. the pleasure of tie
department
la h proposal must be signed ty ths firm or in
dvidual making IL, aud must s! ecfy a price, AM
bus price, for esch ard every article contained
10 tie schedule; and without uniformity there.
in the department would it difficult to make a de
csion, will be taken into consideration unless
| gu ostsntislly agreeing herewith.
All the articles to be fu enishei must be- of the
best quality, and delivered without delay wien or.
dered to the sat sacon of the head of the oce for
| which they are required
The department reserves to itself the right of or.
dering gre alter less quantity of each and every
rtcle contracted for, tho pubic service may re-
quire.
supplying an inferior article at any time will be
isemei sufficient forth With 10 srnul the con.
tract.
| Bonds, with approved security to be given by the
person or persons contracting; and 10 case Of sil.
ure to supply the articles required tbs contractor
aud his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
| spec fed in such bond as liquidatei dsmsges.
The subjo;ned lat specifies as nearly as now can
| be done. the amount, quality, and description cf
| each of the binds Of articles req pirrd:
IS reaus folio post, satin or plain fnish faint
lined, AID trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL lbs per ream
l40 do foOlscap, hand made. faint-lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than II lbs
p'rream
90 DO foolscap, machine, fai7t lined aud trio
ned, to weigh cot less than II lbs pee
resm
IL do foOlscap, plain, hand. made, faint lined,
and trimme1, % weigh not less than ~
lbs per ram
DO foolscap, plain, machine, faint lired, and
t-iDmed to weigh not less than II lbs
90 do foolscap, blue laid, han mads, faint-
lind, garden pattern, commonly no Fn
as despatch Or consular paper, to weish
not less ;hap 10 lbs per resm
39i DO quartz post, hand made plain, >aint
lined three sides, per ream
SO do quarto post, machine, plain, faint-lined
three sides, per ream
II do quartz post hand meds, plain, faint Incl
eur SIDES. per ream
5 do QUaTtO post, machine, faint lined four
sides, PER ream
II do qusrto post, french, faint lined, thrse
Sides per ream
n do rote psper, gilt, per ream
Is do do pl,in do
do medium paper, for books, per resm
g. do copying paper do do
As do cnvelops paper, How or buff, royal, per
do do do fat cap, white or blue,
per ream
3 do large brown envelope, per ream
20 do blottng paper, TOyEl do
81 dozen cards ParrV's hast metallic nara nor
dozen cards
81 d. do Of ali ether msnufacture In Use,
per doz.n cards
20 gross N tallic pens best 1ueli'y, per gross
IL Il quilts. No so, per u
/ Il quilts, No. 20 de-
6 dozen ever pointed silver pencil, with gold
peas, per dozen
10 do gid pens, Browns Or equal, Pc dozen
Go silver cases for The same, per dozen
gross o: leads TO- ever pointed pencils assorted
sizes, Per or IS
2l7 doz best black-lea; pencils, per dozen
10 do rsd-lgsd pencils, per iozen
Is dc folders ivory, y inch, per dozen
$50 Go red linen tspa, $3.50 ted per dozen
IS do siik taste, assorted oolors ami width in
hanks, per dozen
= DO pOn1oe boxes, of ivory, per DOZEN
s do sand bozes do do
do wafe-- ands, or boxes, Cocoa, per dozsn
IL do erasers, Rodgers sons, ivory handles,
80 DO penknives, Rodgers Son's or eoual.
blades, buckhorr or pearl handles. gen.
uine, per dozen
IL do we'er ftimps, ivory handles. per dozen
90 d. do lignum-Fit@ handles, per
do otic. shears, IL inches Pc dozen
do office scissors per dozen
IL do inkstands, cut glass, recently Invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do inkstands, cas- iron, p r dozen
do French pump China in stands. p.- dozen
10 gallons best ink, black, the department TO have
Oh ice Of the market, per gallon
oZ2 bottles INK, black, the department to have
choice Of the market, per quart
quarts ink red, tn department to have choice
of the market, per quart
40 bottles INK blue, the department to have choice
of the market per quart bottle
227 do ink, red the department to have choice
OF the market, In "a pin. bottles, per
bottle
BOG do earmine ink, small ire, French, or equal
per b, tile
Iis do ink best copying, in 4 pint bottles per
1000 waters, large red for department seal, Der NJ
log pounds waters, common size, red per pound
III DO seallngWax, best extra superhne, scarlet,
60 do black, per pound
81 Do India rubber, Prepared, per pound
u do DO uuprepared per pound
us quarts black sand, per quart
26 ounces pounce, per ounce
dozen came!'s hair pencils, rted, per dozen
l70 pounds twine, lDen, per pound
l4 do do cotton per pound
IA Il pocket envelopes, CT white or yellow paper.
of the folloHiDg sizes, via Sk by 81
inches per hundred
IL dozen rulers, mahogany, round or fat, per
dozen
A do elastic pen-bolders, Alden's, per coseu.
may 14-law7w
No. 53i
Notice o tito establishment of an additional
land district IN the State of California
WHEREAS under the provisions Of the act of
w Congress, approved March g. 1853 entitled
act to provide Tor the surrey o. the public land
IA Canlornia, &C, the President OF the United
states is authorized at such time or times ss 10 his