Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-08
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Nav 70. 1ss


TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May IL, 1856.
GEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the sta
- ticuery required by thi depagtraens during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1856, will be -ecsiyed
until liz O'Clock m, on the Both day of June next
Those unaccompanied by Satisfactory testim onials
If ability to fulfill the contract viii not be consid
cred
All the articles must be of the very best quality
fourteen samples Of each article T.ust accom- pany
the bid. The sample Of the party to whom the
contract may be awarded will be paid for by tn d.
partmsnt; the others will be returned 10 the re-
spsctivs parties. Ne bid will BE- considered when
the articles accompanying it are rot of the beet
quality apd suited to the waits OF the cepartment
and inferior, spurious, or imitation articles viii
subject the bid to rejection at the pleasure of tae
department.
Fsa-h proposal must be signed ~ he Arm or in
dividual making l., and must srec.fy a price, AMI
bur one price, Tor ea1h and every article contained
IN tie schedule; and, as without uniformi.y there.
in the department would it difficult to make a de-
cisOl, will be taken into consideration uuess
substantially agreeing herewith
All the articles to be furnished must be of the
bsst quality, and delivered without dslsy wren or.
dersd TO the satisfaction Of the head Of thu oca for
which they are required.
The department reserves tn itself the right Of Or
derng greater or less quantity of each aad every
article contracted for as tbs public service nay re-
quiCe.
Supplying an interior article at any time win be
deemed sufficient cause forthwith to srnul the con.
tract
Bonds, with approved ;curity, to be given by the
person persons contracting; sud il case OF fsl-
IRE 20 supply the articles required the contractor
aud his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liquidated damages
The subJoined list specifies IS nearly aS new can
be done, the amount, quality, and description e
each of the kinds of articles req sired:
&C reams folio post, satin or plain fuish, faint
lined, and trimmed, te weigh not less
than IL lbs pcr rsaul
40 do foelseap, hand made, faiatlined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less ttan IL lbs
prreafn
% do foOlscap, machine, faint lined. AID trim
med, to weigh not less than II lbs PEE
IL DO foolscap, plain, handmade, faint lined,
and trimmei, to weigh lot less than 12
lbs per ream
DO foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined, and
trimmed. to weigh not less than u lbs
per ream
- do foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
a. despatch or consular paFer, to weigh
not less than 10 lbs per ream
394 do quarto post, hand INSIDE plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
80 do quarto pest, machine, pleip, faintlined
three sides, per ream
ID do Quarto post, hand made, plain, faint lined
four sides, per ream
DO quarto post, machine faint-lined four
sides, pr resm
Il 40 qusrto post, "reuch, faint lined. three
2. do Tote paper, gilt, per ream
IS do do pisin do
q DO medium pspsr' for b3oks' per resn
DO DO eDPsoP paper pnpsr o@ or bud 20 v.
do do do fat cap, white or blue,
per ream
do large brown envelope, per resm
90 do blot6ng paper, royal do
SIT dozen cards Psrry's best metallic pens, per
dozen ~ards
81 do do OF all other manufacture In use,
PER dozen cards
20 gross 10 'tallic pens. best quality, Per gros.
u II quiil5, No sO per NJ
IL quilts, No 20 do
dozen ever pointed silver pencils, with gold
pens, rdozen
10 DO g ID pens, Browns equal, PEI dozen
do silver cases for ;he same, per dozen
gross o; leads fer ever pointed pencils assorted
sizes, per or IS
al dozen best black lead pencils, psr dozen
70 do red-lead reaciiE par iozen
70 do field rs ivory, Q, foch. per dozen
$40 co red linen tape, asso ted, per dozen
IS do ELK t'ite. assorted coIors AMI width, in
hanks, PEE dozen
10 pougce boxes, Of ivory, per dozen
5 90 sans 6ozes 40 %
do vafe> stands, or boxes, cocoa, per dozen
Il 10 eEasers, Rodgers & IONS, ivorv hsndJee.
secuine, Ger 5ozon
% do penkIives, Rcdgcvo d Sons, or equal,
blades, buckhorn or psarl handles, gen
riDe per dozen
II do wa'er stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
l do do DO iigpum-yite hs1dles, per
dozen
d. offic. hears, II inches De- dozen
DO ONES scissors, per dozen
IL do inkstards, CIT glass. recently Invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
DO l. kstands, Cast iron. pr dozen
do FT uch pump China nkstsnjs, per dozen
IL gallons best ink, Black, the department to have
cb ice Of the market. ger gallon
$50 bottles ink black The department. 10 have
choice OF the Market pr quart
CuaIts ink, red, tbs DEPARTMENT to have choic.
Of tn market. per quart
46 bottles inz blue thc department to hava choica
OF the ma 'ke:, per quart bottle
%Hi do INK red the department 70 have choice
OF The rlarke5, in Il pin. bottl-s per
2cs do cernino ink, small size, French, CT equal,
pr b.ttIs
AS do ink b3st copying, in ID pint bottles, Per
bottle
1000 wsfsrs, large sd, fr department. seal, per NJ
lG9 pounds waters, common szs red per pound
III do sesli"gWax, best extra surerfine, scarlet.
p-r pound
60 do black, per pound
81 Do Indis rubber, prepared, per pound
IT'S qla-is blsck ssnd, per quart
20 ounces TOCnce, cer ounce
dozen cancels hair pencils, ass,rted, mar doza,
l7o pounds twino, linen, per pourd
164 do do cotton, per pound
lii II pocket envelopes, If white or yellow psper.
n TIE following Sizes viz: sk tyax
inches, per huu dred -"
II dozen rulers, mahogany, round or fat mar
dozen f
"A do elastic pen-holiers, Alden's, per dozen.
may 14-laW7w
NOTICE.
r. srs TIE WHITE HOULE PAYIL-
49, ion, &c has been rented for the
Season. ana Is ready Tor the reception Of visitors
Large aid small parties can be accommodated
with Meals, sc.
For particulars apply TO WILLIAM COKE on
II, between 2lst and 22d streets.
Nc Excursion parties except those already en-