Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-27
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

PKOPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MAY L. 1855
CEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the sta
y tionery required by thi, department, during The
hscal year ending June 80, 1856, viii be received
until IL O'Clock m, on the 30th day Of June next
Those unscoompsuied by Satisfactory testimopiais
CT ability to fulhn the contract viii not b, consid-
sfed.
All the articles must be Of the very bet quality
fourteen samples of each Sticls n ust accompany
contract may be awarded will be paid for by tn, de
partment; the Others will be seturned 10 the re-
spective parties. No bid will be considered when
the articles accompanying it are not Of the best
quality and suitej to the waots of the department.
and inferior, spurious or imitation articles viii
subject the bid to rejection at the pleasure of the
dep srtmsnt.
Ia n proposal must be signed by the firm or in
vidual making 1t, and must 81 ecify price, an!
but price, for each and every article contained
in tie schedule; and, without uniformity there.
in the department would 1t difficalt to make a de
cison, will be taken into consideration unless
substantially agreeing Herewith. -
All the articles to be furnished must be of the
best quality, and delivered without delay WREN or.
dered to the satisfaction Of the head of the Office for
which they are required.
The department reserves to itself the right of or.
derins greater or less quantity of each aud every
'rt'ce contracted for, as the public service may re-
quite.
supplying an inferior article at any time will be
n
tract.
Bonds, with approved security. to be given by the
person or persons contracting; and in case Of fail
ure to supply the articles required the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the fJrsit,,re
specified in such bond as liquidated damsges.
The subjoned list specifies as nearly a. nov can
be done, the amount, quality, aud description IF
each of the kinds Of srtt,cies required:
90 reams rolio post, satin or plain fnish, faint
lined, and trimmed, te weigh not less
4
40 do fOolscap, hand made, faiat-lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL lbs
prream
90 do foolscap, machine, faint lined and trim
med, to weigh not lass than IL lbs per
reem
IL do foolscsp, plain. handmade, faint lined
and trimmer, TO weigh n OF less than IL
lbs per ream
DO foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined, and
tIiDmed, to weigh not less than u lbs
per ream
90 DO foolEcap, blue laid, hani-m made, fsnt-
insd garden pattern, commonly known
as despatch or consular paper, to weigh
not less han 10 lbs per rsam
3S4 do quarto post, hand made. plain, faint
lined three sides, per ream
IS do quarto pest, machine, plain, faint-lined
three sides, per ream
ls do quartz post, hand made, plain, faint lined
four sides, per ream
do quarto post, machine, faint-lined four
sides, per ream
II do quarto post, French, faint. lined, three
slider, per ream
n do note paper, gilt, per ream
Is do do, DO r.u pl' IL. do, do
60 do copying paper do do
As do envelope paper, y low or buff, royal, per
do 90 do fat cap, white or blue,
do large brown envelope par ream
% do blotting paper, royal do
377 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
81 do do of all other m manufacture In use,
per dozen cards
rs gross metallic pens, bess quality, Per gross
IL " quilts. No 80, per-
IN quilts, No 20 do
6 dozen ever pointed silver pencils, with goli
10 do geld pens, Browns equal, Pc dozen
90 Silver cases for the same, per dozen
sgrcss OF leads for ever pointed pencils assorted
sizes, per gross
2l7 dozen best black-lead pencils, peg dozen
10 do red-lead pencils, per iOzen
IS do folders, ivory, 0 inch, per dozen
$40 do red linen tapa, ted, Der dozen
IS do silk TASTE assorted colors and width In
hanks, per dozen
4 do pOupce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
! do do do cocoa do
do rand boxes do do
1 do do tin d.
9 do wafet- stands, or boxes, cocoa. per dozen
IL do erasers, Rodgers son's, ivory handles,
genuine, ger dozen
% do penknives, Rodgers 4 Sons, or equal, 4
blades, buckhorD or pearl handles, gep-
zine, per dozen
III do wafer stamps, ivory handles, per dozen
l do do do GgnGn-vite handles, Ter
dozen
do Office sh sars, IL inches. per dozen
do ofhc5 scissors, per dozen
II do inkstaods, cut glass, recently invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
do ipksands cast iron. Q r dozen
do French pump China in kstsrds per dozen
10 gallons best ink, black the department to have
CHI ice of the market, per gallon
SD bottles ink, black, thu department to have
choice OF the market, per quart
quarts ink, red, the department to have choice
of the market, per quart
46 bottles ink. blue. the department to have choice
of the market, per quart bottle
227 do ink, red. tie department TO have choice
Of the market, in a pin. bottles, per
bottle
200 do esrmine ink, small size. French, or equal
per b tie
lis do ink best copying, il Il pint bottles, per
bottle
1900 waters, large red, fer dep .rtment SEAL per NJ
i09 pounds waters, common size, rad. per pound
III do seslirgwaz, best extra superfne, scarlet,
Per pound
DO do black, per pound
"a 90 India rubber prepared, per pound
II do do unprepared Per pound
l7s quarts blsck sand, per quart
26 ounces pounce, Ter Dunes
dozen csme's hair pencils asserted per dozen
10 pounds twine, linen, per pound
l64 do do cotton, per pound
14i NJ pocket envelopes, Of viii 9 or yellow paper
of the folio ling sizes, viz: 81 by 3x
inches, per hundced
II dozen rulers, mahogany, round or fat Der
"A do slasti. pen-hOlders, Alden's, per dozen.
may 14-law7w
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