Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-03

consignmsnts, by PETER BERRY,
je3-3t* IS Water street, Georgetown.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR,
Washington, May 80, 1855:
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING
- the Stationery Of this Department for the fiscal
year ending 3Oth June, 1857, will be received
until O'Clock p. m, on the soth day Of June
next
Those unaeeomp.nied by satisfactory te,tino.
malls Of ability to fulh contract win not be con-
sidered.
All the articles must be Of the very best quality
the Department reserves the right to retain such
samples and pay for the same at the prices etated
in the offer, or return them. at its option.
or firm making it, and must specify price, ar
but one price, Tor each and every article ma med in
the schedule. Should articles be requr I'd not
enumerated they are to be furnished at the lowest
All the articles to be furnished and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfec-
ton OF the head Of the odace for which they are
required.
The department reserves to itself the right OF
ordering greater or less quantity Of each and ev-
cry article contracted for, as the public service
may require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting and, in case Of
failure to supply the articles tie contractor and
bis sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture speci
fed In such bond as hquidated damages
The suhjoined list specifies as nearly as now
can be done the quantity and description Of the
articles that will be wanted, viz:
ID reams folio post, satin or plain flush, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than ~ lbs. per ream
80 reams foolscap, hand made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than - lbs.
per ream
10 reams foolsc,n nl,,n machine faint un.d
and trimmed, to weigh not less than Il
lbs. per ream
10 reams iool.cap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly known
as despatch or consular paper, to weigh
not less than is lbs. Per Tsam
lso reams quarto- post, hand made, plain faint
lined three sides, per ream
10 reams quarto- post, machine, plain fain'-
lined three sides, per ream
sreams quarto post hand made, plain faint
lined four sides, per ream
rams quarto- post, French, plain faint lined
three side, per ream
Is realms not: paper, gilt, per ream, large size
do do plain, do do
IS DO DO DO gait gisin, DO Do 'm. ID size
10 reams envelope paper, yellow or bun, royal.
60 resms envelope paper, fat cap, white or
10 reans large brown envelope, per ream
25 dozen patent biotting paper
IS do drawing doas. Pc, sheet
SO do do elephant, do
81 sheets tIssing paper largest size, French,
81 sheets drawing paper. royal, per sheet
1000 binders boards 6 by lOh inches, per 1 600
$50 dozen cards Pery's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
$50 dozen cards Of all other manufacture in use
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
Is, 600 quilts, No 80, per NJ
III dozen ever-pointed pencils, silver, per
10 dozen ver.pointed silver desk pencil, with
rosewood handles, per dom
20 gross Of leads for ever pointed pencils, as
sorted sizes, per gross
rs dozen Contee's best black-lead pencils,
graduated, Per DOZEN
100 dozen Monroe's or o!her manufactured,
graduated, per dozen
10 dozen red lead pr ncils, per dozen
dozen drawing pencils, assorted, per dozen
20 dozen folders, ivory, 9-isch, per dozen
600 dozen red linen tape, assorted, per dozen
80 dozen slf taste, assorted colors and widths,
In hanks. per dozen
adozen pounce boxes, o. ivory, per dozs,
dozen pounce boxes, Of cocoa, per dozen
20 dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen
dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
dozen cap portfolios, with locks
dozen cap portfolios, without locks
sdozen best gold pens, with silver cases, per
IL dozen sand boxes, Of cocoa, per dozen
10 dozen sand boxes, Of tin, per dozen
is deze understands or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
25 dozen erasers, Rodgers & Sons, ivory han.
dies, genuine, per dozen
30 dozen penknives, Rodgers 4 Sons, four
blades, buckhorn handles, genuine, per
5dozen desk knives, Rodgers L Sons, one
blade, ivory handles, genuine, per dozen
O. dozen wafer stamps, ivory handles, per
dozen
dozen do lgnumvita handles,
Der dozen
dozen office shears ~ inches, per dozen
dozen oface scissors, per dozen
II dozen inkstands, Diapers patent, movable
4dozen inkstands, cast iron, large, double,
-.- per dozen - =
2dozen inkstsnds. single, per dozen
600 bottles int, black, Maynard Noyes', In
rs bottles ink, BLACK, Cooper Philips, or
equal, Per quart
800 bottles ink, red, Arnolds, or equal In quar-.
ter pint bottles, per bottle y
lao bottles caImine ink, small size, French, or
equal, per bottle
go 600 wsfers, large red, for once seals, PERM
lou pounds waters, common size, rad, Fer
lSO pounds sealing wax, best extra superane,
scarlet, per pound =
80 80 pounds pounds sealing wax, sups,hne, per pound
4opounds India fubber, pssPafsd, pen pound
soquarts black sand, per quart r
100 ounces pounce, per ounce ra.
dozen India ink, best, per dozen
dozen cancels hair pencils, assorted, FER
dozen
2dozen sable pencils assorted, per dozen
dozen OsSoIne's best waier colors, per
4OO pounds twine, linen, per pound -'
lOO pounds do cotton, per pound
$1,000 pocket envelopes, OF while yellow paper,
-r OF the following sizes, viz: 81 by 3x
inches, per hundred
SV,oO0 pocket envelopes, letter size % .
odo.en rulers, mahogany, round or nat, per
dozen lignumvite, round, per dozen -
pounds sponge, best, Per pound sLl p
~ pounds gum arabic, best, per pound
!O00 white card envelopes, plain, per hundred
= per hundred SO xNt fsT- - :.
5000 large size white note adhesive envelopes,
.llsyopu HUNDRED j 4 a. t@sB