Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-09
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
May IL, 1856

CEPARATE PROPOSALS FOR FURNISH
- inc the stationery required by this Department
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857, will
he received until 12 O'Clock, m, on the 30th day
Of June next, and should be accompanied by sat-
isfactory testimonials Of ability to fulfil the con-
tract.
All the articles must be Of the very best QUALITY
fourteen samples Of each article must accompany
the bid The samples Of the party to whom the
contract may be awarded will be paid for by the
department; the others will be returned to the
respective parties. No bid will be considered
when the articles accompanying 1t are not of the
best quality, and suited to the wants of the de-
pa!tment and inferior, spurious, or imitation
cles will subject the bio to rejection at the pleas
ure OF the department.
Each proposal must be signed by the firm or In
divldual making 1t, and must specifya price, and
but one price, for each and every article contained
In the schedule; and, as without uniformity there
In, the department would find 1t difficult to make
decision, none will be taken into consideration
unless substantially agreeing Herewith.
The articles required must be delivered without
delay when ordered, to the satisfaction OF the
head Of the office ordering the same. The depaTt-
ment reserves to itself the right Of ordering a
greater or less quantity Of each and every article
contracted for, the public service may require.
Supplying an inferior article at any time will be
deemed sufficient cause forthwith to annul the
contract.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; and ip case Of
failure to supply the articles required ,the con-
tractor and his suretes shall be liable for the for
fixture specified in such bond as iquidated DANA
ges.
all any portion of 1.-THE articles contained therein
Articles not specified in the proposals shall be
supplied at the lowest market price, or the depart
ment may, at Its discretion, purchase the same in
open market.
The subjoined list specifies, as nearly as now
can be done, the amount, quality, and description
OF each Of the kinds of articles required:
SO realms folio post, satin, or plain finish, faint
lined, or plain, and trimmed. to weigh not
less than IL lbs per ream
200 reams foolscap. faint lined or more sides
or plain, and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IL lbs. per ream
III reams quarto- post, machine, faint-lined on
one or more sides, or plain, per ream
Is reams note paper, sizes by and by4x in,
plain or ruled, per ream
2reams OF medium paper, for books, per ream,
plain or ruled
i6 reams envelope paper, sizes az by 90 inches,
and 10 by II inches, yellow or buff, per
ream
.. 9 resms large brown envelope, per ream
70 do plotting paper, royal, per ream
OF do copying paper, (Mann's) Per ream
100 gross metallic pans Of all kinds required, best
Quality, per gross
IL nj quilts, No. go, per NJ
nj suills, No 20, per M
2l7 dozen best blacklead pencils, per dozen
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
Is do folders, ivory, inch, per dozen
l do pounce boxes, Of cocoa, per dozen
DO sand boxes, Of cocoa, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, coz Ga per dozen
IL do erasers, Rodgers Sons, ivory ham
dies, genuine, per dozen
% DO penknives, Rodgers Sons, equal,
blades buck-horn or pearl handles,
genuine, per dozen
do ONCE shears, III inches, per dozen
\ do office scissors per dozen
III do jnkstands, cut glass, per dozen
lO gallons best ink, black, tile department to
have the choice Of the market, per gallon
52 bottles ink, black, the department to have
tie choice Of the market, per quart
5quarts iok, red, the department to have the
choice Of the market, per quart
227 bottles ink, red, the department to have the
choice Of the market, in quarter pint bottles
per bottle
las bottles ink, best copying, in pint bottles, per
1000 waters, large red, for department seal per M
10y pounds waters, common size, red, per pound
HI pounds sealing wax, best extra supeIfne,
scarlet, per pound
81 pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
l1s quarts black sand, per quart
20 ounces pounce per ounce
170 pounds Irvine, linen, per pound
lea pounds Irvine, cotton, per pound
III NJ pocket envelopes, ofwhite or yellow paper,
OF following sizes: S1 by 3%, and 5X by
3h inches, per hundred
III DOZEN rulers, mahogany, round or fat, pc.
dozen
"A dozen elastic PEN holders, per dozen.
IN 10 1awt}OthJ June