Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-30
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
TREASURY DEPArMRNr,


cEpARATE PROPOSALS FOR cT fGs P
~ ing the stationery required by this Department
during the fiscal year endisg June 30, 1857, will
be received until - O'Clock, m on the 9th day
If June next, and should be accompanied by sat
tract.
All the articles must Be Of the very best lity
fourteen samples Of each article must ACCOMPANY
the bid The samples of the party tn whom the
contract may be ava ded will be paid for by the
department; the others Will be returned to Il G
respective parties. No bid will be considered
when the articles accompanying Il are NOT OF the
best quality, and suited to the vans of the de-
partment aud inf ror, spurious, or imitation ar
ure Of the department.
Each proposal must be signed by the Arm or in
dividual making 1t, and must specifya prlce, and
but one price, for each and every article contained
IN tne schedule; and. as without uniformity there
In: the departmen mt would find 1t dlficult to make
decision, none will be taken into consideration
unless sub stantislly agreeing Herewith.
The articles required must be delivered without
oeiay when ordered, to the satisfaction Of the
heal OF the office ordering thesame. Thedepart-
ment reserves to itself the right Of orderirg a
greater OF less quantity Of each and every article
contracted for, as 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 in case Of
failure to snppl, the articles required the con-
tractor and bis sureties shall be liable for the for
fixture specified In such bond as LILO Undated dana
ges.
The department may accept the proposals for
all or any portion ofthe articles contsined 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 subIoined list specifies, as nearly as now
can be done, the amount, quality, and description
OF each Of the kinds Of articles required:
% reams folio post, SATIN or plain finish, faint
lined, or plain, and trimmed, to weigh not
less tn IL lbs per ream
200 reauis soolscap faini-lined one or more sides
or plain, and iriE.med, to weigh not less
than IL lbs. per rean
4sl realms quarto post, machine, faint-lined on
one or more sides, or plain perresm
IS reams hote paper, sizes by S and by IL In y,
plain or ruled, per reim
creams OF m dunn paper, for books, per ream,
plain or ruled
Is reans enve ope paper, sizes az by 90 inches,
aud ~ by l2 inches, yellow or buff, ger
sreams large brown envelope. per ,e,m
20 do blotting paper, 7 val, per ream
OF do copying paper, Mann 81 per ream
100 gross me allie pms Of all kinds req uired best
=, ~ quality, per eros,
quilts, No 20, per M
All dozen best black Lad pencils, per dozen
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
IS do fold@rs, ivory. 9 inch, per dozen
Sj do red linen tape assorted, per dozen
1 do pounce boxes, Of cocoa, per dozen
do sand oxes, Of COG a, per dozen
do wafer stands or boxes, Coz On, Der dozen
IL do erasers, Rodgers Il Sons, ivory han.
dies, GENUINE, per dozen
% do penknives, Rod gers Sons or equal,
blades buck horn or pearl handles
genuine, per dozen
do otice shears, IL inches, per dozen
do office scissors, per dozen
III do inkstands. cut glass per dozen
10 gallons best ink, black. lie department Ia
have the choice Of the ;na.ket per gallon (
so bottles ink, black, the depg rtment TO have
tie choice Of the market, per quart
5quarts lax, red, the derartsent to have the
choice OF the market. ef quart
27 bottles ink, red, the department to have the
choice ofthe market, in quarter pint bottles,
l4s bottle, ink best copying, in pint bottles, pr,
1000 waters, large red, for department seal, Der
lO9 pounds waters, common size, nd per pound
III pounds sealing wax, best extra supeTfne
scarlet, per pound
"a pounds India rubber, pre- pared, per pound
119 Quarts black sand, per quart
70 ounces pounce, per ounce
170 pounds twine, linen, per pound
164 pounds Irvine, cotton, per pound
IA M pocket envelopes, Of white or yellow pa Der
OF following sizes: 81 by 3x, and 5X by
* inches, per hundred
III DO en- rulers, mahogany, round or fat, pe,
dozen
"A dozsA elastic p n holders, per dozen
m 19-Iavf9Ofh lime