Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-09
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, May %, 1857.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such stationery
fiscal year ending June 81 1889 will be received until
II O'Clock m, on the Sth day of June next Those
ty to fulfil the contract will not be considered and
contracts will only be awarded to established manu-
factllrers OF or dealers IN the articles.
quality of their kind and in no case inferior TO tho
Each proposal must he signed by the individual or
firm making it, and must specify but one price for
each and every article contained in the schedule
All the articles furnished must be equal i'm all re-
spects to the samples. and must he delivered without
the office for which they required. and failure
to do SO viii be deemed cause for the abrogation Of
the contract.
The department reserves the right of ordering n
greater less quantity of each article for
Articles not named in the contract to be furnished
at the option of the department at the lowest market
Bonds with approved security must be given by
the person or persons contracting; and in the event
any article OF articles named IN the contract upon
the order the department any ofits bureaux the
tract price shall be charged to the contractor and de-
ter during which such refusal or Neglect may occHr
The sG,jo!ned list SPECIFIES as nearly as can
of the kinds OF articles required:
Item. Glass l.-Papsr.
l. 81 reams folio post, heavy, satin or plain fin
lshed, ruled and trimmed per ream
10 reams folo post, light, plain, unruled, for Of
0cdl seal. per redn
s. Sg7 reams cap, white or blue ruled wide, me-
dunn or close. and trimmed, per ream
4. ~ realms consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
5. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed and
ruled, per ream
6. $40 realms quartO post. white or blue ruled VA
nous widths, per ream
= 80 reams qpart9 post, extra superfne, thick
crean-aid ruled, per ream
g. Dreams white vellum note paper, highly glazed,
hard calendered, lined and gilt, per rean
y 10 realms Ahirlbra iald note paper, gilt edged,
lined, per reaIn
10. 10 reams butt note paper lined, per ream
H. ID realms fiat cap, white blue unruled per
IL. Is realms envelope, yellow OF buff, royal, per
10. l1o reams large brown envelope, per ream
4. 81 realms PINK mottlns, per redm
l6. y sheets drawing paper, Antiquarian, per sheet
H. L sheets drawing paper, double ephant, per
I9. q sheets drowning paper, elephant. per sheet
~ 10 Sheets difWing paper, royal per sheet
~ =" sheets tracing paper, French, large size, per
81. Yards tracing cambria, per ward
-. 5.iU binders boards, tt3 by it5i inches, per G.
Item. IN Glass No. 2-Enrslopes.
b1 h hess,Ts fh9 IN R%ee w Hte or
:. CIV" adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, lO7s by
inches, per VI
g. a" a s,, s envelopes, white or yellow, hea
S 3 s sdhesiye enyeoPss' card per
Item o" "''sS Cfa sRvSHPss, fP%5s per NJ
l. i n dozen cards peLryS pens and Of other man.
2. 900 gross Perry's 6lllott's, or other good me-
taliic pens per gross h '''0
j. Gen quilts, No. 30, per
4. y dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils,
best quality, per dozen
D. 81 dozen gold pens, without cases, best quality,
Item. Glass No. 4.-PencHs.
l. u G0aen x2ry eyer pointed pencils, large or
p 425 dozen fabers or other good Mol to 4, or
3. . cases Fabers, &C., polygrades, graduated,
4. dozen Faber's, & c., red and blue pencils per
S. IL gross leads, best quality, assorted, per gross.
Glass No. 5.-Ink, IakstGAds, Waters, and Var.
l. Is dozen Diapers large or small inkstands, per
2 8dOzen cast-iron double or single ink islands, per
8. 800 dozen Maynard & Noyes ink, quarts, per
T. &c dozen Magma & NOyes ink pints per dozen
3 = dozen copying INK, quarts, per dozen
Z 80 dozen best French carnine ink or per dozen
o. ho VI sea- waiersi best quality, red, No. 8, for
O. 100 pounds best red waters, common size, per
pound
TO- 90 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing wax.
Glass No. 6.-CuIerv and Miscellaneous Articles.
l. 30 dozen ROdgers's or other knives four blades,
buck or pearl handle. per dozen
q ID dozen Rodgers's ivory handle erasers, per
g. lodozen Rqdgers's spring erasers, ivory han
a. dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen
s. dozen office shears, extra, per dozen
o. uOZen ONCE SCISSORS, per dozen
.. 100 dozen silk taste, IN hanks, per dozen
g. go dozen red tape. assorted, per dozen
r. dozen paper weights assorted. per dozen
H.. 81 pounds unprepaTed India rubber. per pound
II. 5pounds prepared India rubber, per pound
IL 100 quarts best black sand, per quart
Is. % pounds pOunce, per pound
a. dozen best Chinese India ink, per dozen
Is 2dOZen camels hair pencils, assorted per dozen
IS. dozen sable pencils, assorted. per dozen
IL. dozen Osborne or NewInan's best water COL
ors per dozen
b. 800 pounds linen Irvine, per pound
49, II dozen mahogany rulers round or fat, 80 in
ches long, per dozen
20. 6dOZen IgnumvItP rulers, round or fiat. 30 in
ches long, per dozen
q. ~ pounds best quality sponge, per pound
2. 40 pounds gum arabic, per pound
%. 10 dozen mucIlage. laTge-slZe glass Jars, with
brush and metallic tops, per dozen
"a. 10 dozen mucIIage IN eaTthcn glass Jars, with
out brush or tops per dozen
3. 10 dozen pen-hoders, assorted per dozen
d. dozen wafer stands boxes, cocoa, per dozen
n. dozen sand boxes, per dozen
%. l2doZen strong 9-Inch ivory folders, per dozen.
may - DIT JuneSD
NOTICE, NOTICE, NOTICE,-Persons in want
Of SHINGLES, I.ATHS, and PICKETS;