Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-03
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, MAY o. 1857.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, May ., 1857.
a. SEALED M PROPOSALS for furnishing such stationery
fiscal year ending June 81 1855 will be received until
II clock m, on the SDh day of June next. Those
ty to fulfil the contract will not be considered and
contracts will only be awarded to established manu-
iactnrers OF or dealers in the articles.
All the articles required must be of the very hest
quality of their kind, and in no case inferior to the
g Zach proposal must be signed by the individual or
hrm making 1T, and must specify but one price for
All the articles furnished must be equal in ali re-
spects to the samples. and must he delivered without
the office for which they required, and failure
to do SO will be deemed cause for the abrogaion Of
the contract.
The department reserves the right Of ordering
greater or less quantity each article contracted for
Articles not named in The Contract to be furnished
a the option of the deparnnt at the lowest market
Bonds with approved security must be given by
me person or persons contracting; and in the event
any article or articles named in the contract upon
the order ofthe department ofits bureaux the
ference between the price paid therefor and the con
tract price shall be charged the contractor and de-
ter during which such refusal OF neglect may occur
10 The & &s1holned list specifies as nearly as can now
oil the kinds OF articles required:
Item. Glass l.-Paper
l. Sn1 reams i i3lI9 post. heavy satin or pain-in
hcIal seal, per
3. SJ7 reamS cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dunn or close. and trimmed, per ream
4. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
5. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed and
ruled, per ream
E. 6eo reams qnartO post, white or blue, ruled va
rlous widths, per ream
Z. 80 realms gpart9 post, extra superfne, thick
cream-laId, ruled, per ream
8. Dreams white velum note pa per- highly glazed
hard calendered, lined and gilt, per ream
lined, per ream
10. 10 reams buff note paper, lined. per ream
ii. 10 reams fiat cap, white or blue, unrued, per
p. Is reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
ream
10. 10 reams large brown envelope, per ream
T. 81 Ieams pink bottIng, per ream
l6 u sheets drawing paper, antiquarian per sheet
IL. Il sheets drawing paper, double elephant, per
l8. 25 sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
l9 70 sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet
~. No sheets tracing paper, French, large size, per
81. $40 yards tracing cambric. per ward
r. 5lOO binders boards, ia by lCA inches, per c.
Item. Glass No. 2.-EnreIopes.
buff, heavy, 8ll by So inches per per NJ ''" o'
2 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, Iozs by
8. s6,ooO adhesive envelopes white or yellow, hea-
{. 5000 adhesive envelopes. card, per NJ
). 1900 adhesive envelopes, note, per Nj.
Item. Glass No. 3.-PsnS.
/. 100 dozen cards Perry's pens and of other man
ufacturers, assorted, per dozen cards
?. 1000 gross Perry's Gillotts, or other good me-
S. 5000 quills, No 30, per NJ
1. - dozen gold pens; silver cases, and pencils,
best quality, per dozen
5. 80 dozen gold pens, without cases, best quality
per dozen.
Item. Glass No. 4.-PencHs.
i. IA dozen ivory ever pointed pencils, large or
small, with leads, per dozen
2 425 dozen Faber's, or other good Mol to 1, or
graduated, per dozen
g. 25 cases Faber's, &C., pOlygrades, graduated,
81 ozsn sasf Fabor. c. red and blue pencils, De,
S. Al gross leads, best quality, assorted, per gross
Glass No. Sink, Lnkstands, Waters, and War.
l. IS dozen Diapers large small inkstands, per
?. sdozen cast-iron double or single inkstands, per
dozen
8. 200 dozen Maynard & Noyes ink, quarts, per
4. 86 dozen Maynard & Noyes ink, pints, per dozen
s. Is dozen copying INK, quarts, per dozen
8. 5doZen best blue ink, quarts, per dozen
Z. 81 dozen best rench carmne ink, o., per dozen
g. lO5 " seal AL TSiers best quality red, No. 8, for
9. 100 pounds best red waters, common SIZE per
10. 200 pounds best extra super scarlet sealing wax
per pound.
Glass No.6-Cnuery and Miscellaneous Articles.
l. 40 dozen Rodgers's or other knives, four blades.
buck OF pearl handle, per dozen
?. Is dozen Rodgers's lvory-hande erasers, per
3. dozen R99dgers's spring erasers, ivory han
5. dozen office shears, extra, per dozen
6. dozen office scissors, per dozen
7. 100 dozen silk taste, in hanks, per dozen
8. 80 dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
g. dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen
TO- 81 pounds unpreparcd India rubber. per pound
H. 5pOunds prepared India rubber, per pound
r. loo quarts best black sand. per quart
Is. ~ pounds pOunce, per pound
u. dozen best Chinese India ink, per dozen
IS. 2dozen camels hair pencils, assorted, per dozen
Is. 2dOZen sable pencils assorted, per dozen
II. dozen Os bOrne's or Newman's hest water col
Ors, per dozen
NON nds linen fxUin nor nound
49, II dozen mahogany rulers round or fat, 30 in
ches long, per dozen
-. 6dozen ignumvita rulers, round or fat, % in
ches long, per dozen
H % pounds best quality sponge, per pound
p ~ pounds gum arabic, per pound
.. 10 dozen mucage, large-size glass jars, with
brush and metallic tops, per dozen
"a 10 dozen mucage in earthen or glass jars, with
out brush or tops, per dozen
25. l0 dozen pen holders, assorted, per dozen
g. dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per dozen
q. dozen sand boxes, per dozen
%. l2dOZen strong 9-Inch ivory folders, per dozen.
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