The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-11
Proposals for stationery.


D1rAKrxINr or NIX IsrKaaoR, May "a, 1857
S,EALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta.
- uonery required by this department during e aa
The soth day Of June next Those unaecompanied BY Aact
testimonials O ability 10 faia he contract s no he considered and
win only be awarded established manufacturer
dealers In the articles.
and Interior 10 the samples which VIII be exhibited
Each proposal must be signed by the Individual arm making
and specify but one price Tor each and every article contained
All the articles furnished equal all respects sam
pies and be delivered without delay when ordered the
will be deemed cause for the abrosAson q the
The Department reserves the right ordering greater or les
quantity article contracted for the public service re-
Articles not furnished option q
the department a, the loves, market , prices nc -
contracting and the event Of the reasal neglect ue
furnish any article or articles named the
upon the is bureaux the may
be purchased open mare, and The difference between the
deducted the settlement II his account for the during
The uboned list SPECIFICS nearly done the amount
quality description each Of the kinds for articles required
] Class l.--FaTo.
Item 80 folio heavy, plain finished ruled
| and trimmed,
q 10 reams folio post, light, plain unruled, for Official
as7 cap white blue ruled wide, medium Or
close, aud trimmed per
a. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
| ruled
legal cap, white or blue trimmed and ruled
9 $50 realas quaro post, white blue, ruled various
T. so reams quarto post extra supernne thick cream
! laid, ruled, per ream
s. % reams white veinm paper highly glazed hard
! calendered lined and glt, per
O. 10 rcams Ahambra laid note gin edged lined
10. 10 reaus bun motto paper, lined, per ream
IL 10 fat cap, white or blue, unruled per ream
y 70 realms envelope yellow or bun, royal, per
10 iae reams large brown enye'ope per reain
Is. sheets patent bloina per dozen sheets
drawing PAPER elephant i per sAss,
rs IS . sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
I ~ 20 sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet
81 800 yards tracing cambrc per yard
~ $500 binders boards, Oh by loal inches per c.
CLASS No. a-EnpsIcrss.
Item l. $4,000 adhesive envelopes white yellow, buzz heavy
5000 adhesive envelopes white, heavy, loJs by inches
s. $4,000 adhesive envelopes white yellow heavy letter.
4 5000 ., Ssy ss sn1 ,ss n ,,rs oe,n
s. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per NJ
Class No. 3--Pcns
Item 100 Perry's pens manuftu
rers, assorted, per dozen cards
O. 1000 gross perry's, Glots other good pens
s. ON pa i si 70. 50, perm
50 dG ssa S9d a. p.n s.a silver cases and pencils best
O. 80 dozen gold pens, without cases, best quality per
CLASS No 4-Peneils
l. IA ivory pointed pencils largo or small
with leads per dozen
IS cases sssr 49, poysrsls, graduated
O. A leads, best quality, assorted, per gross.
CLASS No. 5--Ink husbands, Waters, aud Var
Item l. Is dozen Diapers large small nkstands per
dozen double inkstands, per
200 dozen Maynard Noyes ink, quarts, per dozen
4. SO dozen Maynard Noyes ink, pints, per
s. % dozen copying ink, quarts, dozen
| o. dozen best blue Ink quarts, per dozen
z. 80 dozen best FIR arluiDe ink, or, per dozen
s los seal w quality red No. 8 FOR Office
/ s SEAL per
o. pounds bes wal,rs common size, per pound
pounds super sealing wax per
| pound
CLASS No 6---oaery nd Miscellaneous Articles
/ knives four blades bek
or pearl handle, dozen
Q 10 dozen Iiodgers's ivory handle per
B. 10 dozen Rodgerss spring erasers ivory handles per
| T. dozen ivory wafer stamps per
| 8. dozen office shears extra per dozen
8. 4 dozen Office scissors per
l. T. 100 dozen silk taste, in hanks, per dozen
! s. 900 dozen red tape, assorted per
| o. dozen paper weights, assorted per dozen
| TO- 80 pounds unpreIared India rubber, per pound
H. pounds prepared India rubber, per pound
| IL 100 quarts best black sand, per quart
! l3. 20 pounds pouncc, per pound
IA / dozen best Chinese India Ink, per
IS dozen canels hair pencils assorted, per dozen
| III dozen sable pencils, assorted per
IL. dozen osborne's or Newman's best water cos per
i dozen
/ Is. 800 pounds linen twne, per pound
i IL dozen mahogany rulers 30 inches
20. 8 dozen Iignumvita rulers, fiat, 80 inches
! long, dozen
! 81 20 pounds best quality sponge per pound
| o. 40 pounds gum arabic, per pound
% 10 dozen mucage argesize glass with brush and
| metallic dozen
"a 10 dozen muclage in earthen glass jars, without
| brush tops, per dozen
25 100 pen holders assorted, per
90 dozen wafer stands boxes, cocoa, per
81 o dozen sand boxes, dozen
IL dozen strong inch ivory folders, per
! Mag III Iina3O .