Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-11
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, May %, 1857.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such stationery
seal year ending June 3d. 1889, viii be received until
IL O'CLOCK m, On h the h day Of June next Those
ty 10 fulhl the contract will not be considered, and
con tracts will only be awarded to established manu-
All the articles required must be of the very best
pas oY hs M knd h. and no case h inferior to the
Each proposal must be signed by the individual or
& hIm making IT, and must specify but one price for
All the articles furnished must be equal in all re-
delay when ofdersd to the Of the hsaS of
the ONCE f0f which they are required, and failure
to do Sc wiz be deemed cause for the abrogaion OF
The department reserves the right Of ordering
as the public service may require.
Articles not named in the contract to be furnished
at the option OF the departmn at the lowest market
:, Bonds with approved security must be given by
the person or persons contracting; and the event
OF the refusal of the contractor to furnish
any article OF articles named IN the contract, upon
the order OF the department any ofts bureaux the
same may be purchased in open market and the dif9
terence between the price paid therefor and the con
tract price shall be charged to the contractor and de-
Quoted in the settlement Of his account or the quar-
ter during which such refusal or neglect may occur
The subIolned list specifies nearly as can now
be done the amount, quality, and description of each
OF the kinds OF articles required:
Item. Glass l.-Paper.
lshed, ru! led and trimmed, per ream "-'
2 10 Teams folio post, light, plain unrued, for Of
s. S7 reams cap, white OF blue, ruled wide, me-
dium or close, and trimmed, per rean
L. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream
S. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed and
g. GO reams quarto post, white or blue ruled va
nous widths per ream -
- cream-laId, ruled, per ream
leans lean white yelIun % NOTE paper highly glazed
a ieaIs AlnaLnDra laid note paper, gilt edged,
10 10 reams hnT nota nar lna6 m. -o,,.
IL. ID reams nat cap, white or blue, unruled, per
l2. IS reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
IS. 10 reams large brown envelope, per ream
H. 80 reafns PINK biottlng, per ream
IS 49dozen sheets patent botting per dozen sheets
To- ~ sheets drawing paper, antiquarian per sheet
d" sheets drawing paper, double elephant, per
49, 25 3 sheets drawing paper elephant, per shee.
o. ao sheets tracing paper, French, large size, per
q. so yards tracing oambric, per ward
2 5,lo6 binders boards, s4 By ic inches, per c.
Item, O NM Class No. .2.1;EnUelopes.
seaey, ssSs fbsyssGRssi BY ERHsies Sh,ss psf
6p cbas sdbnssye we envelopes white; heavy, Iozs by
500 adhesive 's,,ss q Ssnyslopes white yellow, hes-
sdRssys sdRssys SnvSSPss Sotd S"Ed per
Item in doz.r oS,S. GIG'f pdv;; M0;sGPsHs;
uscturefs assorte dozen ca cfds Tiser man.
z LEO gross Perry's, Glllott's, other good me-
sos s!iaS aaiRIs, Rini NSS. S's 81, ETSss sslM NJ
=. ~ dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils
best quality, per dozen
s. 81 dozen gold pens, without cases, best quality,
per dozen.
itemi s Class No.4.-Pensls.
small with leads psT oddhnea do1sn pencils large or
70 Gdnstsf aSfen faDeTs @ OF other good No. to 4, or
.. % cases faber's, &C., polygrades, graduated,
4. s2dozen Fabsr's, & Co. red and blue pencils per
s. a gross leads best quality, assorted, per gross.
,t.n ,cIG's O'h-Ink, Inkstands, Wafsrs. and War.
l. Is dozen Diapers large or small Ink kstands, per
2sd9zen cast-irOn double or single inkstands, per
s. 900 dozen Maynard & Noyes ink, quarts, per
:. ss dozen Maynard Il Noyes ink, pints per dozen
5dozen bosf blue quarts per Der dozen dozen
7. 81 dozen best French carmine ink, or per dozen
h ~ sea- sa. waerS best quality, red, No. 8, for
Q. 100 pounds best red waters. common size, per
10. 800 psands best extra super scarlet sealing wax,
Glass sNO.s.-CHtltrv and Miscellaneous Articles.
10 dszen Rodgers's or other knives, four blades,
Sdry GSnSs
dozen - - ~
g. 10 & dozen R9dgers's spring erasers, ivory han
&c dozen dozen IVORY wafer stamps, per dozen
dozen oihce shears, extra, per dozen
dozen ofhce scissors per dozen
g. % dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
~ . dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen
~. ~ pc unds unprepared India rubber per nounJ
u. 5Pounds prepared India rubber, per pound
Y 100 quarts best black sand, per quart
H. 20 pounds pounce, per pound
T. dozen best Chinese India ink, per dozen
- 2dozen cames' halr pencils, assorted per dozen
ls. 2do1en sable pencils, assorted, per dozen
H. dozen Osborne or N ewman' IS best water col
ors, per dozen M - ~ WI
ID. 800 pounds linen twine, per pound 4
~. IL dozen mahogany rulers, round fat, 50 in
ches long, per dozen ~ ~
20. 6 dozen ignnmvite rulers, round or fat On in
ciIes long, per dozen
q. 20 pounds best quality sponge, per pound
q. 40 pounds gum arabic, per pound
S 10 dozen mucifage, large size glass jars, with
brush and metallic tops, per dozen
"a. 10 dozen mucilage in earthen or glass ars with
out brush or tops, per dozen
= I'D dozen pen-holders, assorted per dozen
% dozen wafer stands or boxes. COCOA, per dozen