Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-30
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

mar lS-dtlstJune Secretary ofthe Treasury.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Nav IS, 1857.
may be required by this departfnent dr. ring tbs
nScsI year ending June 81, 1853, will be received until
nnaccompaned by satisfactorily csti@onSs of n
TO iHh the contract will not be considered and
factnrors of or dealers in the articles.
on All the articles required must he of the very hest
samples which will be exhibited at the department
Zach proposal must he signed by the individual or
each and rie in p fbs Gns sR1 Hs Tor
All the articles furnished must be equal in all
delay when ordered to thu q" the Sea% q"
tho office for which they required, and a failure
10 DO SO VIII be deemed cause for the abrogaton of
The department reserves the right of ordering
greater or less quantity article contracted for
as the public service may require.
Articles not named in the contract to be furnished
at the option the deparmnt at the lowest market
Bonds with approved security must be given by
Of refusal Or neglect of the t% on te
any article or articles named in the contract upon
the order Of the department or any Gifts bureaux, tho
same may be purchased III open market and the diff
ference 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 for the quar-
ter during which such refusal or neglect may occur
Inc supoIned list specifies as nearly as can now
Dc done the amount. quality and description of each
of the kinds of articles required:
Item. Glass I.-Paper
!. 81 reams folio post, heavy, satin plain fin
ishcd, ruled and trimmed, per ream
2. 10 reams folio post, light plain, unrued, for of
fetal seal. per ream
3. 3y7 rcams cap, white or blue, ruled wide, me-
dunn or close, and trimmed, per roam
4. 40 reams consular cap white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per reaIn
5. 10 renms legal cap, white or blue, trimmed and
6. 600 reams qnarto post, white or blue, ruled va
rious widths, per ream
~ reams guartq post, extra superhne, thick
crean-Iald, ruled, per ream
8. 25Teaps white veum note paper highly glazed.
hard calendered, lined and gilt, per ream
Q. Is reans Alhambra laid note aper, gilt edged,
lined, per ream
10. 10 realms buff note paper, lined, per ream
III. ID reaIns fiat cap, white or blue, unruled, per
u. IS reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
-. ITO reams large brown envelope, per ream
IS. 40dozen sheets patent bottinE per dozen sheets
Is. II sheets drawing paper antiq uarlan per sheet
IL. Il sheets drawing paper, double elephant, per
49, Is sheets drawing paper, elephant per sheet
I9 70 sheets drawing paper royal, per sheet
~ 1n sheets tracing paper, French, large size, per
q. $40 yards tracing cambria, per yard
r. $500 binders boards, Ga by lcs1 inches, per C.
Item. Glass No. 2.-EnueIopss.
buff, heavy ga 10y SIS inches, per NJ
inches, per NJ
$500 r stss t snsyeoPss white or yellow hea
:. 500 adhesive envelopes, card, per n
D. o,OU adhesive envelopes, note, per Nj.
Item. Glass No. 3-Pens
l. 100 dozen cards Perry's pens, and of other man.
2 1000 gross PerTys GiiI5tt's, Or other good me-
5. 5000 quilts, 50. 81, per NJ
A. s. dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils,
best quality, per dozen
). 80 dozen gold pens' without cases, best quality,
Item. Glass No. 4.-PsneiIs.
!. Ii dozen ivory ever pointed pencils, large or
small, with leads, per dozen
graduated, per dozen
5. Is cases Faber's, &C., polygrades, graduated,
4. 2dozen Fabcr's, &C., red and blue pencils, per
s.. gross leads, best quality, assorted, per gross
Glass No. 5.-Ink, Hkstands, Waters, aud War.
/. Is dozen Diapers large small inkstands, per
?. sdozen cast-iron double or single inkstands, per
5. 20, dozen Maynard Noyes ink, quarts, per
4. &c dozen Maynard & Noyes ink, pints, per dozen
bsSPYps per dozen
Z. 81 dozen best French carmne ink, or, per dozen
los 6os seal sd. rsisrs best quality red No for
9. 100 pounds best red waters, common size, per
10. 26pOunds best extra super scarlet sealing wax.
per pound.
Glass No.6.-Cutlsry and Miscellaneous Articles.
l. N dozen Rods ers's OF other knives four blades
buck or pearl handle, per'dozen
z Is dozen Rodgers's lvory-handie erasers, per
dozen
8. 10 dozen Rodgers's spring erasers, ivory han
dies, per dozen
T.. dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen
5. 4 dozen office shears extra, per dozen
6. dozen office scissors, per dozen
7. 100 dozen silk taste In hanks, per dozen
8. go dozen red tape, assorted, per dozen
9. 5 dozen paper weights, assorted per dozen
10. ~ pounds unprepared India rubber. per pound
II. 5pounds prepared India rubber, per pound
u. 100 quarts best black sand, per quart
-. 20 pounds pounce, per pound
u. dozen best Chinese India ink, per dozen
Is 2dozen canels' hair pencils assorted per doZ
Is. 2dozen sable pencils, assorted, per dozen
IL. dozen OsboIne's or NcwInan's best water col
ors, per dozen
10. 800 pounds linen Irvine, per pound
l9. u dozen mahogany rulers, round or nat, 30 IN
ches long, per dozen
~. 6dozen lignumvitfe rulers, round fat 81 in
ches long, per dozen
q. ~ pounds best quality sponge, per pound
p. 20 pounds gum arabic, per pound
%. 10 dozen mucilage, laFge-siZe glass jars, with
brush and metallic tops, per dozen
"a 10 dozen mucilage in earthen glass jars, with
out brush or tops, per dozen
Is. l9 dozen pen-holders, assorted, per dozen
&. dozen wafer stands or boxes, cocoa, per dozen
q. dozen sand boxes, per dozen
%. l2dozen strong 9inch livery folders per dozen.
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