Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-21

DROPOsALs FOR STATIONERY.

10 whom the contract may he awarded Will he paid
to the respective bidders.
No bid iriH ts eoasids;sd snless the articles ae,
ssiied to TIE teants Of the Department =
Each proposal must be signed By the individual
one price for each and every article contained in
All the articles furnished will be required to be
ike the samples submitted. which will be retained
for comparison; and must be delivered without de-
the once for which they are required
The Department, in the examination of the pro-
governed BY the aggregate Of the lowest offer in
awarding the contract. but will have regard to the
amount OF each article used by 1t for which the low
The Department. reserves the right of ordering q
contracted for, as the public service may require
Supplying an inferior article at any time Will be
deemed sufficient cause forthwith to annul the con-
Bon is with approved security, to be given by the
Div the articles REQUIRED the contractor and sure
ties shall be iabIs for the forfeiture specified in
The sub Joined list Specifies as nearly a. can now
be done, the amount. quality, and description of
each OF the kinds of articles required.
ITEM. CLASS No. l.-Paper.
loo 5B .ss1 esse aIslt and
,sh, fart-lined and trimmed, of the very
s. 80 reams white cap paper. hand made, satin fin
Ished, of the very best quality
T. % reans white cap paper. mac nine made, faint
lined and tr mmed, ofthe best quality
Thsf pa bsst anst
6. 10 reams plain cap paper, white. maehlne-rnade
faint-Iinsd and trimmed Of the best qualit,
nsd cap ta PddsS ca"2l +
despatch or consular paper, OF the very best
3. - reams white law, cap paper, satin finish.
heavy, hand made "a nt-Iiucd aud trimmed,
o sCo -. OF the very best qnallty .,,, ,.,,.
glazed, and hard calendertd, faint lined un
- ,oo three sides, and ofthe very best quality.
MAJ urh nj
plain faint lined on three sides, Of the beot
H. - resns qHarto post hasd made, white, highly
glazed, and hard c,lendered, faint lined
:, four sides, anu OF tue very best quality
r. ~ Tea ms quartz post French faint three
- sides, OF the very best quality
49, 81 reams white veum note paper, hly glazed,
hard calendered, faint lined, git edged on
tnree SIDES, oftie very pest quality
H. 81 reans white lad note paper gilt ets high
~ glazed, and hard calendered, of the very
Is. 30 resms heavy hand made, white medium pa
per, for books, of the yer, best quality
TO- . reims heavy hand made, white royal paper,
"2GS es sS vSy S,' w 2%sy
paper, for books, of the very best quality
H. 100 realms copying paper, of the very best quail
49, 50 reans heavy, highly glazed. aud hard calen,
d iete envelope paper, royal, yellow or bull,
o. 81 ref% s essyy sGye s Sns PfRsr
or bud, Of the very best quality
Il "reams large brown enyeIoPt PspG1' Of the
quality, st ,le and color
Each Item of the above class must be accOmpa-
med with sample of half a ream, or one package,
when not pack ed In half realms, and the bids must
state the price per ream delivered at the Depart
Rem. >, Glass 2.;-EnUstqpes.
j. so NJ adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, or bIh
full pockets, Offcial sizes. Of the three fol-
inches; price to be named for each size aud
color. OF tn. best qualIty that Is made
q 100 NJ iuil pocket adhesive envelopes, of the
proper size Tor QndTt0- post, white, yellow,
or bnh, heavy, SMOOTH, and thick, of the
8. 100 NJ full-Pooket adhesive envelopes of the
proper size for the note paper, white, yell
low, or Dun, neavS smooth anu thick, oil
Each color of each item Of the above class must
the & S sIs aad co roa
They must all be made adhesive. and gunmed a
full pockets and the over lappels well and securely
gummed In the pocket.
t dozen Fo Syt; Gold pens of the bes, kind
?. 10 dozen "Foey's'' gold pens in silver cases,
with ever pointed pencils, of the best kind
s. sD DOZEN cards Perry's best metallic pens. price
To be per dozen cards
T. 5" dozen steel pens of the best makers and
s. 50 dozen p.atIna pens
6. 81 dozen alhata pens
.. ~ Nj quilts of the very best quality
Q. - dozen bronze imitation quill pens.
abo1 81 Tue sn hd ct class = except item g. in the
uar manufacture: but samples Of different makers.
'Isuartmsn, viii leIct iLt! p @ , aa ,he
price onaIitv AMI 6tnss. Co. The sr,;. ta; Iii
nnons,'J1raJ ~ ' 'io'' 4O' 'io s''NiO' poihs aii
"S'"oou'
uSm. CLASS 4-PsncHs.
j. SS dozen Fa5ers best black-lead pencils, Nos.
. SO dozen OF the best quality Of blacs-leaI pen
CHS, without reference tn the makers
- - name
d. "a dozen req ana blue-lead pencils of the best
- qual!ty
l. " dozen ivory Propei'Ing pencils, Of Mears,
others of like quality, with box of lead Tor
each
One dozen OF each Kind OF class must lie sub
mltted as samples.
Item. Glass Sink IHkStaads and WafsrS
J.. ~ dozen FTy's i'm proved patrnt American ink
stand
2. - dozen cast iron inkstands
5. u dozen red nkstands with ground ga IS stop
pers
4. - gallons best ink, the depar tnent tn have the
choice of the market
D. SO quart bottles of the best copyinR ink sam
pie bottles to be submltted. of the best
quality made
6. so quart bottles of the best black ink
.. gallons best red ink, the de pa rtInent to!baye
the choice of the market
q. 100 bottles best blue INK, samples to be submit
49,, TED
y. Sp bottles carmlne Ink, French, small size, IN
~ oo glass bottles, with ground glass shoppers
red NO' "0'' fu"'''''
r. 100 pounds best extra suner6na sc.,Io, ,o.I;ro
wax
For all the articles in class spitabls anil oo,,,o
nient samples must he snbm;tteJ Will rrIca a