The national Republican., 1861-06-12
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ISTRRIoR,

June l, 1861.
| SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart
ment duriCg the 6scal year ending June 80, 1882,
will be received until IL o'clock M, on Monday,
the lst OF July next. Those nnaccompsnied BY
satisfactory testimonials Of ability to fulfil the
contract will not be considered, and contracts
will only be awarded TO established manufas-
turers Of, or dealers in, the articles.
All articles required must be of the best quail
ity Of their kind and not inferior To the samples
which will be exhibited at the Department.
Each proposal must be signed BY the individ-
ual or firm making It, and must specify but one
price for each and every article Of the schedule
The articles, when furnished, must correspond
with the samples, or any Of them, If desired, and
10 no case be Inferior in quality to the sample
and they must be delivered without delay when
orde ed, and must be satisfactory to the Secre-
tary and failure SO to comply with this stipula-
ton will be deemed cause for the abrogation Of
the contract. ....
Articles not named In the schedule are to be
furnished at the option Of the Department, at the
lowest market prices, and the right 10 reserved of
ordering greater or less quantity of each article
contracted for, as the public service may require.
Bonds, with approved security, must be given
by the person or firm obtaining the contract; and,
in the event of the refusal or neglect of the con-
tractor to furnish any article or articles named in
the contract on the order Of the superintendent
clerk, the same may be purchased in open mar
ket, and the difference In price paid therefor, and
the contract price shall be charged to the con-
tractor, and deducted in the settlement Of his &C.
count for the quarter during which such refusal
or neglect may occur. .
The subjoined schedule specifies, a. nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scription, Of each Of the articles likely to be
quired. ... ''
The bids will be canvassed for each of the
three classes separately and contracts for one or
more of the classes awarded, a. may be deemed
most advantageous to the Department.
Proposals to be addressed to the Superintend-
ent Clerk, Department of the Interior, and en-
dorsed, " Proposals for Stationery"
CLASS No. Pepper.
l. resms blue DENY, cut to sise, and ruled TO
Garden pattern, red and feint, per ream.
2. reams white laid cap, heavy, ruled to step
pattern, per ream.
;. resms blue laid cap, ruled TO stop pattern,
per ream.
4. 5 reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream.
s. 30 reams folio-post, heavy, satin or pain.f I'm
ished, ruled and trimmed per ream.
9. 10 reams folio-post light, plain, unrulsd, for
official seal, per ream.
7. 397 reams cap white or blue, ruled wide,
medium, or close, and trimmed, per ream.
8. SO reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
per6ne, per ream.
.. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
| 10. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
super6ne, per ream.
II. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
IL. $50 roams quarto- post, white or blue, ruled
| various widths, per rsam.
H. 80 reams quarto-post, extra super6ns, thick,
| cream laid, ruled, per ream. 49,.
IA. 26 reams white velum note paper, highly
glazed, hard calsndered, lined and gilt, per
10. Is resms commercial note paper, lined, per
ID. 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per ream
IT, 10 reams fat cap, white or blue, unruled, per
| ream.
ls. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal per
10. 10 10 u ream. large brown envelope, per rsam.
20. 80 resms pink blotting, per ream.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
"a. IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
| sheet.
%. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant,
per sheet
"a. rs sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet.
25. IS sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet
26. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size,
| per sheet.
27. 900 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
20. 5,lo0 binders boards, Ct by l03 inches,
per @.
30. 25 reams cloth-lined paper, royal, per ream.
80. IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding 500
pages, per dozen.
81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and not
exceeding 75o pages, per dozen.
CLASS No. l-Continued-E -Enpelopes.
l. 5000 muslin-lined printed to order, 9 by 81
inches, per N.
2. 1000 muslin-lined, printed to order, 81 to
by 81 to inches, per N.
g. 500 muslin lined, printed to order, 81 to II
by b to 81 inches, per n.
4. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, OF
buff, heavy, 81 to 81 by 81 TO 4 inches
printed to order, per N.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 81
to IL by to inches, printed to order
per N.
9. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
heavy, letter, 8 by 81 inches, printed tt
order, per N.
7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per N.
) 8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per NJ.
Intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
CLASS No. 2.-Ptns.
l. 100 dozen cards Perrys pens, and Of othe
manufacture, assorted, per dozen cards.
2. 1000 gross Perrys, Gillotrs, or other goot
metallic pens, per gros.
3. 8 900 quills, No. 80, per M.
4. IL dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils
best quality, per dozen.
8. 10 dozen gold pens, barrel or other, withou
cases, best quality, per dozen.
s. 100 gross Pratts or Arnold's anti-corrosiv
pens, per dozen.
CLASS No. 2-Continued-Peneils
l. IA dozen ivory or gutta percha ever. .pointe'
pencils large or small, with leads, pc
dozen.
2. 425 dozen Faber's, or other good, No. l to 4