The national Republican., 1861-06-04
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ISTERIoR,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
June l, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery rs may be required by this Depart
ment duriog the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
will be received until IL o'clock NJ, on Monday,
the lst of July next. Those nnaccompanied by
satisfactory testimonials of ability to fulfil the
contract will not be considered, and contracts
will only be awarded to established manufan-
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
or Of the class bid for.
The articles, when furnished, must correspond
with the samples, or any Of them, If desired, and
in no case be inferior in quality TO the sample
aud they must be delivered without delay when
ordered, and must be satisfactory to the Secre-
tsry and failure so to comply with this stipula-
tion will be deemed cause for the sbrogation 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 Is 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 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 ac-
count for the quarter during which such refusal
or neglect may occur.
The subjoined schedule specifies, as nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scription Of each Of the articles likely to be re-
quired.
The bids will be csnvassed for each of the
three classes separately, and contracts for one
more Of the classes awarded, as 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"
Glass No. l.-Pap~.
|. reams blue denny, cut to size, and ruled to
Garden pattern, red and feint, per ream.
2. reams white laid cap, heavy, ruled TO stop
pattern, per ream.
8. resms blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
per ream.
4. reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream.
s. 80 reams folio post, heavy, satin or plain.fn-
8. 10 reams folio-post, light, plain, uuruled, for
official seal, per ream.
I. 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.
9. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue trimmed
| and ruled, per ream.
10. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
super6ne, per ream.
IL. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
IL. 800 resms quarto- post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per rsam.
l3. so reams qusrto- post, extra super6ne, thick,
cream laid ruled, per ream.
| IA. 26 reams white vellum note paper, highly
glazed, hard cslendered, lined and gilt, per
| ream.
IT, Is reams commercial note paper, lined, per
| ream.
10. 10 resms buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. Is reams fiat cap, bite or blue, unruled, per
ls. Is reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
| ream.
10. 10 reams large brown envelope, per ream.
20. 35 reams pink blotting, per ream.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
sheets.
%. IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet.
%. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant,
| per sheet.
"a. rs sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet.
%. 70 sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet.
26. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size,
per sheet.
81. 400 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
2S. 5,l0O binders boards, Ct by lO3 inches,
per G.
80. rs reams cloth-lined paper royal, per ream.
80. IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding 500
pages, per dozen.
81. 4 dozen press copy books, over 500 and not
exceeding $50 pages, per dozen.
CLASS No. l-Continued-Enuelo
l. 5000 muslin-lined, printed to order, by 81
inches, per N.
2. 1000 musliu-lned, printed to order, 81 to 9
by 81 to inches, per NJ.
8. 500 muslin lined, printed 10 order, 81 to IL
by B to 81 inches, per NJ.
4. 900 adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, or
buff, heavy, 81 to % by 81 to 4 inches,
printed to order, per N.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 81
to II by to inches, printed to order,
per N.
6. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow,
heavy, letter, by 81 inches, printed to
order, per NJ.
7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per M.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per M.
intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
CLASS No. 2.-Pens.
/. 100 dozen cards Perry's pens, and of other
manufacture, assorted, per dozen cards
| 2. 1000 gross Perry'S, Gillotls, or other good
| metallic pens, per gross.