The national Republican., 1861-06-26
Proposals for Stationery.
DspARrsESr or THE INTERIOR,

., .. June l, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta |
~ tiou-ry ~ may be required by this Depart
ment duri y the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
will he received until IL o'clock NJ, on Monday,
the lst Of Juy next. Those nnaccompanied by |
satisfactory testimonials Of ability TO fulfil the
contract will not be considered, and contracts
will only be awarded to established manufsc-
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 tt the Department.
Each proposal must be signed by the indvid-
ual or 6rm making II, And must specify but one
price for each and every article Of the schedule
or Of the class bid for. ID '...
The articles, when furnished, must correspond
with the samples, or any Of them, If desired, and
In no case be inferior 10 quality to the sample
and they must be delivered without delay when
orde ed, and must be satisfactory TO the Secre-
tsfy and failure 30 to comply with this stpua-
tion will be deemed cause for the abrogation Of
the contract p. ..... ...
Articles not named in the schedule are to be
furnished at the option Of the Department, at the
low est market prices, and the right s 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,
Tue event CI tuc IoiuShl ueBicCS VI sho Soh-
tractor to furnish any article 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 bis ac-
count for the quarter during which such refusal
or neglect may occur
The subjoined schedule specifics as nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
| 1C II r.. tlra1r % har
quired
| The bids will be canvassed 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" =
| .. CLASS No l.--Papr.
/. resms blue deny, cut to size, and ruled to
Garden pattern, red aud fent, per ream,
2. reaus white laid cap, heavy, ruled TO stop
pattern, per ream
resms blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
per ream.
4 reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
| pattern, per ream
g. 80 reams folio post, heavy satin or plain TO
ished, ruled and trimmed. per ream.
Q 10 reams folio post, light, plain, uhruled, TOR
official seal, per ream.
Z 397 resms cap, white OF blue, ruled wide,
medium, or close, and trimmed, per resm.
T. 5v reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
perfne, per ream.
8. 40 resms consular cap, " bite or blue, uimme
and ruled, per ream.
10. 10 resms consular cap, white, double thick
superhne, per ream.
H. 10 resms legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
l2 $50 resms quarto-pos white OF blue, ruled
various widths, per ream'
l3. 80 reamc quarto-po extra superfne, thick
cream laid, ruled, per ream.
II. 25 Iesms white vellum note paper, highly
glazed, hard cslendered, lined and gilt, pei
l5 l6 reams commercial note paper, lined, pei
ream.
ID. 10 resms buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. Is reams fat cap, white or blue, unruled, pei
lS. Is reams envelope, yellow or buf, royal, peI
ream.
10. ITO reams large brown envelope, per reaD.
20. 36 reams pink blotting, per resm.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
22. IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, pei
! sheet
I %. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant
per sheet.
"a. 20 sheets drawing paper eIePnAnt Per shee'
. rs. rs sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet
70. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size
D per sheet.
. az. 300 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
20. b,lO0 binders boards, Ct by l03 inches
, per G.
= 20. 26 reams cloth.lined paper, royal, per ream
= 80. IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding so
. pages, per dozen.
I 81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and nc
o exceeding 750 pages, per dozen.
e CLASS No. l-Contin ued-Enuelopss.
~. /. 5000 muslin lined, printed to order, by 3
= inches, per N.
u 2. 1000 lin-lined printed to order, 81 to
= BY 81 to 4 inches, per N.
3. 500 muslin lined printed to order, - to /
by 8 to 81 inches, per NJ.
4. 49, 900 adhe.ive envelopes white, yellow, G
= buff, heavy, 50 to % by % to inches
n printed to order, per N.
r 6. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 9
Il 10 II by s to t inches, printed to orde
per N.
70 6. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
= heavy, letter, 6 by 81 inches, printed
a, order, per M.
a 7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per n.
8. 900 adhesive envelopes, note, pei NJ.
Intermediate sizes ordered not to be charge
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