The national Republican., 1861-06-06
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTgRtoR,

June II loot'
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ ton.ry rs may be required by this Dtpsrt-
nent duri 4 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862,
will be received until IL o'clock NJ, on Monday,
the LIST of Ju'y next. Those uhaccompanie5 by
satisfactory Testimonials Of ability to fulfil the
contract will no, be considered, and contracts
will only be awarded to established manufac-
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 indvid-
ual or 6rm making 1t, and must specify but one
price for each and ev,ry 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
10 no case be inferior in quality to the sample
and they must be delivered without delay when
orde ed aud must be 8 .tisfactory to the Secre-
tary and failure so to comply with this stipula-
tion will be deemed cause tor the sbrogation Of
the contract
Articles not named in the schedule are to he
furnished at the option Of the Department, at the
loves market prices, and the right Ia 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-
the contract on the order of the superintendent
clerk, the same may be purchased in open mar
ket, aud 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 specifies, as nearly as
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scrption, of each Of the articles likely to be re-
quired.
The bids will be canvassed for each of the
three classes separately, and contracts for one or
more of the classes awarded, as may be deemed
most advantageous 10 the Department.
Proposals to be addressed to the Superintend-
ent Clerk, Department of the Interior, and en-
dorsed, Proposals for Stationery"
Glass No. l.-Papr.
|. reams blue deny, 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 reams blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
per ream.
1. reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pittern, per ream
5. 80 reams folio-post, heavy, satin or plain-6n-
ished, ruled and trimmed, per ream.
8. 10 reams folio-post, light, plain, unruled for
official seal, per ream.
7. 397 reams cap, white or blue ruled wide,
medium or close, and trimmed, per ream.
8. 80 reams cap white or blue ruled, extra su-
perfne, 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. 600 reams quarto.p post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per ream.
l3. 80 reams qusrto.post, extra superfne, thick,
cream laid, ruled, per ream.
IA. IS reams white velum note paper, highly
glazed, hard cslendered, lined and gilt, per
Is. 10 reams commercial note paper, lined, per
ID. 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. Is reams fiat cap, bite or blue, unruled, per
ream.
ls. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
10. 10 reams large brown envelope, per ream.
20. 35 reams pink blotting, per ream.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
20. l2 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
%. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant,
per sheet.
"a. rs sheets drawing paper elephant per sheet.
rs. rs sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet
&c. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size,
per sheet.
27. AGO yards tracing cambria, per yard.
2s. 800 binders boards, Ct by l09 inches,
per G.
20. 25 reams c!oth-lined paper, royal, per ream.
80. II dozen press copy books, not exceeding 800
pages, per dozen.
81. 4 dozen press copy books over 500 and not
exceeding 75o pages, per dozen.
CLASS No. - -Continued-Enuelopes.
/. 5000 muslin-lined, printed to order, 8 by 81
inches, per NJ
3. 1000 musl'u-lined, printed to order, 8! to
by 81 to inches, per NJ.
3. 500 muslin lined, printed to order, 81 to i
by 8 to 62 inches, per N.
4 400 900 Adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, OF
buff Leavy, 81 to 81 by 81 to 4 inches
printed to order, per N.
5. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white heavy, 81
to IL by to inches, printed to order
, per NJ.
6. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
heavy, letter. by 3! inches, printed te
order, per N.
7. 1000 adhesive envelopes, card, per n.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per n.
, Intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
higher than bid for size nc 1t larger.
CLASS No. 2.-Pens.
. |. 100 dozen cards Perrys pens, and of Other
manufacture, assorted, per dozen cards
b 2. 1000 gross Perrys, Gillolrs, or other good
> metallic pens, per gro's.
3. 6 600 quills, No. 80, per NJ.
4. IL dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils
!, best quality, per dozen.
5. 10 dozen gold pens, barrel or other without
/ cases, best quality, per dozen.
+ O. 100 gross Pratl's or Arnold's anti. corrosiy,
pens, per dozen.
CLASS No. 2-Continued.-Pencils.
|. IA dozen ivory or gutta percha ever pointed
, pencils, large or small, with leads, pc
dozen.
I 2. 425 dozen Fabers, or other good, No. l 10 a