The national Republican., 1861-06-07
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
June l, 1851.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ uonery as may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
will be received until IL o'clock NJ. on Monday,
the lat of July next. Those unaccompanied 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 CORES pond
with the samples, or any of them, If desired, and
In NO case be inferior in quality to the sample !;
and they must be delivered without delay when
orde ed, aud must be satisfactory TO the Secre-
tary and failure 80 to comply with this stipula-
tion will be deemed cause for the sbrogation Of
the contract
Articles not named in the schedule hre to be
furnished at the option of the Department, at the
loves market prices, and the right Is reserved OF
ordering greater or less quantity Of each article
contracted for, as the pubic service may require.
Bonds, with approved security, must be given
by the person firm obtaining the contract; and,
| In the event 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 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 canvassed for each of the
three classes separately, and contracts for one or
| 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.
| l. 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. resms blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
| per ream.
4. 8 reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream.
5. 80 reams folio post, heavy, satin or plain fin
| ished, ruled and trimmed, per ream.
6. 10 reams folio-post light, plain, unruled, for
official seal, per ream.
T. 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.
| .. 40 reams consular Cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
10. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
| superfine, Der ream,
II. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
IL. 600 reams quarto-post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per ream.
l3. 80 resms quarto-post, extra superfne, thick,
cream laid, ruled, per ream.
IA. rs reams white vellum note paper highly
glazed, hard calendered, lined and gilt per
Is. Is reams commercial note paper, lined, per
l6. 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. Is reams fiat cap, white or blue, unruled per
ream.
ls. IS reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
10. ITO reams large brown envelope, per ream.
20. 35 reams pink blotting, per ream
Fl. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
20. IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
20. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant
per sheet
"a. rs sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet
%. rs sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet.
20. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size
per sheet
81. 800 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
2s. 6,lOo binders boards, ct by loa inches
perC.
20. rs reams cloth-lined paper royal, per ream
| 80. II dozen press copy books, not exceeding 5O(
pages, per dozen.
81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and moi
exceeding 750 pages, per dozen.
CLASS No. l-Continued-Enre
l. 5000 muslin-lned, printed to order, 6 by 81
inches, per N.
2. 1000 muslin-lined printed to order, 81 to 6
by 81 to inches, per NJ.
3. 500 muslin lined printed to order, % TO IL
by to 81 inches, per NJ.
4. 4so, 900 adhe, i've envelopes white, yellow, OF
buff heavy, 81 to % by 81 to inches
printed to order, per NJ.
s. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy 81
to II by to inches, printed to order
, per NJ.
6. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
heavy, letter. by 81 inches, printed ,e
, order, per NJ.
7. g. 900 adhesive envelope card, per N.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per NJ
, intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
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