The national Republican., 1861-06-10
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT or THE ISTRRIoR,

CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery 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 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 manufac-
turers oil, 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
y Each proposal must be signed BY the individ-
ual or firm making II, and must specify but one
price for each and every article Of the schedule
or Of the class bid for. ,r.. ..
The articles, when furnished, must correspond
with the samples, or any Of them, If desired, and
In no case be inferior in quality 10 the sample;
and they must be delivered without delay when
ordered, 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 IRE 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, aud
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-
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 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.-Paper.
I. 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.
3. reams blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
per ream.
4. 8 reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream.
8. 80 reams folio-post, heavy, satin or plain en-
ished, ruled and trimmed, per ream.
g. 10 reams folio-post, light, plain, uuruled, for
official seal, per ream.
Z 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-
perfne, per ream.
Q. 40 resms consular cap, white or blue trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
10. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
super6ne, per ream.
IL. 10 resms legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
IL. 900 reams qusrto-post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per rtam.
| l3 so reams 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
| ream.
l5 10 reams commercial note paper, lined, per
To- 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per rcam.
H. 10 reams fiat cap white or blue, unruled, per
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 botting, per dozen
sheets.
%. 10 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian per
| sheet
%. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant
| per sheet.
| Nf' 81 ohSeto uta"ihs PaPe' Pci ch"e'
rs. rs sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet.
26 200 sheets tracing paper, French large size
per sheet.
27. 300 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
2s. 5,l0O binders boards, Ct by l04 inches
per c.
49, 25 reams cloth.lined paper, royal per ream
80 IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding 5o(
pages, per dozen.
81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and no
exceeding $50 pages, per dozen.
GLASS No. l-Continued-Enp Envelopes.
/. 5000 muslin-lined, printed to order, by 8,
inches, per NJ.
2. 1000 muslin-lined, printed to order, 81 to
by 81 to inches, per NJ.
8. 500 muslin lined printed to order, 81 to l
by 5 to 64 inches, per NJ.
4. 100000 adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, o
buff, heavy, 81 to % by 81 to inches
printed to order, per N.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, g.
to IL by to inches printed to order
per NJ.
6. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
heavy, letter, 6 by 81 inches, printed t
order, per NJ.
7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per N.
8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per NJ
intermediate sizes ordered not to be chsrge
higher than bid for size next larger
CLASS No. 2.-Pens.
/. 100 dozen cards Perry's pens, and Of othe
manufacture, assorted, per dozen cards.
q 1000 gross Perry's, Gillotts, or other goo
metallic pens, per gross.
3. 900 quills, No. 80, per NJ.
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.
6. 100 gross Pratts or Arnolds anti-corrosiv
pens, per dozen.
CLASS No. -Continued.-Pencils.
|. IA dozen ivory or gutta percha ever. .pointe
pencils, large or small, with leads, pc
dozen.
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