The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-13
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,

June |, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionsry ns may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862,
will By received uuti 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 Of or dealers in, the articles.
ALI 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, II desired, and
In no case be inferior in quality to the sample
and they must be delivered without delay when
ordered, and must be satisfactory to the Secre-
tary; and failure 80 to comply with this stipula-
ton will be deemed cause for the sbrogation Of
| the contract. an.
Articles not named In the schedule are to be
furnished at the option of the Department, at the
lowest market prices and the right 10 reserved Of
ordering greater or less quantity Of each article
contracted for, 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 bis &C.
| 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-
scripton, Of each oil the articles likely to be re-
quired. ..r.yTyI,
The bids will be csnvassed 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" d."
.- g. Glass No. Pepper.
l. s resms blue deny, cut to size, and ruled to
Garden pattern, red and fsint, per reann.
O.. 8 resms white laid cap, heavy, ruled 70 step
... pattern, per ream. g." .-''
3. 8 resms blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
per ream.
4. reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream. ..
8. 80 reams folio post, heavy, satin or plain fn-
ished, ruled and trimmed per rean.
8. 10 reams folio-post, light plain, unruled tor
official seal, per rean,.
7. 397 reams cap, white or blue, ruled wide,
medium, or close, and trimmed, per ream.
8. so resms cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
perhne, per ream. .,...,l ...r.
.. 40 resms consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
10. 10 reams consular cap, white, double thick,
superfne, per ream
IL. 10 reams legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per ream.
IL. $50 reans quarto- post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per rsam.
ID. 80 reams quarto-post extra superfne, thick,
cream laid, ruled, per ream.
IA. rs reams white vellum note paper, highly
glazed, hard calendered, lined aud gilt, per
10. 10 reams commercial note paper, lined, per
rsam.
H.. 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. 10 reams fiat cap, white or blue, unruled, per
ream.
10. IS reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
ream.
10. ITO reams large brown envelope, per ream.
20. 50 reams pink plotting, per ream.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
sheets.
"a. 10 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
sheet.
| %. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant,
per sheet
"a. rs sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet.
20. 200 sheets tracing paper French, large size,
per sheet.
81. 300 yards tracing cambria, per yard.
2S. 100 binders' boards, 81 by lo4 inches,
per @.
20. 2b reams cloth-lned paper, royal, per ream
, 30 IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding 500
: pages, per dozen.
81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and moi
exceeding $50 pages, per dozen.
CLASS No. l-Continued-E npelopss.
!, l. 5000 lined, printed TO order, 8 by 81
inches, per N.
2. 1000 muslin lined, printed to order, 81 to
by 81 to 4 inches, per NJ.
3. 500 muslin lined, printed to order, 81 to II
by 3 to CT inches, per N.
4. 900 adhes i've envelopes, white, yellow, Of
r buff, heavy, 81 to % by 81 to inches
printed to order, per N.
u 8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 9!
to IL by TO inches, printed to order
perm.
n 8. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow
heavy, letter, 6 by 81 inches, printed tt
" order, per NJ.
7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per N.
!, 8. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per M.
intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
IT 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.
l. 2. 1000 gross Perry's, Gillott's, or other goo
metallic pens, per gross
8, 3. 6 900 quilts, No. 80, per NJ
4. IL dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils
3 best quality, per dozen.
s. 10 dozen gold pens, barrel or other, withou
cases, best quality, per dozen.
8. 100 gross Pratts or Arnold's anti-corrssiv
pens, per dozen.
CLASS No. 2-Continued.-Pencils.
. /. IA dozen ivory or gutta percha ever-pointe
u pencils, large or small, with leads, pc