The national Republican., 1861-06-20
Proposals for Stationery.
DEPARTMENT OF THE IsrRsloR,

June l, 1851. ,r,
SsEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
~ tionery as may be required by this Depart
ment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1852,
will be received until 10 o'clock NJ, on Monday,
the let Of July next. Those unaccompanied by
satisfactory testimonials Of ability to ful6l the
contract will not 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 10 1
I. 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. ggs, .Hv aiusH,I al
!. The articles, when furnished, must correspond.
with the samples, or any of them, il 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 70 the Secre7i
tary and failure so to comply with this slpula-
tion will be deemed cause for the abrogation Of
the contract. ...,.,g-,-,-s l,ras.ps,V
Articles not named In the schedule are 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 arm obtaining the contract; and,
In the event Of the refusal or neglect Of the con-
tractor 10 furnish any article or articles named In
the contract on the order Of the superintendent
clerk, the same may be purchased In open mar.
kct and the difference In price paid therefor, and
the contract price shall be charged 10 the con-
tractor and deducted in the settlement Of bis &C.
count for the quarter daring which such refusal
or neglect may oocur. - "a. Do a.al4sg ID
40 The subjoined schedule specifies, - nearly -
can now be done, the amount, quality, and de-
scription, Of each Of the articles Likely to be re-
quired. rBrr-, u,vur,5i sEt .Eu !dqig 80 y1'
Tho 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, Z" Proposals for Stationery" S'i ''''..
,g,.....-. l.. Glass No. l.--Pqpr. .y..r. ..s
/. q reams blue deny, cut to size, and ruled TO
rNi.- Garden pattern, red and feint, per rearn.
2.eb restns white laid cap, heavy, ruled to step
l pattern, per ream. ."H. '.' 20. ''. V
s.'s reams blue laid cap, ruled to stop pattern,
10 per ream.. Fl. ~ aai-g .a' 7+a ."'AN
-. reams English blue laid cap, ruled to stop
pattern, per ream. 90 q 10 49, -"..a o 20
8. 80 reams folio post heavy, satin or plain
81 ag q ished, ruled and trimmed, per ream..
8. 10 reams folio-post light, plain, unruled, tor
"r official seal, per ream. n.s ,.. yb.l|
I. 3s7 reams cap, white or blus, ruled wide,
medium, or close, and trimmed, per ream.
8. SO reams cap, white or blue, ruled, extra su-
perfne, per ream. ,rt.y. g,y. ... al,
.. 40 reams consular cap, white or blue, trimmed
and ruled, per resm.
10. 10 rssms consular cap, white, double thick,
.. super6ne, per ream. O.. 5.r 1 --,.... .a,aA
H. 10 realns legal cap, white or blue, trimmed
.saa6 and ruled, per ream. .sF.1I. 80. III
IL. 500 resms quarto-post, white or blue, ruled
various widths, per ream. 49, A..
13. 80 reama quarto-post, extra super6ne, thick,
cream laid, ruled, per ream.
IA. rs resms white vellum nste paper, highly
~, glazed, hard calsndered, liled and gilt, per
10. is reams commercial note paper, lined, per
ls. 10 reams buff note paper, lined, per ream.
II. is reams fat cap, white or blue, unruled, per
ream. i'1.'" % ''"''-- ~
ls. rs reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per
10. ITO reams large brown envelope, per ream.
20. 3o reams pink blotting, per ream.
81. 40 dozen sheets patent blotting, per dozen
%. IL sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per
"a. IL sheets drawing paper, double elephant,
| ',.. per sheet. . o.. .0. r.',
"a. rs sheets drawing paper, elephant, per sheet.
25. 70 sheets drawing paper, royal, per sheet.
20. 200 sheets tracing paper, French, large size,
"a per sheet. .rglr... ....
~. 3o0 yards tracing cambric, per yard.
20. 500 binders boards, ct by lOi inches,
per G.
80. IL dozen press copy books, not exceeding 800
81. dozen press copy books, over 500 and not
| exceeding $50 pages, per dozen.
| CLASS No. l-Continued-Enpelopes
5000 muslin-lined, printed 70 order, 9 by 81
2. 1000 muslin-lined, printed to order, 81 to 9
by 81 to inches, per M.
8. 500 muslin lined, printed TO order, 81 to IL
by 8 to 81 inches, per N. .I-5l
a. 400, 900 adhesive envelopes white, yellow, OF
iy4o. bud; heavy, 81 to 81 by 81 tol4 inches,
Ioe printed to order, per n. IL sjr ..
6. 5000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 81
p to II by to inches, printed to order,
Q. $4,000 adhesive envelopes, white or yellow,
IsG heavy, letter, 0 by 81 inches, printed to
,.-. order, per N. ,r., r...'. ...
7. 5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per M.
9. 5000 adhesive envelopes, note, per N.
intermediate sizes ordered not to be charged
higher than bid for size next larger.
.. ,..t,g- Glass No. 2.-Pens.
| /. 100 dozen cards Perrys pens, and of other
. manufacture, assorted, per dozen cards.
2. 1000 gross Perry's, Gillot4s, or other good
"a metallic pens, per gross. l..r
3. 6 900 quills, No. 80, per NJ.
4. IL dozen gold pens, silver cases, and pencils
best quality, per dozen. Ian
8. 10 dozen gold pens, barrel or other, without
cases, best quality, per dozen.
9. 100 gross Pratt's or Arnold's anti corrosive
pens, per dozen.
CLASS No. -Continued.-Peneils
!. IA dozen ivory or gutta percha ever-p pointed
.G pencils, large or small, with leads, pc,
dozen. r. . n