Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-12
PROPOSALS..
D7oPosALs ron STATIONERY.

once p. pastHsn until The "a asy fUstoesr next
Department for one year from tie itt day Of No.
venber 1858 Thoss ua.eeem panied By satisfactory
All The .fsels. rs. b e..n. very s... su.lisy,
eAei Iind OF PAYER. must aecomsany the bids and
n: D-p.rtmsnt reserves the night to retain and
E.. rotor. TO- ri ss. = 'a "
so bid win Be considered xhere the articles &C.
II. Object Is. sssirs Id to rejection, Il the pleas
The sus,onsd list specifics, ~ nearly ~ can now
BE- zone: tine amount, qu,!'ty. and dsscription OF
Estimated qnaaii,y for the year. ~.
10 resms folio post satin or plain finish faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than II
rs.ns iiSel:s1 1I.i9 machine: faint lined AID
10 rs.es iOoi:a.p blue laid faint lined garden pat
tern, commonly known - despatch or consul
. lar papeF. to weigh not less tina. ls pounds
LIS reams quarto post. machine plain, faint lined,
three .idss per rsam
pest o. able plain Per rear.
70 mott not. per .s
lco rssms envelope paper, yellow and bun, royal,
T:s;9 sss: 81. ,..
20 sro.: metallic pens, of other manufactures, p.r
q gross large barrel pen handles. rosewood, PER
= gross small barrel pen handles. rosewood, p.r
sro.. tel tipped pen handles. psr gross
s ss;b s: sssE I'D pencils
Is ao.ss ao eSre or o.A.s Manufactured .r.a-
10 best PED and sSd' Blu. pencils. per dozen
So dszsn foldsEs. i,ory: . inch, Per dozen
10 dozen aiiS late, eolos. and in hsak. ,.r
do1sn aso Red sens. i,o,, handles.
saoxen p.nini,e:, Hodssr's Sons, four blades.
hu.k horn handles. genuine. Per dozen
doaep Oh % sci.sors. per dozen 10
iasossp intstsnas, Disper's patent movable tops.
4dosen inkstsnds, east.iron, large double, Per
2souenH ins.t.nds, cast. iron, single. per dozen
dozen bronze: spring TOP ,nisssna:, psr dozen
rs bottles IL; SfSo1sf and Phillips or equal, per
8. 'u'sran. scarlet
S S Qua, t. black ;a ,tHnd nd per quart s,a
loo pounds tvins. cotton, psr pound
dozen rulers. MAHOGANY round CT fat. per dozen
spounds sponge. best. per pound
.@oSss , .na thick. 81 ~ i: inchs: square,
LOCO small .ils white note adhesive envelopes. per
COO large size white note adhesive envelopes, per
hundred
$500 letter white adhesive envelopes, Per Kun.
$500 long buff I'D hssive slopss very smooth and
oy oa Psr
smooth and thick for letter and circulars,
5000 p, ssssf
smooth and thick, PSF hundred.
The Adhesive envele pes mus. be thickly summed.
Eseh BIZ oder must furnish with bis Sroposals .
aud but one sample of each article Did for
one price named for any one article ~
b,ds not fully conforming to the Advertisement
The terms and conditions Of the adyer sisement
Tor stationery are to be Incorporated In the con-
rendered the cont.ctof are Of the quality s' re
The o ntrsct viii 90 a.arded to the lowest and
best bidcss and bond and 80 'urity win be required
The STATIONERY is to be furnished q. it may be
The s1e:sa or fail sho9
Of those estimated.
Or ps. and
s '.e of ss sash and every :, named
% shs
The contract for similar articles and II the con.
tractors and the Department do not agree then the
Ds partment may have the article furnished BY any
other person or persons who will furnish it at =
price lower than that demanded by the contractor
Blank forms for proposals will be ed at the
department = pei sons applying for them and q
vitlout uniformity therein the DepAr tment would
md 1t dificult to make decision, none will be
taken into consi unless bstAntially asrec
ing herewith.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of
ordering q greater or . less quantity Of each and
every article contra ,tsd for, ~ the public service
may require.
whether the terms of the contract have been CON
piled with, and reserves the power to annul the
contract upon any failure to comply in reasonable
Bonds With approved security, srs 70 b given b.
failure 70 supply the articles, the contractor and
bis guretes shall be liable for the forfsiture speci
ded in such bond ~ liquidAted damages,
The contract viii be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder the best bid to be determined after Z
careful examination for the purpose Of asosrtAininS
which bid WILL in Its practical results, be most ad-
venhG9ouB to the Department.
The Department reserves to Itself the right to
reject any bid where it IL apparent that part Of
the articles are bid for at vefy low And Part 1t
very high rates without proDer regard to the cost
q each Tor the purpose OF Affecting the AegrseAto
OF the bids under The sssima&e contained in she
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