Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-08
PROPOSALS..
Pok STATIONERY.
Posr 0FFloE DEPARTMENT,

foSr uFFloE DEPARTMENT.,
Sealed Proposals will te Teeafes se th r9 Post
o fh 1T n alst dag Of
tay fSF his for one year from he
/, mails @ Of sS ah 70 fsiai
contract W u not be considered
samples Of which. containing at least a ream Of
eheh slnu OF pa per mus accompany the bids, ana
ray for the same at the price stated in the oGsr,
OF NJ :" ret retu ,,i,I hem he st IS option
ouirsd by he DEPARTMENT. and spurious articles
will subject the entire hid te repetition, at the
pl. asur- 81 the Department..
Tire su'toined list specifies, as nearly as can now
be done m amount, quality, ans descri utiOn of
each of the kinds Of slticlss that will b. wanted
Estimated quantity for the year.
10 resms iolio port, satin or plain finish. faint
l1h.d and trimmed, to weigh not less than
A. reams foolscsp, plain. machine, fant lined AMI
trimmed, to weigh not less than Il pounds per
l. reaA.s foolscap, blue laid, faint lined garden
ps.teIn. commonly known ss despatch or
pounds per ream
l96 re.ms qus,to post, mschne plain, faint lined,
8 res ms best double cap paper, plain, per ream
5iesms o'e paper, plain, per resm, large size
ram noie psner, gilt, per ream small size
iCo 1,ams euvelops paper, yellow and buff roval.
90 resms sottins paper, 70, al, per ream
Is g oss Per aiiiotts best metallic pens, per
40 gr,ts metallic pens, Of other manufactures. per
? gross large barrel pen handles, rosewood, per
2gress small barrel pen taudles. rosewood, pr
g gross steel tipped pen handles, per gross
81 ~paque qull!s. No. 50, per
Is DOE Fabers best black lead pencils graduated
Is &, s-n Nor roe's other manufactured, gradua-
lN dozen best red and blue pencils. per dozen
90 d. zen olGersrivory, 9 inch, per dozen
So dozen red linen tape assorted. per dozen
j. dozen silk taste, colors and widths in hanks, per
20 dozen paper weights, asserted, per dozen
dozen best gold pers, assorted, per DOZEN
duzen erasers, Rodgers and Sons, ivory han ile'
5 do7en penkrives, Rotger's& Sons, four blades,
buck born hsndlss. genuine, per dozen
dozen effce scissors, Per dozen
l. dozen inks'ands Draper's patent movable tops,
dozen ink stands, st-iron large double per doz
2sozen inkstands, castiron. large single, per dog
2dqzes bronze seripsg top nkst.nds per dozen
quart bottles. per bottle
IS dozen ink, Cooper & Phillips, or equal. per
100 bottles ink. red, A, aolds'. equal, in 4 pint
IS pounds sealing wax, best extra superfne, scar.
5 pounds India rubber unprepared' per pound
30quarts black sand per quart
4'0pounds twine, linen. per pound
6 dozen rulers mahogany, round or fat, per dozen
2dozen ignumvitae. per dozen
l@pounds gum arabs, best, per round
very smooth and thick, go by "A inches
eco small size white note adhesive envelopes, per
1900 large sizs white note adhesive envelopes per
$500 letter size white adhesive envelopes, per hun
25,OCo long buff adhesive envelopes, very smooth
and thick, 81 by ga inches, per hundred
smooth and thick, for letters and circulars,
ga by sss inches. per hundred
3oce buff or white adhesive letter envelopes, very
smooth and thick, per hundred.
The must be s thshly ;summed
Each bidder mus. FUR furnish with his Proposals
sample. and but enc sample, of each article bid
Each article must be bid for, and no more than
one price named for any one article.
BIDS net fully conforming to the advertisement
The terms and cond tions of the advertisement
tract for mel and the he Of the pspar
inert win, in ali cases, Judge whether the.a!tcles
euirea by 4 he ' Contract WV s'''
By the ana at
p.iees whether the quantities exceed or tau short
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or fl m making it, and must specify price, and
tEe schedule Should any articles be required
which are not enume rated they are to be furnished
Shall see Ct to erds s III
having the contract for similar articles; and if
the contractors and the Department do not agree,
then the Department may have the article fur:
nIfhe5 eF any other person or persons VINO VIII
furnish it at price lower than that demanded by
the contractor.
Blank forms for proposals will be furnished at
the Dr. partment to persons applying for them; and
as without uniformity therein the Department
would find it difficult to make decision, none will
be taken into consideration unless substantially
TIE head of the Department will in all cases de-
eide VT .ther the ter ms of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annul
the cnntras upon shy failure to comply in a rea-
sonahle time
Boz Dis, with approved security, are to be given
by the person or persons contracting; and in
OF failure to supply the articles. the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liqpidated damaaes..
TEe contract will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder; the best bid to be determined after
careful examination for the purpose of ascertain.
If which bid will, in its practical results be most
advantageous to the Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right to
reject any bid where it is apparent that part Of
the articles ara bid for at very low and part at
very high rates. without proper regard to the
cost of each for the pose of affecting the asgre
gate Of the bids under the estimate contained in
the advertisement. W. DENNISDN,
dec l-law4w Postmaster General.