Evening star., 1864-12-28
PROPOSALS..
DRoPosALs FoR STATIONERY.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

DR0PoSALs FOR srATIoNERT.
fosr orrIss nns.sTassr,s s
once % Departmsat % until the slst day of December,
a. fer Sta
By ,ssf.etor, te.monials Of ability se fual
article. M mot ss Sc 81 tie very best quality.
.aIps, y at sat ss
pay for the same st the price stated in the oaer'
No bid viii. be considered where the articles &C
compsryi1E it Are not of the kind ana 9aam.y Re,
pleasure of the Department. "
each is Of the kiads Of artess that Will be wanted
Estimated quantity for the year.
ls resms foIi9 post, satin or plain finish s faint faint
40 reams foolscap plain. machine, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL pounds per
10 reans foolscap, blue laid, faint lined. garden
pattern, commonly known as despatch or
consular paper, to weigh not less than l6
pounds per ream
R6 reams quar- to post, machine, plain, faint lined
8 reams best double cap paper. plain, per ream
10 creams note paper, gilt per resn. large size
bresms no'e paper, plain, per ream, large size
70 resms note paper gilt, per ream small % size
loo reams envelope paper, yellow aud buff, royal,
ream
90 reams plotting paper, royal, per ream
rs gross Perry Gillotts best metallic pens. per
40 gross metallic pens of other manufactures. per
gross large barrel pen handles. rosewood, per
2eross small barrel pen handles, rosewood PER
6 gross steel tipped pen handles. per gross
oPsp fb@s bsss st ia ReE pencils
u dozen Mon roe's or other manufactured, grsaua-
u dozen best red and blue pencils, per dozen
20 20 dozen foddefs ole ivf95y ~ lncs Per dozen %
10 dozen silk taste colors and widths in hanks per
20 dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen
ldozen best GOLD PEP assorted, per dozen
sdozea sap penFripes, W Redgers& Sons four blades,
dozen Once sheass II aese per dolen ao1sh
dozen offce scissors. per dozen zen,,.
dozen inkstands, east-iron large double, per doz-
2dozen inkstands, castiron large single, per doz-
200 Siasa bottes es0 Of ne bfaeR M.ynard NoSes in
quart bottles per bottle.
100 bGttlssink, red, Arnolds or equal, in pint
IS pounds sealing wax, best extra superHne, scar.
30 pounds pfn india ra bber, prepared per pound
S0Quarts black SAND, per quart
40 pounds twine, linen, per pound
100 pounds twine, cotton per pound
dozen rulers. maho gany, round or Hat, per dozen
2dozen lignumvitae, per dozen
sRtss nlss 's sns
very snSoth and thick ga by a inches
1Iooo smal! size white note adhesive envelopes, per
1900 large size white note adhesive envelopes. per
So letter Size white adhesive envelopes per hun
$4,000 long buff cd hesiye envelopes. very smooth
and th 81 by p finishes
smooth and thick, for letters and circulars.
o 81 by s Ishss per hundred atass snvso,es
smooth and thick, per hundred.
The e adhesive envelopes must be S thiekl summed
Each ID mus must furnish With his
sample. and but enc sample, OF each article bid
Each article must be bid for, and no more than
one Prlce named for any one article. ,..;.o,.
viii no fds b 70 'ns
Of ss
and Re +.
tenaesed By " the Contractor are Of the quality re-.
apHrEhes py fne contract t fur,shsd q. = ho
| ordered by the Department. and at the contract
pfises whether the quantities exceed or fall short
Each prop6sal must be signed by the individual
OF firm making it, and G must specify, price q
which are not enumerated they are to be furnished
at the lowest market prices. If the Department
shall see fit to order them from the contractor
having the contract for similar articles; and if
the contractors and the Department do not agree
then the Department may have the article fur:
nished by any other person or persons who will
furnish it at price lower than that demanded by
Blank forms for proposals will be furnished at
the Department to persona 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
agreeing herewith.
The head of the Department will in all cases de.
eide whether the ter ms of the contract have been
complied with and reserves the power to annuI
the contract upon any failure to comply in rea
sonable time.
Bonds, with approved security, are to be given
by the person persons contractin and, in case
OF failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified i'm such bond as liquidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder; the best bid to be determi ned after
careful examination for the purpose of ascer tain
in 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 bid for at very low and q part at
very high rates. without proper regard to the
cost of each for the purpose of affecting the agsre
gate of the bids under the estimate contained in
the advertisement. W. DENN1SON,
dec l-law4w Postmaster General