Evening star., 1864-12-12
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

Sealed Proposals will be received at the Post
0ffice pepartmeat until the slst day of Decem bsr
tonery for this DEPARTMENT for one yea r, from the
first day OF January: 1856. Those unaccomp panied
contract will not be considered
All ARTICLES must be OF the very best quality.
each kind of paper. must accompaa the bids and
the Sepa5sment reserves re- the right to retain and
or to return them lat its option 0'''''
No BID Will be conside red where the articles &C
and in sp1Pioaa aA1ty artices Ie
will subject the entire bid to rejection at the
The sutioined list specifies. as nearly as can now
be done: tne amount, quality, and descri ption of
ENimosed quantity for the year,
Ia reams folio port, satin or plain finish fai Mt
lined and trimmed, to veishl OF less than
POUNDS peHream
4O reams foolscap. plain machine, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than Il pounds per
10 reans foolscap, blue laid, faint lined. earss,
pattern, commonly known az despatch or
consular onDds r.. paper. to weigh net less than Is
lS reams qua, to post, machine, plain faint lined
. "a, three ss :, sides, per ream
ioreams note psper cit. per ieam large 2sa ffa@ sas
creams note paper, plain, per ream, large size
Paper, PAPER yellow and Sa '17s roya,
20 20 sesns S1a., psotti9s PsRsr roys
40 gross metallic pens, of other manufactures, psr
2gross large barrel pen handles, rosewood, psr
gross small barrel pen handles. rosewood, psr
sros. steel TIPPED Il pen handles, per gross
s5 dozen Fabers best black lead pencils, graduated
25 dozen Mon roe's or other manufactured, sradua.
% % dozen ssst red and blue pencils, per dozen
20 dozen folders, ivory, inch, per dozen
% dozen silk taste eoors and widths nHa hanks, Do,
20 dozen paper Weights. asserted, per dozen
dozen best gold pens, assorted, per dozen
8dozen psnkniTes, Rod gers & sous, four blades,
dozen ONCE shears. II inches, per dozen
T. dosen pss
dozen inkstands, cast-ron, large double per doz.
2dozen inkstands, eastiron, large single, per doz
30 bottles q nE black, @aynard Ret NoSss aSssn in
quart sottIss. per bottle
quart bottle n'''''' of equal PEI
10" bottle, red Atr'nolds equal, in 4 pint
IS pounds sealing wax, best extra super6ne, scar.
90 pounds I'm in@Ris rs eber, prepared, per pound
pounds India rubber, unprepared, per pound
30quarts black Eand per quart
Il pounds twine, linen, per pound
100 pounds twine, cotton. per pound
dozen rulers. mahogany. round or fat per dozen
2dozen lignumvitae, per dozen
5pounds sponge, best, per pound
IGpound,s 1,s. gum asaSo best per Pound
very smooth and thick, 90 by "a inches
1000 small size white note adhesive envelopes per
1000 large size white note adhesive envelopes. Per
$500 letter size white adhesive envelopes, per hun.
IS ,oCO long buff adhesive envelopes. very smooth
and thick. 90 by 3>s inches, per hundred
smooth and thick, for letters and circulars,
81 by 50 i.shes per hu1dsed irvso,s
smooth and thick, per hundred.
fSuIth Of an inch wide Topnd fhe s aDDes
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 not fully conforming to the advertisement
The terms and conditions of the adyer tisement
for stationery are to be incorporated in the con-
ment win in all cases, Judge whether the articles
tenae;ed by the contractor are of the quality re-
The statiosery is to be furnished as it may be
ordered by the Department, and at the contract
pfiSss whsther the quantities exceed or fall short
Each proposal must be signed BY, the individual
~ p1ies, for each and every article named in
TIE schedule Should any M articles be REQUIRED
shall see fit to order them from the contractor
having the contract for similar articles; snd if
the contractors aud the Department do not agree.
then the Department may have the article fur;
nished by any other person or persons who will
furnish II at price lower than that demanded by
the contractor.
Blank forms for proposals will be furnished at
the Department to sons 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 wh ether the terms of the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power to annul
the contract upon any failure to comply in q rea-
sonable time
Bonds, with approved security. are to be given
by the person or persons contracting; and in case
OF failure to supply the articles, the contractor
and his suretes shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liq uid ated damages
TIE contract will be award ed to the lowest and
best bidder; the best bid to be determined after
careful examination for the purpose Of ascertain
ing which bid will in its pra stica results be most
advantageous to the Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right to
reject any bid where 1t is apparent that part of
the articles arc bid Tor at very low and part at
very high rates: without proper regard to the
cost of each for the purpose of affecting the aggre
gate of the bids under the estimate contained in
the adverti semeht. W. DENNIS0N,
dec llaw4w Postmaster General.
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