Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-01
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, .
NnuanhaR M 1874


1884 at y o'clock at noon, for furnishing Station.
cry for this Department for one year from the
nrst day Of January, 1865. Those unsocompanied
contract will not be considered.
All the articles must be Of the very best quality,
lamples Of which, containing at least q resm OF
each kind OF paper, must accompany the bids,
aud the Department reserves the right to retain
and pay for the same at the price stated In tho
offer, or to return them, at Its option.
&C mpAnylng II are not Of the kind and quality re-
CURED by the Department, and spurious articles
viii subject the entire bid to rijsction, at the
The subjoined list specifies, as nearly As can new
each oftho kinds Of articles that will be wanted.
E,timaicd quantity for ne year.
10 reams folio post, satin or plain finish, faint
lined and trimmed, TO weigh not less
than II pounds per ream.
40 do foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
pounds per ream.
10 do foolscap, blue laid, faint lined, garden
pattern, commonly known a. des-
patch or consular paper, to weigh
not less than 10 pounds per ream.
1875 do quArto post, machine, plain, faint
lined, three slices, per ream
do best double cappsper, plain, per resm.
10 do note paper, gilt, per ream, large size.
do note paper, plain, per ream, large size
10 do note paper, gilt, per resm, smaIl size.
do note paper, plato, per r. am, sm all size.
100 Go envelope paper, yellow and buff, royal
per TeAms
% do hloiting paper, royal, per ream.
25srOIS Perry a GIllottS best metallic pens,
per gross.
40 10 metallic pens, of other manufactures,
per gross.
do large barrel pen handles, rosewood,
. do small barrel pen handles, rosewood,
per gross,
do steel tipped pen handles, per gross.
500 opaque quilts, No. so, per M.
% dozen FSOer's best black lead pencils, grad
Nad
IS DO Monroe's or other manufactured, grad
uAted, per dozen.
DO S Ss. red And blue pencils per dozen.
400 do red linen tape, assorted, do
10 do silk taste, eolors and widths, in hanks,
per dozen.
20 DO paper Io TSS;I I assorted, per dozen.
do erssers, Rodgers Sons, ivory or; hand .
les, genuine, per dozen.
dn penknives, Rodgers & Sons, four
blades, buck.horn handles, genuine,
per dozen.
do otfiee shears, II inches, per dozen.
do office scissors, per dozen.
i2 do inkstands, Draper's patent movable
tops, per dozen.
DO iukstardI, cist-iron, large double, per
dozen.
90 do Inkstands, cast-iron, single per dozen.
900 bottles of Ink, black, Maynard & Noyes, in
rs do inE, Cooper / Philips, or equal, per
quart bottle.
100 do ink, red, Arnolds, or equal, in 4 pint
rs pounds EeslIng wax, beat extra supsrane,
scarlet, per pound.
20 60 90 India 55SSSor' prepared, per pC%nd
800 quarts black sand, per quart,
tSo pounds %a tw1Ine' Linen Linen, per pound.
edozen rul ,rs, mahcgsny, round or nat, per
do lignumvitm, per dozen.
6poundS sponge, best, per pound.
10 90 gum arabic, best, do.
5000 eXt;a large size white adhesive envelopes,
very smooth and thick, 9k by ~
inches square, per hundred.
900 small size white note adhesive envelopes,per
1000 large white note adhesive envelopes, per
hundred.
5000 letter size white adhesive envelopes, per
5000 long buff adhesive envelopes, very smooth
and thick, oh by so inches, per
5000 long white or buir adhesive envelopes. very
smooth and thick, for letter and
circulars, sS by az inches, per
5000 bun or white adhesive letter envelopes, very
smooth and thick, per hundred.
The adhesive envelopes must be thickly gummed,
fourth OF an inch wide round the lappels
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals a
sample, and but one sample OF each article bid for
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 Advertisement,
for stationery are to be Incorporated 10 the con-
tract for stationery and the head Of the Depart
mcnt will In oil cases, judge whether the articles
rendered by the contractor are of the quality re-
quiz ed by the contract
The stationery Ia to be furnished as II may b
ordered by the department, AMI at the contract
prices whether the quantities exceed or fall short
Of those estimated.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making It, and must specify price, and
but one price, for each and every article named In
the schedule. Should any articles be required
which are not enumerated, they are to be furnished
at the lowest market priees, II the Department
shall see ut to order them from the contractor
having the contract for similar articles; and II the
contractors and the department do not agres, then
the Department may have the article furnished by
any other Ierion or persons who Will furnish II al
a price lower than that demanded by the contrso
tor.
Blank forms for proposals will be furnished Al
the Department to persons applying for them
And, as without uniformity therein the Depart
ment would find IL difficult to make . decision
none will be taken into consideration unlers sub
stsntially agreeing herewith.
The head OF the Department will In all cases de-
eide whether the terms OF the contract have been
complied with, and reserves the power TO annu
the contract upon any failure to comply in rea
sonAble time.
by the perIOn persons oOntraotingi and, In CASE
OF failure To supply the articles, the contractor
ADD his suretles shall be liable for the forfeiture
specified in such bond as liQuidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest ant
beat bidder; the best bid to be Determined after
careful eNamlDation for the purpose OF ascertain
ing which bid VIII In Its practical results, be mos
| advantageous to the Department,
The Department reserves to itself the right Il
reject any bid where 1t 10 apparent that a part
the articles are bid for At very low and part a
very high rates, without proner regard to the COS
OF each for the purpose OF efiectipg the Aggregate
OF The bids under the estimate contained in TIT
| AdveJ tiBement. W, DENNIsoS,
dellSwSw Postmaster General.
9 URGEON GENERALS OFFICE,
ID WAsHISdToH, November 20, 1864.
NOTICE.-Medical officers OF not less than tw
| years. service, who have been honorably dit
charged and desire to receive appointments a
| SURGEONS or ASSISTANT SURGEONS In tn
| United States Army Corps now being organized a
Washington, are invited to forward their Applioa
lions, tea Imonias, and evidence OF service 10 tn
| surgeon General without delay.
| J. X. BARNES,
no3O- Surgeon General.
TT A r s A N d r U II
| III For Gents, Youths and Boys, Ladies, MlIIe
| and Children, n eVefy variety,