Daily national Republican., 1864-12-09
FOR STATIONERY.
Posr olr,cr DrrAn1srsr, ,

pRoPosALs FOR srATioNEkf.
..Hl Posr oYricr DEPARTMENT, I,
..HH... r...... HH. November %, 1884 4 .
Sealed Proposals will be received Al the Post
once department. until the stst day Of December,
1884 al ID O'Clock At noon, for furnishing station
cry for this Department for one year from tho
frst Day OF January, 1905. Those uussoompanisd
~ ,.ti.f.ssory ,ss,inoui.s q ability to fulnl
All the articles must Be Of the very be.t quality,
sample. Of which, containing At least . ream OF
n. ns 81 %q e. a' sS
apd pay for the same a. the price stated In the
otfer, or 20 return them, at its option.
cempspying il are not Of ths hind and quality re-
viii subies, the entire BID to rsjseiion, At the
The subjoinsd List specifies, ss nearly a. can new
each o. III: kinds o. sfiiss. ,isi viii Ss @snisd
E.snaisd qusniity Jor o. yea,:
lined and trimmed, to weigh notlsss
than IT pounds per ream.
70 do fooisesp, plain, maohins, faint lined
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
10 do foolscsp, blue laid, faint linet garde.
pattern, eommonly known a. des-
patch or consular paper, TO weigh
not less than 10 pounds per resm.
los do QuArto post, mashine, plain, faint
lined, three sides, per roam
do best double cap paper, plain, per resm.
10 % note paper siit, per ,esm, large siis:
10 do note paper, silt, per ream, small sire.
do note paper, plsin, per rssm, small sire.
100 do snvslops paper, yellow ndbufr, royal,
ss fsas f.sa1 sss s'y: e.. per s. p..
20 do n.Esils si s'S:: p:a. of other manufactures,
do large barrel pen handles, rosewood,
oo ,npps PER s,9,.i sssp,.i nan ,,,a,., ,o,,voOa
per gross.
g do steel tippsd pen handles, per gross.
500 opaque quills, No. %, per NJ.
9s dozen Fsber's best black lead pencils, grad
uated, per dozen.
rs do monroe,s or other manufactured, rad-
uhted, per dozen.
10 DO best red and blue pencils, per dozen.
100 do red linen tape, assorted, do
10 do ak ta,te, eolors and widths, in hanks,
50 % paper c yc;ish,., assorted, per dOI'n.
90 ef..sf.. a ReS..- Psa. sop,, ,,apv Sp; hand .
les, genuine, per dozen.
do penknives, Rodgers 4 Sons, four
BLADES, euek'hOrn handles, genuine,
do once shears, II inches, per dozen.
do once scissors, per dozen.
I, do inkssands, praper's patent movssbls
do ink,tands, e,st-iron, large double, per
80 do inistsnd., ,o....iron. single, per dozen.
800 bottles Of ink, black, Maynard a Noyes', in
quArI bottleI, per bottle.
70 do ink; Cooper gs,,;s = Philips, or equal, per
100 do ink, red, ArnoIds', or equal, in Y pin,
bottles, Per bottle
7'pound' sealing wax, best extra supsrnns,
90 lndl, rubber prepared, per pound.
500 quarts black sand, per quart
100 pounds twine, linen, per pound.
100 do do cotton do.
sdo,,n rulers, mahOgany, round or nat, per
do liknumvitn, per dozen.
spounds sponge, best, per pound.
10 do gum arabic, best, do.
goo eIta large sire white adhesive enyelopft
very smooth and thick, sk by u.
inches squ,re, per hundred.
1000 small size white note adhesive en- velopes per
1000 large sIs white note .dhe,ivo envelopes, pei
hundred.
5000 lsttsr siIs white adhesive envelopes, pei
5000 long bun adhesive envelopes, very smooth
and thick, sS BY az inches, pei
% 900 long white or bun adhesive envelopes very
smooth and thick. for letter ami
sireIi.r,, 81 by sS inches, pei
900 buf. or white adhesive letter envelopes very
smooth and thick, per hundred.
The adhesive envelopes must be thiokly gummed
fourth OF an inch wide round the lsppels.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals q
sample, and but one sample, of each article bid for
Each article must se bid for, and no more thar
one price named for any one article.
Bids not fully conforming to the adver Use mel nj
will not be considered.
The terms aud conditions OF the advertisement
for stationery are to be ipeorporatei In The con
ment WILL in all eAsos, Judge whsther the ArtieeI
rendered by the contractor are of the quality re
The stationery is 20 be furnished - Il may b,
| ordered BY the Department, and at the cnntrao
prices whether the quantities exceed or fall short
OF those estimated.
Each proposal must be signed by tho individual
or 1rm making II, and must specify price, and
bW one p'tos, for each and every article named in
whlab are not enumerated, they are to be
At the lowest market prices, II the Department
shall see nt to order them from tho contractor
having the contract for similar arteles and n the
contractors and the Department do not agres then
the Department may have the article furnish he'd by
any other penon or persons who will furnish II At
tor. r.''' ''"'' 'A 'AA' O'"'HO'u " 'n' ''h'fA0-
black forms for proposals will be furnished At
.hs pspsrsRPen; to person, spplyins for them
ment would ind It dinieult to make . decision,
none will be taken into consideration unless sub,
stAnuAlly 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 Annul
the contract upon any failure to comply in res.
Bonds, with approved security, are to be given
BY the person or persons contracting; and In case
and hts sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture
speeined In such bond A. liquidated damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and
bsst bidderi the best bid to be determined after
careful exAmipAtion for the purpose OF ascertain.
Ing which bid will In Its practoal results be most
advantageous to the Department.
The Department reserves to itself the right 70
reject any bid where It IL apparent that part OF
the articles are bid for At very low and part al
very high rates, without proner regard to the cost
OF each for the purpose OF sfeoting the aggregate
Of the bids under the estimate contained in the
advertisement. W, DENNIsOS,
del-lawtw Postmaster General
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