Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-08
PROPOSALS.
FOR STATIONERY,


pRoPoSALS FUN aThIloNEhf e."
Posr oFFIcz DRPARrxsSr,l
o . e . . 70 November 80, 1888. !
Sealed Proposals will be received at the Post
Once Department until the 3Oth day Of Deem
Der, 1855, at II o'clock at noon, for furnishing
the hrst day Of January, 1880. Those unaceom-
panied by satisfactory testimonials Of ability to
fulnl a contract will not be considered 30
All the articles must be OF the very bost quail
~, samples Of which, containing at least a ream
Of each kind Of paper, must accompany the bids,
and the Department reserves the right to retain
and pay for the same at the price stated In the
oder, or to return them, at Its option.
No bid will be considered where the articles
ACCOMPANYING II are not OF the kind and quality
required by the Department, and spurious arli-
cles will subject the entire bid TO reeetion,at the
pleasure Of the Department.
The subj ined list specifies, as nearly as can
now be done, the amount, quality, and descrlp-
ton Of each Of the kinds Of articles that will be
wanted:
Estimated quantity tcdntei for the year:
CLASS No. l-PAPBR.
Rem.
I. 10 Reams folio post, satin or plain An
ish, faint lined and trimmed, to
weigh not less than II pounds per
q 20 reams foolsesp, plain, machine,
faint lined, and trimmed, to weigh
not less than IL pounds per resm.
8. 10 reams foolseap, blue laid, faint
Known as dispatch or consular pa
per, TO weigh not less than l8
pounds per ream.
4. l25 reams quarto post, machine, plain
faint lined, three sides, per rean.
8. 5 reams best double cap paper, plain,
e. 10 reams note. paper, gilt per ream,
large site.
2. rcams note paper, plain, per rsan,
s. 10 realms note paper, gilt, per ream,
large sire.
.. resms note paper, plain, per ream
mall sire.
10. 100 rean' envelope paper, yellow or
bufs, per rean.
II. 20 reams blOttins paper, royal, per
ream.
L. dozen press copy books, not less
than 800 pages, per dozen.
Il. 5000 extra large sine white adhesive en-
veIopes, very smooth and thick,
9h BY ~ inches square, per hun
dred.
IA. $4,000 long bufr adhesive envelopes, very
smooth and thick, sh by so inches,
per hundred. -
IS. Is, 900 long white or buf adhesive envel-
opeS, very smooth and thick, for
letters and circulars, 50 by 3ss
inches, per hundred.
l6 8 600 white or buff adhesive envelopes,
very smooth and thick, per huu-
dred.
II. 1000 small size white note adhesive en-
velopes, per hundred.
is. 2, 600 large size white note adhesive en-
velopes, per hundred.
10. 5000 letter size white adhesive envel-
opes, per hundred.
CLASS No. 2-PtSs AND PENCILS.
81. 25 gross Perry 4 GuillOtt's best Me-
tallic Pens, per gross.
q. 10 gr.ss Metallic Pens, per gross, OF
other manufacture.
D. dozen best Gold Pens, per dozen.
o. 500 opaque Quilts, No. so, per NJ
"a. so dozen Penholders, (assorted,) per
%. Is dozen Psber's best black Lead pen
ellis, (graduAted,) per dozen.
70. 10 dozen best red and blue Lead PEN
ellis, per dozen.
CLASS No. Silk, 1SNsrANDs, WAFERs,
AND WAX.
q. IL dozen Inkstands, Kuox's or any
patent, large or small, per dozen.
IS. dozen lnkstands, cast-iron, large,
double per dozen. ,
%. 900 bottles Ink, black, Maynard 4
Noyes, in quart bottles, per bottle.
80. IS bottles Arnold's copying Ink, per
bottle.
81. 100 dozen Davids' earmiue Ink, ounce,
No. l, per dozen bottles.
50. 20 pounds Waters, common sizes, red,
per pound.
80. rs pounds Sealing Wax, best extra su-
perdne scarlet, per pound.
CLASS No. 4-CrTLBRY AND MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLES.
81 dozen Pen knives, Rodgers & Son =,
four blades, buck horn handles,
genuine, per dozen.
IS. dozen Erassrs, Rodgers 4 Sons,
ivory handles, genuine, per dozen.
80. dozen once Shears, ll-inch, per
dozen
81. 4 dozen Ofice Scissors, per dozen.
IS. % dozen Folders, ivory, 9.inch, per
dozen.
I 80. 400 dozen Red Linen Tape, assorted,
per dozen.
40. 10 dozen Silk Taste, cOlors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen.
Al. 20 dozen paper weights, assorted, per
dozen.
~. 20 pounds India Rubber, prepared, per
pound.
g. 5pounds India Rubber, unprepared,
per pound.
a. 800 quarts Black Sand, per quart.
IS 20 ounces Pounce, per ounce.
40. 400 pounds Irvine, linen, per pound.
At. 100 pounds Irvine, cotton, per pound.
IS. dozen Rulrrs, mahogany, round or
nat, per dozen.
40. 2 dozen gutta pereha Rulers round
or fat, per dozen.
80 pounds Sponge, best, per pound.
81. 10 pounds Gum Arabic, best, per pound.