The national Republican., 1867-12-05
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

fOsr OffiCE DEPARTMENT,
December &, 1877.
sracd proposals will be received at the Post onee
o'eisE, al noon, Tor fnTnisiInE satSnSfy fSf his
Dcparn AZ FOR year from the lst day Of February
n9nlAs Of ability 20 fulh contract will not be
Ali Of the articles must be OF the very best quslIty,
samples Of which, containing at least rea q each
SRS 81 s S ST ana pSy S for PS &
same at the price stated in the offer, or return them
No bid will be considered here the articles accom-;
pany!nE II are not Of aho Kind aud gIGlity rsqIiTsd
ect the entire bid to rejection. at the pleasure OF the
TfGE sGbSncd list specifies, as nearly as can now
be done, tie amount, duality and description Oi each
E RI f9a S ffoR THE
CLASS Nc. l-rAPER
10 rTs%s rSISSpS, .,S s,@ Gr G%9 G5@'sh
less than Il pounds, per reapi
. 20 rCHms r fo9l;eGP, plain, machine, faint, ,hn
l2pounds, per rcain.
8. 10 reams foolscap. bluo.laId, hand -madc,
faint-lined, garden pattern, commonly
knYSn :, dspa'SSh q e0Gsaar paper 70
1. l2j reams qparto post, machine, plain, faint
8. Streams best double cap paper, plain, per
G. 10 rcams note paper, gilt, large size. per
7, 5rcams note paper. plain. large size, per
8. 10 reams note paper, gilt, small size, per
o. reams note parer, plain, small siIe' per
10. 100 reams envelope paper, yellow or buff.
H. % realms blotting paper, royal. per ream.
Il, 6dolon press copy books not less than 800
IS 1900 e,as Rssf large sSF sHaSn sS wh, adhesive gny
CPSrs. very smooth Raa ,E !6EjcT' SIby X
" Ssa "a aSNft'i SS S"s.1RS !:'S iHSSa SSS
Is $500 long white Or buff adhesive Gayelopcs,
Circular, SA by w inches, per hundred.
H. oo saIl Size %hto fS note pVl adRosYS cavcope
:. ~, per per hundred red. o,o o,,o.,vo orvo,ono.
10. s,ooo lc!tcr;siiS white adhesive envelopes. per
CLASS No, S-PESs AND PExcrLs. &c. u-
%. IS gross Perry's and GillottS best metallic
81. 20 gross metallic pens. OF othOr manufacture.
%. dozen H' Hsi best gold pens. per dozen
pfSS Ss bScR Tea lead pcnc
o. lodoscS best red "a and blue lead pencils. per
CLASS Eo $sx !SHTAsP: wAgrrs ~ ssy pS;.s
2s. 4doIeR inkstands, eAst-!ron, large, double
%. 80 bottles INK, black. Maynard 4 Noycs'. in
20. % bottles s Arnold % 5 co copying ink, per boMe.
81. 10 bottle; payds sariiinc ink ounce No l.
81 % pounds, wafcrs, common sizes, rcd, per
g. IS pounds sealing way. best extra, supcrnnC.
CLASS No 'G'i I"GrilEEEnE E xsS MrsorlLAsrOr" ARrr,
Srh RSsSTs ssS@ss sn SgI
49, G dozen SI crascrs. Rodgers, & Sons, ivory
ST. 4doaSn aSaGa;; once sEb%ai ssbear" iinSS per dozen
8. dozen once scissors Pcr dShcn nsr ,o,cr
d SdSIS@ :ilE tSSPS SPSsn eSIor' and widths ii
A. % doIca paper weight, assorted, per dozen.
| 4? DpOunds India rubber, prepared, per pound
B 5pounds India rubber, unpr'rarcd' pei
a. 40 quarts mEfsIblk black sand. per quart
& 40 pounds iwinc, linen, per pound.
| III 100 pound lwinc, cotton, per pound,
Is 6dolcn rulers, mahogany, round or fiat, p"
40. 2dofcn SCa'T gu,ra pcrchO round or nat. pc
40 5ponnds sponge, best, per pound.
81 10 pounds gum arabic, best, per pound.
The adhesive caySOPS mG;i b. oGnH 54SslY S"""'"
pie. and but one sample Of each article bid for.
Each article must be bid for, and no more than On
Bids not fully conforming to the advertisement will
The terms and conditions Of the advertisement 70
are g be hSS I s m eS VIII
all cases Judge whether tho articles rendered by I'll
contractor arc Of the quality required by tho con
The stationery is to bC Furnished as it. may be OI
dered by the Department and At the contract prices
whether the quantities exceed or ial short ot tho'
Each proposal must be signed by tho indiv dual @
Arm max ing II, and must specify price, ana 6ut on
price for and every article named In the schedule
Should any articles be required which are not emu
mcrnod they are TO be furnished 1t the lowest ma
kot prices II the Department shall see hl 10 ordt
thc from the contractor having the contract Tor sim
lar articles; aud II tho contractors aud the Depar
mcn do not agree, then the Department may have q
article furnished by any Qthor person or persons WI
will furnish II 1T price lower than that demandc
by the contractor -, .,,,.. 4,
, Department to persons applying for themi aud,
without uniformity therein tho Department wGul
hud 1t difficult to make decision, none VIII be take
into consideration unless substantially hgrccln
herewith. ,
The head Of the Department will, In all cases, d.
eide whether the terms Of the contract have beeh con
piled with, aud reserves the power to annul the COZ
tract upon any failure to comply In rchhpnhDie lll
Bonds with approved security, are TO be gwen
the person persons COntractngi aud III case ol hl
10 supply the articles the contractor and ms SUR
ties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified IN SUE
bond as liquidated damages. .
The contract viii be awarded to the lowest anu be
, biddcri the best bid to be determined after caTcf
examination for the purpose OF AsCeTtAlhlng Whlch
Will, in its practical results be most hdvahtageo'
| TO the Department. " ,,
The Department reserves to Itself the right to Teic
any bid where IL apparent that part Of the articl
bid for at very low and part at very high rate
without proper regard tO the cost OF each, for the p
pose Of eifectng tho aggregate of the bids under Il
4 | estimate contained in tho alycrtscmcnt. w
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
dc5.thGt Postmaster General.