The national Republican., 1867-01-02
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DRoPosALs FOR STATIONERY.

phOi Oohbo rOh DGAI1ONEh1.
Posr oTSrcs DBpAsrxEST,l
sp.Irn ppopos,,s peeembsr 81, 1859.
oes Department until the soth dsy Of Janusry, 1887
IL o'clock at noon for furnishing Stationery Tor this
Department for one year from the i day Of February
1887! Those unaoeompsnied by satisfactory testlmo.
mails OF ability TO fulnl contract will not be consld-
All the articles mus, bc Of the very bes, ana ty sam
pies Of which, containing at least resn Of each hind
Of paper, must accompany the bids aud the Department
reserves The right to retsn and pay for the the
price stated 10 the offer, or return them, at its option
No bid will be considered whore the articles accom-.
Ran{ng i are not q the kind and quality required BY
the department and spurious articles will subject the
entire bid to rejection, at the pleasure Of the Depart
done qusy sss pios sta n sss .ssh 3; Si
ihs ..rs ki9ds q aIiIels. % that will be wanted,
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10 ream, tOlio. post, satin or plain apish, faint.
lined aud trimmed, to weigh not less thau
IL pounds, per rsam.
70 rssms foOlsesP, plain, machine, faIn'.lined
snd Trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
s. 10 resms foolscap, bue.laid hand. made. faint.
lined garden pattern commonly known as
despatch or consular paper, to weigh not
less than le pounds, per ream.
l2' rssm, quart, post, machine, plain, faint
lined three sides, per rsam.
Streams best double cap paper, plsis, per
O. 10 rsams note paper, gilt, large sire, per resm
l. dreams note paper, plain, large size, Per rsam.
10 reams note paper, gilt, small sire, per rssm
O. g reams note paper, plain, small sire, per rsam.
TO- 100 reams envelope paper yellow or bun, royal,
H. % rssms blOttiug paper, royal, por rs.m.
H. doIen press copy books, not less. than so
Is 200 extra large siIs white adhesive envelopes,
very smosth and thick, sIf by ~ inehss
square, per hundred.
1900 long sSs .SI. adh.',' ~ sIny.Sp. very .nCo
TO- -, OOO long white OF bun adhesive envelopes, very
smooth and thick, for letters and elroulars
l6. S,C00 buff or white adhesive envelopes very
smooth and thick, per hundred
per hundred.
IS 1000 large size white note adhesive envelopes,
per hundred.
49, 5000 ls,,.r;.iis white sdhs.iv. envelopes, per
Glass No. a-PEss ASa PENCILS, &c.
% % gross Perry's and GllOtt's best metallic
81. 20 gross metallic pens. Of other manufacture,
a dozen best gold pens, per se,.u.
% 900 opaque qulIs, No. 50. per NJ
q 50 dozen penhOldsrs, assorted, per dOIsn.
S S dozen fabsI's bss, black lead pencils, grAdu-
30 10 dozen best red and blue lead pencils, per
dozen.
Glass No; 9-ISx, ISKsrASDs. wAPERs, AND WAX.
81 l2 doren inkstAnds, Knox or any PItsnt, large
2s. dozen inistInd', cast.lrOn, large, double,
%. 200 bottles ink, black, Maynard L NOyss', in
quart bottles, per bottle
81. 100 bottles David's esrmlne inE, ounce, No. l.
per dozen bottles.
80. 20 pounds waters, common sizes, red, per
IS. rs pounds sealing wax, best extra superans,
Gas. No. oS4iSRsT et5l. Rs pSsSSa ssS
81. dozen Penkniyes, Rodgers 4 Sons. four
blades, buek-h handles, genuine, per
IS. 6doIsn srascrs, Rodgers 4 Son e, ivory han.
dies, genuine, per dozen.
80. 4doren once shears, ll.ineh, per dozen.
~. dozen once scissors, per dozen.
80. 400 ydossn red linen taps, sasrtsd, per dorsn.
49, 10 dozen .ilt TASTE eOor' and widths, in hanks
~. 20 dozen paper weights, assorted, per dozen.
PS1ad Sss. R51IsI:G RI%sS pound
a. 800 quarts black sand, per quart.
.e0 SSass: SSasS. PSTiass PP%ias ssp Psf pound
u. 100 pounds twins, cotton, per pound.
IS. dozen rulers, mahogany. round or fat, per
49, 2doIsn guits rsreha, round or fat, per do,sp
50. pounds sponge, best per POuad.
The sdhssiSs sassiops must be- b. tSisfly sSmm.d
fourth Of an inch wide found the lappels.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposals sam
pie, and but one sample, Of each article bid for
Each article must be bid for, and no more than one
phss Rss sn%eS an. SI1r iTT any one .rSss S ,h a iii
The terms aud conditions Of the Advertisement for
stationery are to be Incorporated in the contract for sta
ionery, and the head Of the department wll ip all
cases. Judge whether the articles rendered by the
trhctor are OF Quhlly Dy tue contract,
The stationery to be furnished may be ordered
by the Department and at the contract prices whether
the quantities exceed fall short Of those estimated
nrm making IL, and must specify price, aud but one
price for each and eyory Article named In the schedule
should any articles be required which are not enums
rated they are to be furnished At the lowest market
prices, the Department. shall d to order them
from the contractor having the contract for similar Ar
elas and the contractors and the Department do not
agree, then the Department may have the article fur
nished by any other person persons who will furnish
It at price lower than that demanded By the con
tractor.
Blank e rms for proposals will be furnished at the
Department to persons applying for them and with
out uniformity therein the Department would Ind II
diicult to make . deosion, mono will be taken into
consideration unless substantially agreeing herewith
The head Of the Department Will In all cases, decide
whether the terms Of the contrt have been compiled
with, and reserves the power Annul tho contract
upon any failure TO comply In . reasonable time.
Bonds with approved security are to be given by the
person persons contracting and In case OF failure to
supply the articles the contractor and his sureties
shall be liable for the forfeiture specified In such bond
as liquidatsd damages.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder the best bid be after careful
animation for the purpose OF ascerAining which bid
will in Its practical results be most advantageous to
the Department
The Department reserves to Itself the right to reject
any bid whore It 10 apparent that part Of the articles
bid for at very low and part at very high rates,
without proper regard to the cost Of each for the
pose Of sfsetinE the aggregate Of the bids under the
estimate contained in the Advertisement
ALEX. W. RANDALL,