Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-01
PROPOSALS.
pRerosALs FOR STATIONERY

fb,I tFFlCk bEHARTNENT. Dec VI. lsf6
oflce Department. until the pth day ~ January,
cry ioT this DersItHeat, ior ooe year from tue
Is, 81 fs6Iusry; lSL, Thee unaeoomes5ied 6y
tract will not he consid, red
All the ARTICLES mnst be { the very beet quality,
each kind Of paper. nssi actompsny the hids. ana
the pepartnent reserves the right 90 ret ain and
pay rsr ,he ssms o. the price stated In the offer.
No bids will be considered where the articles
required by the pepsrtmeSi' aud ,eur,ons ar
tiees will s1hJeot the entire bad to rejection, at
The sub,.ined list SPECIFIES. az nearly as can now
Re do o a.; se s; sS.up srsf, .ns ss,erstioa Of
Estimated gHarfrfy tcaafesf for ne ysaf
H.NI. Class No PAPER
!. 10 leans fohe Poet. satin or plain finish,
IAN, IAN, u lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
?. 40 resms foclscap, plain machine, faint lined
snn tLinmee, to weigh not less than Il
5. 10 Iesm. foolscsp. bIue-laId, hand m.de,
known ss Dispsteh or Consular paper TO
weigh not less than sixteen pounds, per
4. l2s resEs Qusrto Poet. machine, plain, faint
s. Streams best Double Gap psper, plain, PER
6. 10 reans Hete paper. gilt. large size. per
Z. Teams Note paper, plain, large sire, per
s. 10 rsams Note paper, gilt, small ssze,Ee
9. resns Note rsper, plain. small size. per
10. 100 resms Envelope paper, yellow or bud,
!. 20 resms ilottine paper. roy al, per ream
2 dozen press Copy Books. not less than $50
Is. $40 extra large size white adhesive EnsaI.
opes very smooth aud thick Ga BY a, in
II. a5.cOe Icing bna adhesive Envelopes. very
smooth and thick, ga ~ - inches, per
IS. 25.0r long white or bar adhesive EnveIons.
very smooth ard thick for letters and cir,
10. C0fuf or white adhesive EnVsi.pesi very
smooth and thick. per hundred
u. loo" all size Write note adhesive Enrel-
IS. 2Oo6 lsTte slze white note adhesive Enrel
10. 3,eC6 letter size bite adhesive Envelopes per
Gas. No. ,.-PENs AND PENCILS. ETC.
q. 20 eros, hefsliic Pens, Of other manufacture.
q. dozen best Cold Pens per dozen
q. B0Opsque Quilts. No. u, per N
-. 50 dozen PsBholders. assorted per dozen
IS. IS dozen sbsrs best black Lead Pencils.
IS 10 sdses ss.t red a aSnf blue Lead p.n,
dozen
Gas No. SINK, INKsTASDs, WATERS,
n. IL dozen Ini s,ards. KnoS or any p.teD, ,.roo
or small, per dozen
IS. dozen inkstanos, cast iron, large, doubIe.
20. 800 bottles Ink, black, Maynard a Moves. in
81. Is bottles Arnold Copying Ink, per bottle.
81. ice bottles psvid . osrmine lax, ouncs, No 4,
81. % pounds Waters, common sizes, red, per
50. IS pounds Sealing wax, lest extra suprane.
scarlet, per pouEd
GLASS No. 4.-CUTLERY AND MIsCELLsSE-
., so eSs ARfICLEs
blades, buck horn handles, genuine, Der
IS. 6do1.s Erssers. Rodgers Sons ivoey han.
s.. 4d0zen office shears. II inch. per dozen
81. dozen Office Scissors, per dogen
IS 20 DOZEN Folders. ivory. 9.inch. per dozen
81 400 dozen red Linen Tsps, assorted, per aozen
Il. 20 dozen Paper 1--WE weishts. assorted. per dozen
~. % pounds India ks Der, prepare d, per po1nJ
-. pounds India Rubber, unpreparei, Der
~. soqusrIs Black SAM. per quart
40. 20 eunees PDnnce, per onsoe
a.. 100 POUNDS Twine, cotton, per pound
IS. tdozen Rulers, mahogany, round or fat per
80. 2dOzes Gutta Percha. round or tat. per dozen
e.. spounds sponge, beet, per pound
Tie Adhesive Envelope must be thickly gummes
Q loprth II an inch wide aroma the Iappels
Each bidder must furnish With his proposals a
sample-snd but one sample-of each article bid
Each article met be bid for, and no more than
enc price named for any one article.
Bids not inlly eonfgrming 10 tue advertisement
Tie terms and conditions Of the Advertisement
for ststionery are To lie gorsted in thr con.
u ent vii an ali cases. Judge whether the articles
te pdersd b. the contractor OF the quality re-
ouired by the contract
Tie Stationery is to he furnished 10 may be
ordered 10y the Department, aid At the contract
prices, whether the quauti ties exceed fan short
Of those est mated.
Zach proposal must be signeI by the indi viduat
or q tm making IL, and mast spsclfy a prIee-4aE
"a IN. P,irs-ier each and every article named In
the schedule.
Should any articles he required which are not
enumerated, they 70 lie furnished q 10 ye-t
market prices, il the Department shall see mt to
order them from the coptr actor having the con.
TRACT for similar articles and III the contractors
and the DE partment DO not agree, then the De
partment may have the article Furnished BY any
other persen persons " no will furnish IL at a
price lower than thai demanded by the contractor
Blank forms Tor proposals. will be furnished at
the Department to persons srplying for them;
ment would Fl nd IL dificuit TO make q decision
will be taken into consider alton n an
sfantisllN agreeing herewith.
The head OF the Depsrtne at will. in eli cases.
complied with and reserves the power to annul
the contract upon Any failure 10 comply In . rea-
sonable time.
Bonds, With approved security, are to be given
BY the person persons contracting: and. in case
oil failure 10 supply the articles, the contractor
specifee In such bond as liquidsted damages.
Tie contract will be awarded TO the 10 west and
best bidder; the best bid TO he determined after A
careful Ell animation for the pur pose Of ascertain
90 vsnteeeous to the Department
The DepAI tment reserves to itself the right TO
reject any bid whore IL IL apparest that part Of
the articles are bid Tor at very Low aud . part at
very high rates, without proper regard 70 the
OF each for the purpose a efecttng the aggregate
vertisenent. ALEX W. RANDALL,
lAl -lAW4s Postmaster General