Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
PROPOSALS.
DBOPOsALs roe STATIONERY

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, December 4, IssS.
ot sssled Proposals VII Be received at the Pest
1850 Al Il CLOCK a nsoo. fer fayns.h,ss 81.
nonsry for this Les artment for one year ftom the
BY satisfactory teetinoniss OF ability 70 fHifIi
contract will not be considered.
samples Of which, Containing at least q Team Of
each Kind OF paper, must accom- pany the bids, and
pay for the same az tire price stated ia the osr or
return them sc ifs option
Accompanying IL are not of the Kind and quality
required by the Departing + and spurious articles
VII snbJeet ne ehtIe bid 10 rejection, at the
The subioined list specifies. as nearly as o.n
ten Of each Of the kinds of articles that viii De
KsTIaATED QUANTITY WANTED FOB TIE
YEAR.
hem CLASS No. 1.-PArER.
10 reams lelio Post satin or plsiu hniah,
, SSin, y lined shd trimmed. to weigh NOS less
2. 40 reams FoolscaP, plain ,mschipe, faint lined
ara uinmed. TO weigh NOT less than IL
5. 10 Tesn. fFooisoap; blue laid. hand made,
faint lined. garden pattern, commonly
known a. dispatch or consular paner, -
weigh not less thai 10 bounds, per r,s".
lined three sides per TeaEl
s Eeams best Double Gag Paper, plain, per
6. 10 resms Note Paper, gilt, large sire, per
7. rsams Note Pspsr, plain, large siSs, PER
s. 10 resms Note Paper, gilt, small size. .sr
3. realms Note Paper, plain, small s'ze, Per
10. lGo reams Envelope Paper, yellow or bu.T.
Toya., PEI It am.
u. creams eiott.T Paper, royal, per ream
IS. 6oextra large size white Adhesive Enve
lopes, very smooth and thick, =, By AZ
inches square, per hundred
IA. 500 long bun Adhesive Envelopes, very
smooth and tkiek,@'a Uy 80 inches, Per hua-
very smooth and thick, for letters and citeu'
q, lars, 81 by 81 inches, per hundred
s.SO a s1 or or yh b AGhsIive Envelopes very
H. l'oo small slze Snste note, Adhesive EnVe-
Is AGED large s'2e white note Adhesive Enve-
49, coo letter size white Adhesive Envelopes,
GLASS Ne. opens AND PENCILS. &C.
70. 1sIoss Perrys aud GillO:t's best Metallic
q. 40 gross Metallic Pens. of other manufacture,
SG SSsa best t GGa f Ne per per ao,in
dozen dozen ps,s sIts
ersdustei, per dozen oSsS 'A D-U r'n'''''
g. lOdOzen best Red and Blue Lead Pencils, per
dozen.
GLASS No. s.-INk, MJyEsTASDs, WATERS, AND
~. 1: dozen InEstsnds,, Knox or any patent,
large or SMALL per dozen.
70 dSzsn Inkstands, cast-iron, large, double,
90 2oj BEETLES Ink, black, Maynard Noyes', in
quart bottles, per bottle.
81 100 Sotsss DsTd Rs5 sotss
per dozen bottles.
81. 20 pounds waters, common sizes, red, per
80. 75pounds Sealing Wax, best extra, superfne,
scarlet, per pound.
CLASS No. 4-CUrLERY AND MISCELLANEOUS
"a. dozen Penknives, Rodgers L Sons. four
blades, buck-horn handles, genuine, per
IS. t3zeu Krssers, Rodgers Sons, ivory han
50. does gt.ire shears, il ,nch. per dozen.
81 o. % d Sae, y.hG Ss Scissors r dozen.
81. 400 dozen r3d Linen Taste, assorted, per
40. 10 dozen siI Tsro, cOlOrs and widths. in
II. % dozen Paper Wei hfs, assorted, per dozen
a. ~ pounds ludla Rubber, prepared, per
ls. pounds India Rubber, unprepared, per
a. deer sponge Cups.
IS. 81 gross Of india huber Bands. assorted.
II. jr0 pounds vine. cotton. per pound.
IS. 6tozen Rulsrs, Mahogany, round or fiat, per
4s. 2dozen Gutta Percha. round or la, per
80. p nnds Sponge, best, rer pound.
81. ~ pounds Gum Arabic, best, per pound.
The adhesive envelopes mus: "a thIckIy gummed
fourth q ~ inch woe round the lappeis.
EaGa BIGGER must furnish " m bis proposals
sample, and hut ony sample, Of each srtcIe bid FOR
Zach article m1st be bid for, and no more than
one price named for any one article.
IDS not fully conforming to the advertisement
ii COns1dered
The terms and conditions Of the advertisement
for Stationery are to lie incorpO in the con-
tract Tor stationery, and the head of The Gepsrt
Ineht Will IN ali cases ldge whether the articles
rendered by the contractor are of the quality re-
quired by the contract.
The stationery is to be furnished "a IL NAV be
ordered by the department, and ut the contract
prices, whether the quantities exceed or fall short
of those estimated.
Each proposal must be signed by tie in dfvidusl
or hrm making it. and must specify a price and
.rt one rTfcg, for esch and every article named
the schedule. Should any articles be required
which are not enumerated, they to be Furnished
ct the lowest market prices, il the Department
shatl see Mt to ordtT them fr ON the contractor
having the contract for smillr articles and If the
contractors and the De p8rtmens 90 not agrea then
the Department may have the articles furnished
1t at pIics lower than that demanded By the con
tractor,
Blank forms for Proposals will be furnished At
the department to persons apply wing for them and.
would ni 81 diff cult to make decision. none will
be taken iato consideration unless substantially
agreeing Herewith.
The head o. the Department, will, in all cases,
decide whether the terms OF the contract ave been
complied with, and reserves the power to anuul
the contract Hpen any failure to comply in reason
Bonds with approved security are to be given by
the person or persons contracting; aud, in of
failure to supply the articles. the contractor and
his sUreties shall be liable for the forfeiture speci-
fed in such bonds as lfquidated damages.
he contract will he awarded 10 the lowest and
best bidder; the best bid TO be determined after A
ing which bid will, in its practical results, be
most sdN anita geous to he Department.
Tire Department reserves TO itself the right to
reject any bid where ii is apparent that a part of
the icles are bid for at very low and a part at
very h gh rates without proper regard to the cost
OF each Tor the purpose Of effectng the aggregate
OF the bids under the estimate Contained In the al
vertisemt Mt. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Cc2-law4w Postmaster General.