The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.


BIDS FOR SUPPLIES.
The bids for furnishing supplies were
simply opened and referred to the sup
ply committee. They will be reported
on at the next meeting. The bids are
for furnishing $4,000 pencil pads, 100
reams of foolscap paper and letter
heads, 80 reams of commercial note
Iaper, 300 gross of crayons 80 dozen
erasers, 12O gallons of ink 600 gross of
each of the several kinds of pens emu
mcrated, excepting the mercantile and
cabinet Of which 20 gross each are re-
quired, dozen thermometers, Is dozen
pointers, 25 boxes of rubber bands, fif-
teen dozen feather busters, 200 pack
ages of envelopes. The bidders and
| their prices are appended:
Reynolds Bros.-Pads, s4O375: foolscap,
| sS4; letter heads, $50, commercial note,
$3.50: crayon, S1S.l5 erasers, $3.50;
| Barnes school nix, S39 so; Gillotts pens,
No. Coz, $27S.5i Gillott's vertical, No 1O46
S26O.S6; Esterbrook's No. 12S. S20O40; Es-
| terbrook's vertical, No. $40, $780, .40; Eagle,
| No. 1870 or No. 4l0, $3.50; Eagle vertical,
J $3.50; ,nvelopes, 81; thermometers, 81;
| pointers. $780, rubber bands, $2.25; dust
ers, S25O5; Eagle pencils, No 14O, $685.
/
S34O; Eagle Mercantile, $780, Dixon's cab
! met, $39.
" In addition to these articles mentioned
In the advertisement, Reynolds Bros
made the following proposals: Dixon
pencils. No. POS, 1895; pads 6x9, 100 sheets
| to pad, 4O-lb. paper with cover. 1882. .35 (;
Eagle pens, No. 40, $156; Waltham yellow
| enamel crayon, $2l.45.
H.. II. Beidleman-Pads, 1856 25; fools
| cap, $1lO; letter heads, Sl10 commercial
note, 1888; crayon, So. so; erasers, SIS; Cart
er's Stafford's or Barnes ink, $47.5S; Gill
lofts pens, No. 604. 1898; Gillotts vertical,
No 1O46, S271; Esterbrook's vertical, No.
| $40, $500; Eagle, No 120 No. 100 or No. 4l0.
| $3.50; Eagle vertical, 5000; envelopes, Sass;
thermometers $3.50; pointers, $3.50; rub
Der bands, 1915; busters, S112.5O Eagle
pencils, No. 140, S26975; No. $50 or Dixon's
| Artisan, No. 27l, S3l9.50: Eagle Mercan-
tile, or Dixons cabinet S9l9.5O.
M. Norton--Pads, 1920; foolscap $S750;
letter heads, $3.50; commercial note, $3.50;
crayon, $3.50; erasers, $l4; Carters school
ink, $3.50; Stafford's school ink or Da-
vid's ink, $3.50; Eagle pens, No 10, $3.50;
| Gllotts pens, No. 604, 1906; Esterbrook' S
| No. 12S, $2l6: Esterbrook's No. $40, S2l6;
Eagle, No. 100 or No 41O, $24O; Eagle ver-
| tical, $240; envelopes, $3.50: thermometers,
$40; pointers, $1050; rubber bands, $3.75
busters, s33.75; Eagle pencils. No. 14O 1925
No. 15O sSS5; Dixon's Artisan, $3.50; Eagle
| Mercantlle, VA; DlXonS CABINET, S4O; DIX
on's Artisan, No 26S. $3.50
Peters, York a. Co.-Pads, $685. S34O Il
and $3.50; foolscap, $SS; letter heads, $SS
commercial note, $27: crayon, 1922 so; eras-
ers, $l3; Carter's school ink, S41.75; Gil
lofts pens, No. 604, s2S7; Gllott's vertical
No. 1046 $26750; Esterbrooks, No. 12S
1920 so; Esterbrook's vertical, No. $40, 1929.
SO; Eagle. No. 10, sl675O; No. 1870, S2lO; No
41O s210 Eagle vertical, S210; envelopes
1915; thermometers, $3.50; pointers, s105
rubber bands, $2.SS; busters. s21 Eagle
pencils, No. 140, $500: No. 150 $780, Dixon's
Artisan, No. 271. $349; Eagle Mercantile
$3.50; DiXon's Cabinet, S395O.
| John Grant-Dusters, 1915 per doz
! II. e. Price-Pads, $425; foolscap, S75
letter heads, s75; commercial note, s22 so
erasers, $3.50; Gillotts pens. No. 1896 IS
Esterbrook's No. 1913. 81; envelopes 81
pointers $40; busters, $40: Dixon's Arti
san pencils, 1880.
]. II. Dreher-Feather busters, No 10
S2.25; No ~, $3.50; No. a. 50; No. 16, 49, 30
+. p. Brown & Co.-Dusters $3.50
| Howley Bros.-Thermometers, 81. .46 tC
$1.s1 per dozen.
| j. A. Scranton & Son-Pads, $780,
NJ. j. Geary, Wilkes -Barre-Pads, SIG Z:
and $3.50 per thousand.
Beidleman did not specify Fabyar
mills paper as called for, and Price
said it was impossible to procure i
as certain firm had a monopoly OF
it.