r.
THE REPUBLIC.
EDITED BY
A. C. BI LJL.ITT & JOHN O. SARGENT.
PUBLISHED BY
aiDEON & Co.
TERMS OF THE DAILY AND TRI WEEKLY.
For the Daily paper, per annum . . . #10 00
For the Tri-weekly, " 6 00
For three copies of the Tri-weekly . . 16 00
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY.
> Single subscription for one year ... # 2 00
^ Six copies, for one year 10 00
Sixteen copies, for one year 20 00
Twenty-five copiea, for one year, (when
ordered at one and the same time) . . 25 00
I No paper will be Bent until the money is received.
Stationery and Printing.
Department of ma Interior,
May 30,1849.
n CPIDtTU PPnPnSATi? for furninhin<r the
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THE REPUBLIC.
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DAILY.
Vol. I. . WASHINGTON: THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1849. No. 1.
' Q stationery, and for executing the printing of
Ij this Department, during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1850, will be received until 3 o'clock p. in., on
the 29th day of June next. Those unaccompanied
by satisfactory testimonials of ability to fulfil a conH
tract will not be considered.
' All the articles of stationery must be of the very
! best quality?samples of the principal articles of
which, such as paper, quills, metallic pens, lead
1 pencils, knives, ink, &c., must accompany the bids,
put up in classes as per schedule ; and the Department
reserves the right to retain such samples, and
pay for the same at the prices stated in tne offer,
or to return them, at its option. No bid will be
considered where the articles accompanying it are
not of the kind and quality required for the Department.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
1 or firm making it, and must specify a price, and but
* one price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any articles be required not
enumerated, they are to be furnished at the lowest
market prices, according to quality. Blank forms
for proposals will be furnished at the Department
j to persons applying for them; and as without uni.
I formity therein the Department would find it diffi|
cull to make a decision, none will be taken into consideration
unless substantially agreeing therewith. I
The printing must be executed with new and
perfect type, and on the best, paper used for the difV
ferent descriptions required. The paper for the
printing will be furnished by the contractor; the
L Department, or the office ordering it, to designate
the kind of paper and type, whether script or
, otherwise, ana tne number to go on a sheet, when
the matter or article will admit of more than one.
Each class will be bid for and decided upon sepa,
rately, and all other things being equal, it will be
assigned to the lowest bidder. Where more than
one class is assigned to a bidder, they may all be
embraced in one contract ; and each bidder, who
may have one or more classes assigned to him, shall
take all such classes, or forfeit his right to any portion
of the contract.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed must be of the best quality, and delivered
^ without delay when ordered, and to the satisfaction
of the head of the office for which they are required.
The Department reserves to itself the right of
ordering a greater or less auantity of each and every
article contracted for, as tne public service may require.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by
the person or persons contracting; aad in case of a
failure to supply the articles, or to perform the
work, the contractor and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such bond, as liquiI
dated damages.
The subjoined lists specify, as nearly as now can
be done, the amount, quality, and description of
each of the kinds of articles and work that will be
k wanted.
JEJp" It being impracticable to give a precise description
of the nature and quality of tne various
kinds of printing, bidders are referred to the samples
in the different offices for specimens of the general
descriptions required.
STATIONERY.
I Writing paper, made of linen, laid or wove,
white or blue.
ji Class No. 1.
76 roams folio post, satin or plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not less
: than 17 pounds per ream
4 100 do foolscap, hand-made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than 12
pounds per ream
60 do foolscap, machine, faint-lined and
Inmmwl tri weitrh not laaa that 1 )
pound* per ream
15 do foolscap, plain, haDd-made, faint- j
I lined and trimmed, to weigh not less
than IS pounds per ream
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, faint-lined
and trimmed, to weigh not leas than
12 pounds per ream
18 do foolscap, blue-laid, hand-made, faintlined,
garden pattern, commonly
known as despatch or consular paper,
to weigh not leas than 16 pounds (ter
ream
250 do quarto post, hand-made, plain, faints
luied three sides, per ream
ISO do quarto post, macnine, plain, faintuned
three sides, per ream
60 do quarto post, hand-made, plain, faintlined
four sides, per ream
10 do quarto post, machine, faint-lined four
sides, per ream
40 do quarto post French, faint-lined three
sides, per ream
15 do note (taper, gilt per ream
5 do do plain do
Class No. 2.
3 do royal paper for books
? do medium paper for books
0 do copying an do
120 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream
60 do envelope paper, flat cap, white or ,
blue, per ream
I. ^ 10 do large brown envelope, per ream
90 do blotting paper, royal, per ream
85 down patent blotting paper
20 sheets drawing paper, antiquarian, per sheet
25 do do do double elephant, per
sheet
, 50 do do do elephant, per sheet
50 do tracing do largest size, French,
per sheet
24 do drawine do royal per sheet
5,000 binders' bonrile. fii by 101 inches, iter 1000
Clam No. 3.
450 dozen card* Perry'* bent metallic pen*, per
dozen rani*
250 do card* of all other manufacture in uae,
per dozen card*
40 pro** metallic pen*, per pro**
15,000 quill*, No. 80, per thousand
10 dozen ever-pointed pencil*, ailver, per dozen
10 do ever-pointed ailver deak-nencila, with
roeewood handle*, per dozen
40 pro** of lead*, for ever-pointed pencil*, aaaorted
aire*, per pro**
75 dozen Contee'* beat black lead pencil*, praduated
100 do Monroe'*, or other manufactured do
10 do red lead pencil*, per dozen
3 do drawinp pencil*, aaaorted
Clam No. 4.
20 dozen folder*, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
600 do red linen tape, aaaorted do
60 do *ilk taate, aaaorted color* afid width*,
in hank*, per dozen
2 do pounce boxe*, of ivory, per dozen
10 do do cocoa, do
12 do nand boxe*, do do
10 do do tin do
15 do wafer *tanda, or boxe*, cocoa, per
dozen
do eraarr*, KoOgera (* Son'a, ivory handle,
per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodger* Avon's, 4 blades,
nuc.khom hand Ian, pet- dor.cn, genu,
inc
10 do penknives, Abbott1*, American, fourblade,
buckhorn handle*, per (Wan,
genuine
5 do deak-knive*, Rodger* * Son's, one
blade, ivory handle*, per dozen, genuine
6 do wafer-stamps, ivory handle*, per dozen
,
5 do wafer-etampa, lignnmvit*' handle*,
t per dozen
4 do office aheara, 11 inchea, per dozen
Cla?? No. 5.
12 dozen inkatanda, cut gin**, recently invented
fountain, movable top*, per dozen
4 do inkatanda, caat iron, large, double
2 do do do do single
4 do French pump China inkatanda
I
15 gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes's, par
gallon
600 bottles ink, black, Maynard & Noyes's, in
bottles, per ouart
10 quarts ink, red, per quart
75 bottles ink, black, Cooper & Phillips's, or equal,
per quart bottle
30 do ink, blue, Stephens's, per quart bottle
300 do ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in ^-pint
bottles, per bottle
120 do carmine ink, small size, French, or equal
500 do ink, copying, Terry's, in 1-pint bottles,
per bottle
Class No. 6.
80,000 wafers, large red, for office seals, per thousand
100 pounds wafers, common size, ret), per pound
150 do sealing-wax, best extra superfine,
scarlet, per pound
30 do sealing-wax, superfine, per pound
15 do do black, do
40 do India rubber, prepared, do
5 do do unprepared, do
300 quarts black sand, per quart
Class No 7.
150 ounces pounce, per ounce
1 dozen India ink, best, per dozen
2 do camel's hair pencils, per dozen, assorted
2 do sable pencils, per dozen, assorted
1 do Osborn's best water colors, per dozen
cakes
400 pounds twine, linen, per pound
100 do twine, cotton, ao
50,000 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow |?iper,
of the following sizes, viz: 8J by 3J inches,
per hundred
30,000 pocket envelopes, letter size
6 dozen rulers, mahogany, round or flat, per
dozen
2 dozen lignumvitae, round, per dozen
8 do elastic penholders, Alden's, per dozen
1 do tortoise shell, per dozen ,
5 pounds sponge, best, per pound
10 do gum arabic, best, do ?
PRINTING.
The printing of all kinds, including paper, which
may be required to be executed for the use of the
Department of the Interior, or any of the offices
thereof, whether the same be circulars, instructions,
warrants, forms, returns, blanks, solid matter or
not, leaded, rule work, or rule and figure work, faint
ruling or lining, and red ruling or lining, or by
whatever name, title, or description the same shall
be known to, or usually designated by, the office requiring
it, and including also folding, stitching,
pasting, <fec., on the following descriptions of paper,
to wit:
No. of thttlt.
On quarto post, 1 page on a sheet, per 100
sheets - 75,000
2 do do 30,500
3 do do 5,000
4 do do 3,000
i On foolscap, 1 do do 8,500
2 do do 60,000
3 do .do 2,200
4 do do 1,800
On folio post, 1 do do 8,600
2 do do 7,200
3 do do 2,000
4 do do 2,000
On every other description of paper, not
designated above, but to be so by the office
ordering it, whether circulars, instructions,
warrants, forms, returns, dfcc., as specified
in the first paragraph, for?
1 page on a sheet, per 100
sheets .... 2,700
2 do do 90,000
3 do do 2,100
4 do do 1,250
State the price per page for every addiI
tional page on any of the above over four
| pages, estimating at 1,000 fiages.
On parchment, to be furnished by the
Denertment, per 100 .... 65,000
ftlank forms, or any other description of printing
required broadside on any of the above paper, each
broadside to be counted as one page.
It is expressly to be understood that no extra
charge of any description will be allowed. The
prices bid for printing must cover and include all
contingencies sad extras.
The Department reserves the right to have any
description of printing, which may properly be
called "book or pamphlet work," executed by
' special contract.
The bidders for printing will accompany their
1 bids with samples or quality of the different kinds
of paper they propose to furnish.
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War Dbpartmeht,
Waihinftrm. May 17, 1849.
Qeparats proposals will b? received at this
^ Department unul 3 o'clock on the 25th day of
June next, for supplying the Stationery and executing
the Printing described in the two schedules
below. The stationery must be of the best quality,
and the prinUng executed in the beat manner
Samples of the former must accompany each bid,
and specimens of the latter will be shown to bidders
at the several bureaus, if desired.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bond, with approved sureties, for the faithful fulfilment
of his contract; and the Department will reserve
the right to order the articles at such times
and in such quantities as it may deem proper, and
to increase or diminish the auanUties below slated.
Blank forms will be furnished to bidders on application
at the Department.
I.?FOR STATIONERY.
Papers, made of linen stock.
2 reams folio post, ruled, machine-made, weighing
17 lbs s
24 reams single cap, ruled, machine-made, weighing
12 lbs
8 reams single cap, ruled, hand-made, weighing
12 lbs
6 reams quarto post, plain, hAnd-made, weighing
8} lbs
40 reams quarto post, machine made, weighing
8j lbs
200 reams quarto post, ruled, machine-made,
weighing 81 lbs
10 reams quarto post, ruled, hand-made, weighing
8} lbs
15 reams, note paper
3 do copying paper
2 do blotting paper
60 do envelope paper, buff or yellow, royal
8 do do flat cap
Pens, See.
O..JT HO
do do other metallic pen*
1QP00 quill*, No. 80
3 dozen Contee's lead pencils
80 do other kind* do
2 do ivory folder*, plain
3 do erasers, ivory nandles
1 do ivory wafer stamp*
] do cocoa sand-boxes
10 do 4-hladed knives, Rodger* A Son*
2 do 1-bladed desk knivr* do
1 do ink-stands, 2-inch cut glass
15 do Cooper A. Phillips' black ink, in quarts
5 do other kinds American ink, do
2 do French carmine ink, in ounce vials
5 do Arnold's red ink, in quarter pints
3 do copying ink
6000 wafers, large, for Department seal
25 pounds waters, common size
100 do sealing-wax, scarlet
5 do Indian rubber, prepared, in piecea
10 ouncea pounce
10 peck* black aand
10 dozen mate, aaaorted
5100 do red tape, aaaorted aizea.
II.?FOR PRINTING.
5 reama blank requmitiona.
ADJUTANT OENBBAL 'a OVriCK.
1250 Army Regiatera.
1. J\ianfhly Returru.
1000 regimental
6000 company
400 department
4500 post
200 field
400 military bureaus.
2. Muster Rolls.
500 field and staff
5000 company
400 ordnance <
1000 hospital attendants
3. Muster and Ray Rolls.
400 non-commissioned staff
4000 company
1200 company, (on half sheet)
4. Recruiting Service.
200 for general superintend est
1200 monthly returns for recruiting parties
500 monthly returns for regiments
1000 monthly returns for regimental recruiting parties
3000 tri-monthly reports
1000 muster ana descriptive rolls
1000 clothing accounts
6000 enlistments
1200 re-enlistments
1000 recruiting accounts and accounts current
500 requisitions
2000 advertisements
500 certificates for rejected recruits.
< /"> I r\ i n J-I-- re
o. vrtr/lcfui i/rarrar, i\.eg~uumuns, tlulars,
4fo jooj/.
3000 folded once, 1 printed page
1000 do 2 printed pages
1000 do 3 printed pages
4000 do 4 printed pages
Folding and stitching, when beyond one sheet.
6. Miscellaneous.
150 annual returns of casualties
400 quarterly returns of deceased soldiers
500 certificates for pension
800 certificates of disability for service
2000 discharges
200 reports of artillery practice
200 blank letters of appointment
200 blan k oaths of allegiance
200 blank letters of promotion
100 commissions for militia
100 returns for militia
2000 descriptive lists of deserters
200 sutler's appointments
1000 certificates for discharge of volunteers
1000 post fund accounts
150 applications for appointments of ordnance sergeants.
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL.
2 reams circulars
10 do letters of advice.
SUBSISTENCE BUREAU.
20 quires folio poBt, for contracts and bonds
20 do quarto post, for circulars
4 do foolscap, for do
5 do requisitions, foolscap.
PAYMASTER OEMERAL'S BUREAU.
z reams muster rous
2 do pay rolls
2 do circulars, ruled
1 do requisitions, ruled.
surgeon general's bureau.
2 reams returns of medicines, instruments, dbc.
2 do do of hospital storesgbedding, &c.
1500 copies quarterly sick reports
500 ao meteorological registers, form No. 3
125 do do do form No. 4
1 ream requisitions for medicines, instruments,
Ac.
2 reams requisitions for hospital stores, bedding,
Ac.
Engineer bureau.
4 reams cadet class reports, quarto
1 ream regulaUons relauve to admission of caJ
dels, quarto.
topographical engineers.
1 ream account current, quarto
2 reams abstracts, do
2 do vouchers, do
ordnance bureau.
2 reams circulars.
June 13?3tThdtM
Treasury Department, May, 1849.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
stationery and for executing the printing of this
Department during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1850, will be received until 3 o'clock, p. m., on the
25th day of June next. Those unaccompanied by
satisfactory testimonials of ability to fulfil a contract
will not be considered.
All the articles of stationery must be of the very
best quality?samples of the principal articles of
which, snch as paper, quills, metallic pens, lead
pencils, knives, ink, Ac., must accompany the bids,
put up in classes as per schedule ; and the Department
reserves the right to retain such samples, and
pay for the same at the prices stated in the offer, or
to return them, at its option. No bid will be considered
where the articles accompanying it are not
of the kind and quality required for the Department.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
?i mi iii ii, mm iiiubi bji i u jr n ^iiiuc, otw (fim
one price, for each and every article contained in the
schedule. Should any articles be required not enumerated,
they are to he furnished at tne lowest market
prices, according to quality. Blank forms for
proposals will lie furnished at the Department to
persons applying for them; and as without uniformity
therein the Department would find it difficult
to make a decision, none will be taken into consideration
unless substantially agreeing therewith.
The printing must be executed with new and perfect
type, and on the best poper used for the different
descriptions required. The paper for the printing
will lie furnished by the contractor; the Department,
or the office ordering it, to designate the Kind
of paper nnd type, whether script or otherwise, and
the number to go on n sheet, when the matter or
article will admit of more than one.
Kar.h class will be considered separately, and, all
other things being equal, it will be assigned to the
lowest bidder. Where more than one class is assigned
to a bidder, they may all be embraced in one
contract; and each bidder who may have one or
more classes assigned to him, shall take all such
classea, or forfeit his right to any portion of the contract.
All the articles to be. furnished and work to be
executed must be of the best quality, and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfaction
of the head of the? office for which they are required.
The Department reserves to itself the right of ordering
a greater or less quantity of each and every
article contracted for, as the public service may require.
Bonds, with approved security, to Iw given by
the person or person* contracting ; and in case of a
failure to supply the articles or to perform the work,
the contractor and his sureties shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond, as liquidated damages.
The subjoined lists specify, a# nearly as now can
be done, the amount, quality, and description of
each of the kinds of articles and work that will be
wanted.
JtlMt being impracticable to give a precise description
of the nature and quality of tne various
kinos of printing, bidders are referred to the samples
in the different offices for specimens of the general
descriptions required.
stationery.
Writing paper, made of linen, laid or wore,
white or blue.
cl*y no. i.
SO reams folio post, sntin or plain finish, faint
lined, and trimmed, to weigh not leas
than 17 pound* per ream
120 do foolscap, hand-made, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not lean than 12
pound* per ream.
55 do foolscap, machine, faint lined and
trimmed, to weigh not lea* than 12
pound* per ream
15 do foolarAp, plain, hand-made, faint lined
and (rimmed, to weigh not lea* than
12 pounds per ream {
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, fai it lined
and trimmed, to weigh not lew than
12 pounds per ream
8 do foolscap, blue laid, hand-made, faint
lined, garden pattern, coijmonly
known as despatch or consultr patyer,
to weigh not less than 16 pounds per
ream
250 do quarto post, hand-made, plun, faint
hned three sides, per ream
140 do quarto post,machine, plain, fiint linedtnree
sides, per ream ,
70 do quarto post, hand-made, plain, faint
hned four sides, per ream
12 do quarto post, machine, faint lined four
sides, per ream
40 do quarto post, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
12 do note paper, gilt, per ream
8 do do plain, do
Class No. 2.
3 do royal paper, for books
3 do medium paper, for books
50 do copying ao do
125 do envelope paper, yellow or buff, royal,
per ream "
15 do envelope pajaer, flat cap, white or blue,
per ream
1 Ha 1 urtrtJ hrnum pnvflrtnp npr rpam
^ AAV ?" bv VMI?^
30 do blotting paper, royal do
Class No. 3.
450 dozen cards Perry's best metallic pens, per
dozen cards
250 do cards of all other manufacture in use,
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens, per gross
15,000 quills, No. 80, per thousand
4,000 do No. 70, do
J dozen ever-pointed gold pencils and pens,
per dozen
4 do ever-pointed silver pencils, with gold
pens, per dozen
5 do gold pens, Brown's, or equal,per dozen
2 do silver cases for the same do
10 do ever-pointed pencils, silver do
10 do ever-pointed silver desk-pencils, with
rosewood handles, per dozen
15 gross of leads for ever-pointed pencils, assorted
sizes, per gross
75 dozen Contee's best black-lead pencils, graduated
100 do Monroe'8 or other manufactured graduated
10 do red lead pencils, per dozen
Class No. 4.
20 do folders, ivory, 9-inch, per dozen
450 do red linen tape, assorted do
60 do silk taste, assorted colors and widths,
in hanks, per dozen
2 do pounce boxes, of ivory, per dozen
10 do do cocoa do
12 do sand boxes do do
I 10 do do tin do *
15 do wafer stands, or boxes, cocoa, per
dozen
15 do erasers, Rodgers & Son's, ivory handles,
per dozen, genuine
30 do penknives, Rodgers & Son's, 4 blades,
buckhorn handles, per doz.,genuine
4 do penknives, Abbott's, American, fourblades,
buck-horn handles, per doz.
.genuine
3 do desk-knives, Rodgers 4 Son's, 1-blade,
ivory handles, per dozen, genuine
6 do wafer-stamps, ivory handles, per doz.
5 do do lignumvitae handles,per
dozen
6 do office shears, 11 inches, per dozen
6 do office scissors, per dozen
Class No. 512
do inkstands, cut-glass, recently-invented
fountain, movable tops, per dozen
2 do inkstands, cast-iron
4 do French pump China inkstands
15 gallons ink, black, Maynard & Noyes't, per
gallon
600 bottles ink, black, do do in
bottles, per quart
\6 quarts ink, red, per quart
65.bottles of ink, black, Cooper & Phillips's, or
\ equal, per quart bottle
50 qo ink, blue, Stephens's, per quart bottle
300 do ink, red, Arnold's, or equal, in J-pint
bottles, per bottle
75 do common ink, small size, French, or
equal
500 do ink, copying, Terry's, in J-pint bottles,
per bottle
Ci ??? No. 6.
10,000 wafero, large red, for Department seal, per
thousand
100 pounds wqferp, common size, red, per pound
100 do sealing-wax,heat extra superfine, scarlet,
per pound
20 do sealing-wax, superfine, per pound
15 do do black, do
25 do India rubber, prepared do
3 do do unprepared do
200 quarts black sand, per quart
Clair No. 7.
150 ounces pounce, per ounce
1 dozen India ink, beat, |>er dozen
2 do camel's hair pencils, per doz., assorted
100 pounds twine, linen, per pound
100 do twine, cotton, per pound
50,000 pocket envelopes, of white or yellow paper,
of the following sizes, viz., 8} by 3{ inches,
per hundred
8 dozen rulers, mahogany, round or flat, per
dozen
8 dozen elastic pen-holders, Alden's, per dozen
PRINTING.
The printing of all kinds, which may be required
to be executed for the use of the Treasury Department,
br any of the offices thereof, whether the
same berirculars, instructions, warrants, forms, returns,
blanks, aglid matter, or not, lead d, rule
work, or rule and figure work, faint ruling or lining,
and red ruling or lining, or by whatever name, title,
or description the same shall be known to or usually
designated by the office requiring it, and including,
also, folding, stitching, pasting, <&< , on
the following descriptions of paper, to wit:
A o. of ahrrts.
On quarto post, 1 page on a sheet, per 100
sheets .... 75,000
2 do do 90,500
3 do do 5,000
4 do do 3,000
On foolscap, 1 do do 8,500
2 do do 60,000
3 do do 2,200
4 do do 1.H00
On folio post, 1 , do do 8,600
2 do do 7,200
3 do do 2.000
4 do do 2,000
On every other description of |>aper, not
designated^above, but to lie so by the office
ordering it, whether circulars, instructions,
warrants, forms, returns, Ac., as specified
in the first paragraph, for?
1 page on a sheet, per 100 sheets, 2,700
2 do do 20,000
3 do do 2, UN)
4 do do 1,250
State the price per page for every additional
page on any of the above over four
pages, estimating at 10,000 pages.
Blank forms, or any other description of
printing required broadside on any of the
above paper, each broadside to lie counted i
as one page. <
Treasurer's weekly statement of treasury i
drafts and specie, on imperial writing paper,
per 100 sheets, ..... 200
It is expressly to be understood that no extra
charge of any description will be allowed. The i
prices bid for printing must cover and include all i
contingencies and extras.
The Department reserves the right to have any I
description of printing, which may properly be I
called "book or pamphlet work," executed by special
contract. i
The bidders for printing will accompany their I
bids with samples of quality of the different kinds
of paper they propose to furnish I
Separate proposals will also be received for print- ]
ing wju copiea of the "Annual Keceipt* and fcxpen- 11
*
dituren of the United States" for the fiscal year ending
30th June, 1849, forming about 450 pages in
one volume, including paper, printing, folding, and
stitching. The first part of the work to be printed
in the same manner as those for the fiscal year ending
30th June, 1847, to page 251, in every particular;
and the second part as those for the meal year
ending 30th June, 1844, in every particular.
June 14?3tTh&S
Navy Supplies under the Bureau of Yards
and Docks.
NXvt Agent's Office,
Memphis, Tennessee, May 30, 1849.
SBALED PROPOSALS in duplicate, for each
class separately endorsed "Proposals for supplies
for navy yards," will be received at this office
until 12 o'clock, m., on the 29th day of June next,
for furnishing and delivering at the navy yard at
Memphis, Tennessee, at such place or places as
may be directed by the commandant, free of exEense
to the Government, the materials and articles
ereinafter to be specified, viz:
Class No. 1?Bricks.
422,400 best quality paving bricks
364,100 " nard burnt do
Class No. 2.?Stone.
7r\4 rw?rr?ViA*a alrtnp fnr fVinnHntinnn in miopia fmm
6 to 18 inches thick, (lot less than 18 inches wide,
and from 2 to 4 feet long. The pieces muat be
well shaped, and may be sand or limestone, or
both.
210 perches stone in rectangular blocks, 3 to 5
feet long, 6 inches thick, and 18 inches wide.
Class No. 3.?Lumber.
120 pieces cypress or pine, 23 feet long, 3| x 12
inches
120 pieces cypress or pine, 22 feet long, 3J x 12
inches
120 pieces cypress or pine, 12 feet long, 3 J x 12
inches
1,100 pieces cypress or pine, 35 feet long, 10 x 10
for piling
1,000 pieces cypress or pine, 35 feet long, 6 x 12
for piling
200 pieces round timber for piles, 50 feet long,
12 inches diameter in the middle
300 pieces round timber for piles, 40 feet long,
12 inches diameter in the middle
500 pieces round timber for piles, 35 feet long,
12 inches diameter in the middle
20,300 feet 1 inch cypress or pine boards, for sheeting
450 feet 1J inch cypress or pine plank
50 cedar posts, 8x8 inches, 8 feet long
45 pieces cedar plank, 9 feet long, 1^x9 inches
90 pieces cedar plank, 9 feet long, 2 J x 5 "
Class No. 4.?Lime and Cement.
12,GOO bushels of unslacked lime
350 barrels of hydraulic cement
Class No. 5.?Send.
31,280 bushels of sand
Class No. 6.?Iron, Steel, and Nail*.
65 pounds bar iron, 3 inches by J inch
1,100 " " 2i ?' by j "
2,500 M " 2 " by J "
l,iau ij uy ij -
195 44 " j " by j 44
100 44 6d cut nails
200 44 8d 44
300 " lOd 44
200 44 20d 44
112 sash weights, weighing 7 pounds each
8 doz best 1} inch axle window pulleys
,12 " IJ 44 wood screws, No. 12
Class Ao. 6.?Miscellaneous.
200 pounds cast steel, 1 inch square
100 44 \ inch round iron
300 " i " 44
300 " 1 44 44
800 " 1 44 44
500 44 horse-shoe 44
Class Ao. 7.?Copper.
42 sheets of copper 30 x 60 inches, weighing 11
pounds earn
Class Ao. 8-?Paints, Oil, and Glass.
450 pounds of Spanish whiting
3,900 44 pure white lead
176 gallons of linseed oil 4
8 44 of spirits turpentine
59 pounds of litharge
O <
u Ui miupi'iuv-ii
2 boxes of window glass, 10 x 16 inches
3 " best quality crown glass, 11 x '20 inches
Clan Mb. 9.?Hardware, Miscellaneous.
IJ dozen 14 inch flat files
1 do 14 do half round files
} do 12 do flat smooth flies
| do 10 do flat smooth files
? do 12 do half round smooth files
Ido 12 do square files
do 10 do three square do
1 do 6 do do do
4 do 5 do hand-saw do
3 do 4! do do do
2 do 12 do mill-saw do
2 do 14 do do do
$ do 12 do rat-tail do
1 blacksmith's vice (solid box) weighing SO
pounds
10 pounds borax
30 do horse-shoe nails
200 do pig lead
100 do block tin
1 ream No. 2 sand [taper
1 do' No. 3 do
50 pounds white chalk
100 do glue
10 dozen mnson's lines
30 gallons lard oil
ca j . ? : ?
wf uu sj?irii pin
Clam No. 10.?Stationery, Miscellaneous.
glO reams bent quality ruled letter paper
10 " " foolscap pa^>er, ruled
2 quires Atlas drawing |>aper
500 quills, No. <^0
4 gross Iteat metallic pens
1 do7.cn pint bottles black ink
1 do7.en bottles French carmine red ink
2 pounds red se^lmg-wax
1 dozen papers blaclc sand
2 " olank books. No 9, 8vo.
] " pieces India nibber - ?
12 " black lead-pencils, assorted numbers
Clan* No. 11.?Hay, Miscellaneous
25 tons Hay
Cla*> No. 12.?Miscellaneous.
16,000 pounds of chopped rye
500 bushels of corn
500 " oats
7,000 pounds of sheaf oats
8 bushels O. A. salt
3 barrels tar, each barrel to contain 31 gallons
Clot* No 13.?Miscellaneous.
2,000 bushels of best bituminous coal.
It is to be provided in the contract, and to be dis
tinctly understood, thnl the (iovernment reserves
the right to increase or diminish the quantities of
articles contracted for to the amount of fifty per
rent., aa the wanta of the service may require; and
whether the quantities required be more or less than
those specified, the prices shall remain the same.
All the articles must he of the brst qunlily, delivered
in good order, and subject to such inspection
st the yard of delivery as the bureau may direct,
and l?e in all respects satisfactory to the command
ant thereof. For further description of materials
and samples, apply to the commandant of the navy
yard.
The deliveries of all the building materials, excepting
miscellaneous articles and piles, may be
r,nmmenred forthwith, and must be commenced
within sixty days after the date of the contract, and
be continued from time to time as, in the opinion of
ihe commandant af the yard, the wants of the service
may require, and must rtll be completed within
?ix months after said date. But no payment will
be made until July 1, 1849.
Classes headed " Mleoellnneo^lS,,, to be delivered
is required during the fiscal year. On these, the 20
per cent, retained may, at the option of the bureau,
oe paid quarterly, on the 1st of January, April,
i July, and October. When deliveries have been
| satisfactory, the balance (HO per cent.) will be paid
i by the Navy Agent, within thirty days after the
presentation of bills in triplicate, properly vouched
and approved.
A rigid adherence to the contract will be required.
Bidders, therefore, are especially cautioned not to
offer under an impression that an extension of time
will be granted or permitted.
A ppioved sureties in one-half of the amount of
the contract will lie required, and 20 per cent, as
additional security deducted from each payment,
until the contract shall have been completed or cancelled.
The sureties must sign the contract as
sureties, and make affidavit that they, in the aggregate,
are worth, over and ubove their debts and liabilities,
the full amount of the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the person or persons
making it, and his or their residence, as well
as the guarantors, n&ining the town and State, must
be distinctly stated.
Persons whose offers shall be accepted, will be
notified by letter through the post office, which notice
shall be considered sufficient: and if thev do not
enter into contract accordingly for the supplies
specified, within fifteen days from the date of notice
of the acceptance of their bid, a contract will be
made with some other person or persons, and the
guarantors to said defaulting bidder will be held responsible
for excess of price, if any, over the accepted
offer.
Form or offer.
To the Navy Agent at , I
of , in the State of , hereby off er
to furnish under your advertisement dated ,
and subject to all the requirements of the same, all
the articles embraced in class No , viz: for
(here insert the articles and prices carried out,)
amounting to, (write the aggregate in words.)
The undersigned, of , and , of
, in the State of , as guarantors,
hereby undertake that the above named will,
if his offer be accepted, enter into contract, as before
required, with the United States, within fifteen days
after the date of notice, through the post office, of
the acceptance of his bid, as before mentioned.
(Signatures.)
I certify the above named, , and ,
are known to me to be good and responsible guarantors
in this case. GEO. W. SMITH,
June 12?lawtjune29 Navy Agent.
STATIONERY, PRINTING, AND
BINDING.
Navy Department, May 28, 1849.
MEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at the Office of the Secretary of the
Mavy, until 3 o'clock, b. m., the 28th day of June
next, for furnishing all the Stauonery and executing
all the Printing and Binding thut may be required
by the Navy Department and its several Bureaus
for the year commencing the 1st of July, 1849, and
ending on the 3Uth June, 1850.
All the articles furnished, and work executed,
must be of the best quality, delivered without delay
when ordered, and to the saUsfaction of the head of
the office for which they are required. If it be required,
each bidder for stationery must furnish with
hispropos&La sample of each article bid for.
To ensure uniformity in the proposals, blank
forms will be furnished to those disposed to bid;
and no bid will be considered not fully conforming
to the advertisement, and in which each and every
article is not bid for. and m whirh more than one
price is named for any one article.
Bond, in sufficient amount, with two or more |
approved sureties for the faithful execution of the
contract, will be required of the person or persons
contracting. The authorized name or names of the
sureties that will be given, as also satisfactory testimonials
to fulfil a contract, must accompany the
bid, otherwise it will not bo considered.
The Department reserves to itself the right of
ordering a greater or less quantity ofeach and every
article contracted for, as the public service may require.
Should any article be required not enumerated in
the contract, it is to be furnished at the lowest
market price, according to its quality.
STATIONERY.
W riting Paper q/ linen stock.
3 reams folio post, blue or white, ruled, per
ream
10 reams Owen Sl Hurlbut's superior blue-laid
foolscap, weighing not less than 16 pounds
per ream, or of any other manufacture of
equal quality, per ream
10 reams Souiliworlh's extra superfine foolscap,
wove, blue or while, ruled, weighing not
less than 16 pounds per ream, or of anv other i
manufacture of equal quality, per ream
10 rednis Southworlh'a Congress extra superfine
quarto jiost paper, blue or while, ruled,
weighing not leva than 9 pounds per ream,
or of any other manufacture of equal quality,
per ream
20 reams Jeaaup'a first class quarto post, wove
or laid, blue or white, ruled, weighing 9
pounds per ream, or of any other inunulacture
of equal quality, per ream
30 reams Planter, Smith A Co's extra superfine
blue wove quarto post, ruled, weighing 0}
pounds per ream, per ream
30 reams best yellow or but! enveloping paper,
flat, per ream
10 reams best white enveloping paper, smooth
surface, flat, 20 by 25 inches, per ream
5 reams note paper, gilt-edged, per ream
20 reams copying or tissue jmper, quarto poet,
per ream
10 reams copying or tissue paper, cap, per ream
5 reams best French quarto post paper, ruled,
per ream
150 sheets beat tracing paper, 40 by 27 inches, per
sheet
3 reams blotting paper, royal, per ream
150 sheets best drawing paper, from medium to
antiquarian, per sheet
WW sheets of parchment, best prepared, 14 by Id,
per sheet
50 dozen cards Kteel pens, (the Department to
have the liberty of selecting from all the different
kinds manufactured, English or American,
in the market,) 12 on a card, per dozen
cards
100 cards Perry's pens, assorted, per card
1 gross Damascus pens, in boxes, with one
dozen holders, per gross
4 gross of any of Jos. Uillott's pens (in boxes)
the Department may select, per gross
6 cards engineer's pens, per card
4 do lithographic pens do
4 dozen quart bottles M.tynard A Noyes's black
ink, per dozen
4 dozen quart bottles Hoover's black ink, per
dozen
1 dozen quart bottles blue ink, per dozen
3 dozen quart bottles tieal London copying ink,
Arnold's or Terry's, per dozen
3 dozen gill bottles Arnold's red ink, per doz.
100 swan quills, best quality, per 100
1000 quills No. HO, opaque or clarified, per 100
100 crow or Brandt quills do
75 dozen red tape, No. 15 to No. 25, per dozen
6 do silk taste, do
4 do penknives, 4 blades, Rodgcra and Son's
best, per dozen
4 do erasers, ivory handles, in cases, Rodgcra
and Son's manufacture, per dozen
2 do pair of shears and scissors, per pair
3 do ivory folders, 9 inches per dozen
2 do Carrington's parallel rulers, do
2 do sand-boxes, cocoa wood do
2 do wafer-stands, do do
2 do pounce boxes, do do
1 do do ivory, do
2 do wafer-stamps, ivory handles, do
10 do black lead pencils, Faber's best graduated,
per dozen
4 do best American drawing pencils, graduated,
per dozen
4 do Cohen's red lead pencils, per dozen
2 do snble brushes, assorted, do
2 do ramel's hair brushes, aas'd, do
4 do cut glass inkstands, 2) inches square,
plain or pillared, per dozen
2 do sticks best India ink, per stick
30 pounds best superfine scarlet sealing-wax, per
pound
20 do second quality scarlet sealing-wax, per
pound
.-.-v. ""
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC,
NINTH HTRKET,
NEAR P EN N H V L V A III A AVENUE,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ADVERTISING:
Advertisement* will be inserted in The Republio
at tliP uauul rate* of th* other paper* published in
Washington.
A deduction will be made to thoee who advertiss
by the year.
THE TRI WEEKLY REPUBLIC
WILL BE ISSUED EVERY Jjf
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLIC
WILL HE PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
15 do best quality wafers, per pound
10 do gum arable, do
3 do pounce, do
10 do best cotton twine, do
10 do best flax twine, do
1000 large office wafers for Department seals, per
1,000
12 paper weights of brass, composition, or lead,
per weight
60 quarts black sand, in papers, per dozen papers
4 pounds India rubber, prepared, per pound
PRINTING.
31)00 copies of Navy Register, in brevier type,
about 150 pages, on folio post 8vo, mostly
rule anil figure work, with blue printed covers,
folding, stitching, and paper included,
per copy for 150 pages, and per page for the
excess over 150 pages
40 copies of Navy Register, same matter overrun
into quarto form
10 copies Navy Register, quarto form, interleaved,
faint lined, and half bound, with
spring backs and marginal indices
Circulars, paper included.
75 reams quarto post writing papei, 1, 2, 3, or 4
pages, per quire
50 reams foolscap writing paper, 1, 2, 3, or 4
pages, per quire
Blanks, Paper, faint and red lining included.
30 reams Jemi, folio post, foolscap, or quarto
post, per quire
Book-work, exclusive of paper, viz:
Composition, per 1,000 ems
Presswork per token
BINDING.
10 volume* of newspapers, daily, per yearly >
volume
10 volumes of newspapers, weekly, tri or semiweekly,
per yearly volume
50 volumes of books, 12 mo., 8vo., 4to., or folio,
full bound in calf, sheep, or Russia,per vol.
150 volumes of books, half bound in Russia, per
volume
Blank books for records, (fee., similar in form
to those now in use, which may be examined,
to be of the best linen paper, per book
200 manuscript letters, to be half-bound, as per
pattern, per volume
150 guard-books, foolscap or quarto post size,
with indices and lettered backs, per book
Faint and red lining, foolscap and quarto post,
per ream
June 14?law3w
SELLING OFF.?Being desirous of reducing our
stock of Summer goods, we have determined
from this day forward to offer all goods the demand
for which ceases with the season, without regard to
cost. Our stock is n'ow large and very complete,
find well worthy the attention of purchasers. We
name in part?
*2,000 yards French Lawns,fast colors, at 1*21 cents
3,000 do tine do do from 16 to 25
cents
1,000 do black and white French Gingham, at
l*2i '
2,000 do colored and white French Gingham, |
Troon 1 "2 j to "25
200 pieces French Berege and Grenadine, all
colors, among them several plain
green, '26 to 60
50 do plain blackandsalin-gtripcdBereges,
25 to 50
20 do checked and striped India Silks, very
cheap
10 do black Foulard Silk, a beautiful article
50 do Linen Lustres, all colors, at 25 4
30 do white, and colored embroidered Muslin,
at 37 J
150 do checked and striped Cambrics, from
121 to 25
200 do plain Cambrics and Jaconets, from
121 I
200 do Nauisook and Swiss Muslins, from
20 to 50
25 do India or Swiss Book, two yards wide,
a beautiful article for summer dresses
10,000 yards fine Prints, all colors and styles, from IJ
from 6J to 121, warranted fast, together with a large JI
assortment of Hosiery, plain open-worked and em- Ml
broidered Kid, Silk, ami Thread Gloves, Linencam- I1
brie Handk^tf-chiefs, Lace Capes, Swiss and Cambric \ I
Eilgintr an5.nserting. Thread Edging, black Silk II]
Lace, Parasols, Fans, itc., besides a great variety of II
other article* too numerous to mention. tfl
We earnestly reqinst all person* in want of Dry fc|
Good* to give us a rail before purchasing elsewhere, II
as we are confident of bring able to aave them from
tea to twenty per rent, on their bills. YERBY
It BROTHER,
No. 6 Market Space, bet. 7th and bth sts. I
June 13?Stood J
HOUSE FURNISHING WAREROOMS j
JOHN M. DONN ft BRO. have on band a general P
assortment of house furnishing good*, embrac- I
ing almost every article used in diousekeeping, I
viz: A general assortment of mahogany and painted H
furniture; among the rest?
A handsome white Chambrr Set, striped with i
blue; I
Chair* of alimnt every descriDtion; 1
Bedsteads, Beds, Mattresses and Cot*; l
Wardrobes, Wasliatand* and Clocks;
Looking Glasses, Gilt and Mahogany Frames;
Girandoles, Vases, Solar Lamps and Hall Lanterns;
Ether till Limps, and the fixture* for altering com
niOU oil lamps to bum tlic fluid;
Step Rods, Window Cornice Moulding*and Bands;
Waiters, japanned and plated;
A general aasfrtmentof cut and pressed Glassware;
China, Stone and Cro< kery Ware a good and (
general assortment; ]
Tin and Japanned Ware for chamber and kitchen
purposes;
Tuhs, Buckets, Boxes and Baskets, in great variety;
Hand Pumps, with chains attached, made in th
best manner;
Cooking I'tensils, of nearly every dearription;
Wood Horses and Saws, and Clothe* and Towel
Hon*-a;
Kukri Curriaire*, Patent Water Coolers;
Bird Cag**, &c., Itc,
Persons furnishiug will find the most extensive |
assortment of gissls at our Store, and, without reflation
upon others, as CHEAP as at any other r?la
1.Inline nt, 11< r e ,,r else* here, when all things ars
considered.
J M DONN Ik HRO ,
Next ?ha?r to Dyer's auction.
Between 10th and llth sts.. Pa. av.
June 13- Steodif
TO IVVKNTOKN.
THE SUBSCRIBERS offer their services to per
sons wishing to obtain patents in the United
States or in foreign countries, and will prepare specifications
and drawings, and lake ail necessary
steps to secure a patent.
y mm their long experience as practical mechanics,
added to a thorough knowledge of the Patent
Law and acquaintance with the itetail* connected
with the business of the Pntenl Oflk e, they trust
they will be able to give satisfaction to their employers,
both in tie1 clearness and precision of their
specifications, and in the promptness and ability
with which they transact all busine** entrusted to
them. jl
Prnrni* nuidinfr at a distance may procure all )
nn iwary information, have their business trans
acted, and obtain a patent, by writing to the aub- |
scrils-rs. without incurring the expeuae of a per- fl
sotui) nttendance at Wuahin^ton. I
Models can be aent with perfect safety by the ex I
presses. H
Kotig-h aketchea and descriptions can be aent by 1
mail. 1
For evidence of their competence and integrity, 1
they would respectfully refer to ail those for whom 9
they have transai ted business. 1
Letters must be postpaid. Office on F street, op- g
poaite the Patent (/Ace. P. H. WATSON, I
June 13? Itnw E. 8. RENWICK. j
hosiery and Glove* Jnit peeelved. t|
Uf E have this day opened a larspe and choice lot j
of Hosiery and Gloves, whi?T? will be add at I
very reducer! prices, vix : I
40 do*. AVbite Cotton Stock inj^a if
15 doc. Hlack do do
10 do*. Slab' do do if
20 doc. Men's Half Hose
l.? <"/ Misses' II do li ,
10 do*. do Openw?>rked do.
And a large aaaortrnenl of Silk. Thread, and
Cotton Gloves.
J H A A T A'lE ]
P' on av., between 10th and llth ata.
June 13?e??3t '
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