The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-11

$50 pairs traee-ehains, bright straight links each
chain to be feet inches in length, and to
weigh not less than 81 pounds
SIS og-chains, each chain TO weigh 25pounds
$50 best No. 10 Whittemore cotton cards
20 eross-cut saws, feet in length
20 do do 6 feet in length
100 "single-cut' cross-eut saw files
$50 hand-saws, ofgood quality
100 hand-saw files
rs drawing knives, IL inches in length
$50 Quarters" screw-augurs, in equal proportions
of"2-inch, J" "l-inch, )" and al I-inehp
800 Quarters" "socket-chisels," in equal pro-
portions of II, and Z inch
10 planes, complete, equal proportions OF "fore
and jack"
The sum Of $1,000 is to be expended in the above
articles, and the quantity will be increased or d.
minlshed to meet that SUM As no samples will be
exhibited ofthem must be understood that they 10
be Of the best qualify.
In addition to the above and foregoing there will
be required eco northwest guns, twothirds Of which
must SO inches in length Of barrel, and
third AZ inches 10 be delivered at the place where
manufactured or in the city Of New York OF Phila-
delphia, as may be required; samples Of them are
deposited in the Office Of the Commissioner oflndian
Affairs.
There will also be required 100 Indian rifles, more
or ess; but az the department has not suitable
sample 1t is expected that each bidder will accom-
pany his bid with sample of the article he proposes
TO furnish.
The above proposals may be divided rtO five
parts, for each place OF delivery, viz:
LIST. Blankets.
ID. Dry Goods.
ments.
4th. Axes and hatehets.
5th. Northwest guns and rifles.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
eeiye the whole or any part of the contract accord
ing 10 the above SCALE the department reservng TO
itself the right TO determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
A schedule Of the articles, with samples, may be
seen at the Office ofthe Commissioner Of Indian AZ
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount Of mo-
ney be expended for each article; but the depart
ment reserves the right to increase diminish the
quantity of any of the articles named, or substitute
Others in lieu thereof
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase Of goods, will be about SS5 000 Of which
some $40 900 will be wanted on the seaboard, and
the residue in the west. Goods Of American man
ufacture, all other things being equal, will be pre-
ferred but all the samples Of blankets and cloths
hand Of foreign manufacture il will be neces-
sample of il should accompany the bid, TO enable
the department decide whether il is Of equal quail
ity with the samples to be exhibited.
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, and afix the prices in dollars and cents
at which he or they will furnish them, deliverable
in New York and 81. Louis respectively, on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of May next, assuming the
quantity Of each article specified in this adyer-
tisement, and extending the cost, making an aggre-
gate Of the whole invoice before sending il on. The
goods will be inspected at New York or ST. Louis
by an agent Of the United States, who will be ap-
pointed by the department for the purpose, and to
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with the samples exhibited, when the contract shall
be made, and with the terms Of the contract itself,
which shall contain clause that if the articles are
not furnished within the time prescribed or if they
Of insufficient quality, in the opinion Of the agent
aforesaid, and if within FIVE days after notice of such
insuffciency the party shall not furnish others in
lieu thereof of the required quality, the United
States shall be authorized to.purchsse them Of
Others and to charge any increase of price they may
be compelled to pay therefor to the, contractor, who
shall pay the said difference to the United States.
Bonds will be required, in the amount of the bids
with two good sureties, the sufficency of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or district a,,or-
Payment will be made after the contract il completed
and the delivery of the goods at New York and st.
Louis respectively, to an agent of the department
upon duplicate Invoice certified by him.
Communications to be marked, proposals for
Indian goods.n
Inc bids VIII be submitted with the following
heading and none viii be received that are not made
in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor we) propose to furnish for the service of
the Indian Department, the following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the list Of goods.)
deliverable in the city of New York, or p
Louis, on or before the - day OF
and in case of the acceptance Of his r..., - y
quantity being prescribed by the osnartmsn, Ior
we) will execute contract eccord;n9 - ,h;s ".
men, ana give sa,'sar ory security to the depart
ma d %,' ''h uays after the acceptance of this
IN, anu ~ case Of failure to enter into such con-
a"' and give such security, Cor we) will pay to
the United States the difference between the sums
hidden by me, Cor us,) and the sum which the
United States may be obliged to pay for the same
articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied
with guarantee in the following form, to be signed
by one or more responsible persons, whose suffi-
cheney must be certified by some one who is known
to the department, either personally or by his Off
cial position:
81 Tor WEI hereby guaranty that -, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
advertisement for proposals for Indian goods"
dated October i, 1886, if the contract should be
awarded to him. and enter into bond for the cxecu-
ton the same within the time prescribed.
SEAL.
..... SEAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE INDIAN AFFARs,
October |, 1916.
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