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chain to be feet inches in length, and TO
weigh not less than 81 pounds
SIS log-chains, each chain to weigh IS pounds
$50 best No. 10 Whittemore cotton cards
20 cross-cut saws, feet in length
20 do do 6 feet in length
100 "single-eut" cross-cut saw files
$50 hand-saws, Of good quality
100 hand-saw files
rs drawing-knves, IL inches in length
$50 Quarters" serew-augurs, in equal proportions
of"2-inch, "l-inch, }" and "a Inch"
800 Quarters" "socketchises," in equal pro-
portions Of Il, ! and inch
Is planes, complete, equal proportions Of "ioIe
and jack"
The sum Of $4,000 is to be expended in the above
articles, and the quantity will be increased or d.
minished TO meet that sum. As no samples will be
exhibited ofthem, must be understood thai they are 10
be Of the best quality
GUNS
In addition to the above and foregoing, there will
he required Geo northwest guns, two-thiTds OF which
must measure &c inches in length Of barrel, and one
third AZ inches; be delivered at the place where
manufactured or in the city Of New York or Phila.
dephia, may be required samples OF them are
deposited in the Office Of the Commissioner oflhdiar
Affairs.
There will also be required 100 Indian rifles, more
or less; but the department has not a suitable
sample 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 into Ave
parts, for each place OF delivery, viz
LIST. Blankets.
I'd. Dry Goods.
Sd. Hardware, TO include the agricultural imPle-
ments.
4th. Axes and hatchets.
5th. Northwe guns and rifles.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceiye the whole any part of the contract accord
I'M IN he ahove acaie he de
itself the right To determine whether the bidder Ia
competent and responsible or not.
A schedule Of the articles, with samples, may be
seen at the Office Of the Commissioner OF Indian AZ
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount OF mo-
ney TO be expended for each artcle but the depart
ment reserves the right increase or diminish the
quantity of any of the articles named substitute
others in lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money TO be applied to the
purchase Of goods, will be about SIS, 900; OF which
some $4,000 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-
fened but as all the samples Of blankets and cloths
on hand Of foreign manufacture, It will be neces
sary, when a domestic article is bid for, that the
sample Of it should accompany the bid, TO enable
the department decide whether ID 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 they will furnish them, deliverable
in New York and ST. Louis respectively, on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of May next, assuming the
quantity Of each article as specified In this adver-
tisement, and extending the cost making an aggre-
gate Of the whole invoice before sending 1t on. The
goods will be inspected at New York or ST. Louis
by an agent Of the United States, who will be alp
pointed by the department for the purpose, and 10
ascertain the conformity OF the articles purchased
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
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
irsuffciency the party shall not furnish others in
lieu thereof, of the required quality, the United
States shall be authorized to purchase 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 suflciency of whom to
be certified by United States judge district ator-
ney, for the faithful performance Of the contracts
Payment will be made after the contracts completed
and the delivery of the goods at New York and St.
Louis respectively, to an agent of the department,
upon a duplicate invoice certified by him.
Communications to be marked, proposals for
Indian goods" .
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
VI Tor WEI 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 ST.
Louis on or before the - day of - next;
and in case of the acceptance of his proposal, the
quantity being prescribed by the department., | Ion
we) will execute contract according to this agree
ment, and give satisfactory security to the depart
ment, within ten days after the acceptance Of this
bid; and in of failure to enter into such con-
tract, 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 responsible persons, whose sufli-
cheney must be certified by some one who is known
to the department. either personally or by his Off
cial position:
"I Tor we) hereby guaranty that -, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
advertisement for proposals for Indian goods"
dated October /, 1886, if the contract should be
awarded TO him, and enter into bond for the execu-
ton ofthe same within the time prescribed.
...... .... SEAL.
seal. .
WAR DEPARTMENT, 49,. ... z
OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
October l. 1886