The daily union., 1846-10-24

$50 pairs trace-ehains, bright straight links each
i chain TO be feet inches in length, and to
4 weigh not less than 81 pounds
| 55 log-ehains, each chain To weigh 25 pounds
$50 best No. 10 Whttemore cotton cards
70 eross-cut saws, feet in length
| 20 do do 6 feet in length
100 "sin gle-cut" cross-cut saw files
i5O hand-saws, ofgood quality
| l2O hand-saw files
rs drawing knives, 10 inches in length
$50 Quarters" screw-augurs, in equal proportions
| Of "2-ineh, !" "l-inch, |" and al I-inchr
800 Quarters" "socket-chisels," in equal pro-
portions Of Ii, and inch
10 planes, complete, equal proportions of "fore
The sum of $4,000 is to be expended in the above
articles, and the quantity will be increased or d.
mlnished To meet that sum. As no samples will be
exhibited Of them, must be understood that isy are 10
be Of The best quality. .# a
In addition to the above and foregoing, there will
be required ob0 northwest guns two-thirds Of which
must measure SO inches in length of barrel and one
third AZ inches; TO be delivered the place where
manufactured or in the city Of New York or Phila-
dosphia, as may be required; samples Of them are
deposited IN the Office Of the Commissioner ofIndiar
| Affairs.
There will also be required 100 Indian rifles more
or less; but as the department has not a suitable
sample II is expected that each bidder will accom-
pany his bad with sample Of the article he proposes
20 furnish.
The above proposals may be divided into ive
parts, for each place of delivery, viz:
LIST. Blankets.
2d. Dry Goods.
Sd. Hardware, to include the agricultural imple-
ments.
4th. Axes and hatchets.
5th. Northwest guns and rifles.
Ihe lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceiye the whole or any part Of the contract accord.
ing 10 the above scale, the department reserving 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 Of the Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount Of mo-
ney to be expended for each srtcle but the depart
men reserves the right to increase or 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 Ss50O0; 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-
ferred but all the samples Of blankets and cloths
on hand are OF foreign manufacture, will be neces
sary, when domestic article Is bid for, that the
sample Of 1t 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
at which he or 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 specified in this adver-
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 APP
pointed by the department for the purpose and to
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 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
nsuffciency the party shall not furnish others in
lieu thereof, Of the required quality, the United
States shall he authorized "a. purchase them of
Others and TO charge any increase of price they may
be compelled to pay therefor 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 suretes, the suffciency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge district attor-
ney, for the faithful performance Of the contracts
Payment will be made after the contract is 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"
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none win be received that not made
in the form and terms here prescribed
VI Tor WEI propose to furnish, tor 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 f---- next
and in case of the acceptance of his proposal, the
quantity being prescribed by the department, Tor
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, (or we) will pay to
the United States the difference between the sums
hidden by me, (or us,) and the sum which the
United States may be obliged to pay for the same
articles" - .' .-" i
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: .gr..' s'
81 (or we) hereby guaranty that ---, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
advertisement for Proposals for Indian goods"
dated October l., 1886, if the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bond for the execu-
ton of the same within the time prescribed.
SEAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT, E.@
OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS, .." "