The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-10

$50 pairs schsns, bright straight links, each
| chain 10 be b feet inches in length, and 10
| weigh not less than 3! pounds
| So log-ehsins, each chain 20 weigh rs pounds
$50 best No. 10 Whittemore cotton cards
20 cross-eut saws, feet in length
| 10 do do feet in length
100 "single-cut" eross-cut files
$50 hand-saws, ofgood quality
| 100 hand-saw files
IS drawing kniyes, 70 inches in length
$50 quarters" serew-augurs, in equal proportions
| of finch, % al -ineh, !" and 'It-inchr
800 Quarters" ...socket-ehisels," ia equal pro-
portions Of II, and inch
| 10 planes, complete, equal proportions OF fore
| and jackn
The sum Of $1,000 10 to be expended In the above
articles, and the quantity will be increased or d.
| mlnlshed 10 meet that sum. As no samples will be
exhibited OF them, msi Dc understood that they are 10
DC Of he best qualify.
In addition TO the above and foregoing, there viii
be required geo northwest guns, two-tbirds Of which
must measure 36 inches in length fbarrel, and one
third ~ inches; TO be delivered at the place where
manufactured or IN the city OF New York or Phila-
dolphin, as may be required; samples Of them are
deposited in the Office Of the Commissioner Of Indian
1 Affairs.
There will also be required 100 Indian rides more
or less; but as the department has not a suitable
sample il is expected that each bidder will
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. ...
81. Dry Goods.
Sd. Hardware, to include the agricultural nipple
ments.
4th. Axes and hatchets
5th. Northwest guns and rifles. ...
The lowest competent responsible bidder VIII re-
the whole ma tbs accord.
ing TO the above scale, the department reseryng To
itself the night 10 Diet rmine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
A schedule Of the articles, with samples, may he
seen nj the Office ofthe Commissioner Of Indian Az
fairs, in Washington, exhibiting the amount Of mo-
ney TO be expended for each article; but the depart
ment reserves the right 10 increase or diminish the
quantity Of any Of the articles named, substitute
others in lieu thereof.
The whole amount in money 10 be applied to the
purchase Of goods will be about sS5 900; of which
some $4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard, and
the residue in the west. Goods Of American man
ufaclure, all other things being equal, will be pre-
feued but as all the samples Of blankets and cloths
on hand Of foreign manufacture, It will be neces-
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that the
sample Of i should accompany the bid, to enable
the department decide whether il is Of equal quail
ity with ,hs 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 afx the prices in dollars and cents
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
quany oi sacn asiice as sPeoineu ~ 'his ave.
gate Of the whole invoice before gcndng Il on The
goods viii 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 Of the contract ITSELF
which shall contain clause, that if the articles are
not furnished within the time prescribed, or if they
are of insufficient quality in the opinion of the agent
aforesaid and il whn five days after notice of such
insuffciency the party shall not furnish others in
lieu thereof of the required quality the United
Siates shall be authorized to. purchase them Of
Others and charge any increase of price they may
be co peled to pay therefor 10 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 or district sttor-
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. "a
Indian goods" .s.. a..'
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading and none will he ed that are NOT made