The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-15
CITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY NIGHT OCTOBER Is, 1917


determine whether the bidder competent responsible
or not.
A schedule of the articles, with samples may be seen at
the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in Wash
ngton, exhibiting the amount OF money TO be expended for
each arice but the department the right 10 in
crease diminish the quantity OF the articles named
or substitute others in lien thereof require, at similar
prices such goods may be wanted for presents other
ment
The whole amount in money to be applied to the pur-
chase of goods will be about $S5O00 oil which some
$4,000 will be wanted on the seaboard and the residue
the west Goods of American manufacture. all other
things being equal will be preferred but all the sam
acre il will be necessary when domestic article is bid
Tor that the sample of should accompany the bid to en-
able the department TO decide whether it is of equal quality
with the samples TO be exhibited
The party proposing 10 supply the articles will make
invoice OF all the items embraced in the above list and al
fix the prices, in dollars and cents, which he they will
furnish them deliverable in New York and St Louis PES
pecfively, before the fifteenth day of May next
Stunning the quantity of each article specified in this adj
vermen and extending the cost making aggregate of
Inspected New York ST. Louis by agent of the Uni
ed States who will be appointed by the department for
purchased with the samples exhibited when the
shall be made and with the terms of the contract ITSELF
furnished within the time prescribed if they of
sufficient quality in the opinion OF the agent aforesaid,
the party shall furnish others in lieu thereof
CURED quality, the United States shall be authorized pur-
they may be compelled pay therefor the contractor,
Who shall pay the said difference to the United States
Bonds will be required in the of the bids, with
good suretie the sfcency of whom to be cered by
United States Judge district attorney Tor the faithful
performance of the contracts. Payment will be made after
the is Completed and the delivery of the goods
New York and St Louis respectively agent of the de-
parment, upon duplicate invoice certified by him.
Communications to be marked, 6 Proposals for Indian
goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following heading
and will be considered that made the form
and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor WEI propose furnish for the service of the In
dian Department. the following goods the prices affixed
to them respectively, viz:
(liere insert the list of goods.)
deliverable in the city of New York, St Louis,
or before the - day of - next and in of the
acceptance of his proposal the quantity being prescribed
by the department., Cor we) win execute "A
coding this agreement and give satisfactory security
the department. within days after the acceptance of this
bid and i'm of failure into such and
give such security, Tor we) will pay the United States
the difference between the bdden' by Tor us)
and the which the United States may be obliged
pay for the same articles
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guarantee in the following form, TO be signed by
responsible persons whose suciency be certi-
fed by who is known to the department. either
personally or by his official position:
g Cor WEI hereby guaranty that -, the above bid
der will comply with the terms of the advertisement for
Proposals Indian goods dated September 49, lSi7 if
the should be awarded him. and bond
for the execution of the within the time prescribed
[sEAL]
SEAL
W. MEDILL,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Sept. lS-:}tawtlst Nov.