The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-14

he office Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Wash
og,on exhibiting the amount of money to be expended or
each article bat the department reserves the right in
crease diminish the quantity any the articles named
or substitute others in lieu thereof require similar
PRICES such goods may be wanted for presents other
ment - ~ " w '
chase OF goods will be about $50 600 which Si0
wv WIN be wanted ON the seaboard aud the residue in the
foods OF American manufacture, all other things
being equal will be preferred but all the samples OF
blankets and cloths hand foreign manufacture, it
e sample Of should accompany the bid, to enable the
department to decide whether il is of equal qualify win
The party proposing TO supply the PARTICLES win make
invoice OF all the items embraced in the above list and
aix the prices in dollars and cents al which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York and 81 Louis
respectively ON or before The fifteenth DAY OF May next
advertisement and extending the cost, making an agge-
win be al New York or 81 Louis by an agent Of
the United States who will be appointed by the depart
ment for the purpose and to ascertain conformity OF
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, when the
contract shall be made, and with the terms of the
tract ITSELF which shall contain cause that if the
tieles furnished within the time prescribed or
they OF insufficient quality in the opinion of the agent
aforesaid and if within five days after notice of such
insucency the party shall no, furnish others in lieu there
Of of the required quality, the United States shall be
torized TO purchase them OF Others and to charge any in
of price they may be compelled 10 pay therefor 10
the contractor who shall pay the said difference the Uni
Bonds will be required in the of the bids, with
two good suretes the uihciency of whom TO be certified
by United States Judge district attorney for the faith
i 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, agent
OF the department, spon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications to be marked, proposals for Indian
goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following heading,
and will be received that made in the
and terms here prescribed
al Tor we) propose furnish for the service of the Indian
department the following goods, at the prices affixed
them respectively, viz
(Iere insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city OF New York. or ST. Louis, or
before the - day of next and in of the ac-
cepance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the Department. Tor WEI will execute contract according
20 this and give satisfactory security The de-
paIment within ten days after the acceptance OF this bid
and In OF failure to into such contract and give
such security Tor WEI will pay the United States the
difference between the hidden by Tor us and the
which the United States be obliged to pay for the
articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guarantee in the following form 10 be signed by one
responsible persons whose sucency must be certi
fed by some who is known TO the department. either
personally or by his official positions
III Tor WEI hereby guaranty that - the above bidder,
will comply with the Of the advertisement for ''pro
poals for Indian goods dated September 80 1913, if the
should be awarded him. and into bond for
the execution Of the within the time prescribed.
Il. 81
w MEDILL,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
Sept. 30-3tawt Nov.