The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-19
THE UNION.

the office of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs in Wash
ngton exhibiting the amount OF money 70 De io
each article but the department reserves the right 10 IN
diminish the quantity OF any OIL the arcss named
or substitute others in lieu thereof or 70 require, az similar
prices such goods be wanted Tor presents or other
purposes IN the administration oil he aais o ne uePa
ment.
chase goods will be about $4,000 of which some S40
900 will be wanted on the senboad the residue in the
Goods of American manufacture, all other things
being equal will be preferred but as all me samples OF
viii be necessary when domestic article is bid for, that
the sample of should accompany the bld TO enable me
de decide whether II is OF equal quay WIN
the samples to be exhibited
The party proposing supply the PARTICLES will make an
invoice of all the items embraced In the above list and
ax the prices in dollars and cents, at which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York and St Louis
respectively on before the fifteenth day of May next,
assuming the quantity of each article as specified in this
advertisement, and extending the COST making an agge-
gate the whole invoice before sending it The goods
will be inspected New York St Louis by OF
the United States, who will be appointed by the depart
ment for the and 10 the conformity OF the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited when the
shall be made, and with the terms of the
ITSELF which shall contain clause, that If the
tices furnished within the time prescribed, or
if they of quality in the opinion of the agent
afofesad, and if within five days after notice OF such
nsuciency the party shall not furnish others in lieu there
of of the required quality the United States shall be
hozed purchase them of others, and to charge
of price they may be compelled pay therefor TO
the contractors who shall pay the said difference to the Uni
ted States.
Bonds will be required, in the of the bids, with
good suretes the suiciency of whom to be certified
by United States Judge district attorney for the faith
ul performance OF the contracts Payment VIII be made
the completed, and the delivery OF the
goods New York and St. Louis respectively 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 will be received that made in the form
and terms here prescribed;
81 Tor we) propose furnish for the service of the Indian
department the following goods at the prices affixed to
them respectively, viz
(IIere 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 ac-
cepance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the department. Tor WEI will execute contract according
this agreement and give satisfactory security to The de-
within ten days after the acceptance OF this bid
and in of failure into such contract and give
such security Tor WEI will pay to the United States the
difference between the hidden by Tor us) and the
which the United States be obliged to for the
same articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with a
guarantee in the following FORM TO be signed by one or
responsible whose sufcency must be certi
fed by who is known the department. either
personally or by his official position;
81 Tor WEI hereby guaranty that the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for 'pro-
posa for indian goods dated September 30 1913, if the
should be awarded him. and bond for
the execution of the same within the time prescribed
H.. 81
w. MEDlLE, -
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sept 30-3tawt Nov.