The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-30

the Office of the Commissioner Indian Affairs in Wash
ngon exhibiting the amount OF money TO be expended for
each ertice but the department reserves the right TO IN
diminish quantity of any of the articles named,
or substitute others in lieu thereof or 10 require at similar
prices such goods be wanted Tor presents or other
purposes in the administration OF the Affairs OF the depart
chase OF goods will be about $50 0Oo OF which &c.
900 will be wanted the seaboard and the residue in the
west Goods of American manufacture, all other things
being equal viii be preferred but as all the samples OF
blankets and cloths hand OF foreign manufacture il
VIII be necessary, when domestic article is bid Tor that
the sample OF should accompany the bid to enable the
department TO decide whether it is of equal quality with
the samples to be exhibited
The party proposing supply the PARTICLES will make
invoice OF all the Items embraced in the above list and
aix the prices IN dollars aud cents, which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York and St Louis
respectively on or before the fifteenth day of May next
assuming the quantity Of each article specified in this
advertisements and extending the cost, making aggre
gate OF the whole invoice before sending The goods
viii be Inspected at New York ST Louis by agent OF
tue United States, who viii be appointed by the depart
men Tor he 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
tract ITSELF which shall contain clause, that if the
tcles are not furnished within the time prescribed
they are OF insufficient quality in the opinion OF The
Aforesaid and II within five days after notice of such
Of OF the required quality the United States shall be
of price they may be compelled pay therefor
the contractor who shall pay the said difference to the Uni
good suretes, the sncency OF whom be certified
Gy United states nuse or district attorney ior the faith
after The is completed, and the delivery
goods New York and St Louis respectively agent
of the department, apon 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 Cor wc) propose furnish for the service OF the Indian
department the following goods, the prices affixed
them respectively viz;
(Here insert the list OF goods)
"Deverable in the city of New York, ST Louis
before the - day of - next and in of the NJ =
cepance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the department, Tor WEI will according
this agreement and give satisfactory security The de-
paruuent within days after The acceptance of this bid
and in of failure enter into such and
such security, Tor WEI will pay the United States the
difference between the hidden by Tor us) aud the
which the United States may be obliged pay for the
articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with a
guarantee in the following form, be signed by
responsible whose suicency must be certi
fed by who is known The department. either
personally or by his official positions
II (or wei hereby guaranty that -, the above bidder,
will comply with the terms Of the advertisement for pro
posas for Indian goods dated September 80 1913, if the
should be awarded to him, and bond for
the execution OF the within the time prescribed
IT,. 81
f.. 81
w. MEDILL
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sept 30--3tawt Nov. l