The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-21
THE UNION

The office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Wash
ngon exhibiting the amount o. money 70 DC e "a io
diminish the quantity OF any Oh the articles
., od. ~ eu wanted for pesens or other
purposes in the administration oil the affairs oil the depart
ment.
The whole amount in money to be applied to the pur
chase goods will be about $500 of which some 5io
900 will anted on the seaboard and the residue in the
west Goods Of American manufacture, all other things
being equal VIII be preferred but us all he samples o.
blankets and cloths hand Of foreign manufacture
will be necessary when domestic article is bid for, that
the sample Of At should accompany The bid 70 enable ie
the samples to be exhibited N
The party proposing to supply The ARTICLES VIII make an
afx the prices in dollars and cents at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York and 81 Louis
assuming the quantity of each article specified in this
advertisements and extending the cost, making aggre-
gate the whole before sending The goods
with be inspected New York St Louis by agent OF
the United States, who will be apponied by the depart
for the purpose and ascertain the conformity OF the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, when the
conirac: shall be made and with the terms OF the con-
ITSELF which shall contain clause, that if the
tices not furnished within the time prescribed, or
they are OF quality in the opinion OF the agent
nsutcency the party shall not furnish others in lieu there
Of of the required quality the Uatcd States shall be
crease price they may be compelled pay therefor
the contractor who shall pay the said difference, to the Uni
Bonds will be required, in the amount of the bids with
good suretes, the sutcency of whom to be certified
full performance of the Payment will be made
after the contract is pleed and the delivery OF the
goods New York and ST Louis respectively, agent
of the department, npon duplicate invoice certified by
him.
Communications TO be Marked proposals Tor 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 WEI propose furnish for the service of the Indian
department the following goods, the prices affixed to
them respectively, viz;
Qere insert the list Of goods)
Deliverable in the city of New York; ST. Louis,
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-
parmen within ten days after the acceptance OF this bid
and in of failure TO enter into such contract and give
such security (or WEI will pay the United States the
difference between the hidden by me, Tor us) and the
which the United States may be obliged to for the
same articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guarantee in the following form, 10 be signed by one or
responsible persons, whose suiciency must be cer
fled by who is known to the department., either
personally or by his official position:
81 (orwe) hereby guaranty that -, the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for pro
posals for Indian goods dated September 30, 1885, if the
should be awarded him. and into bond for
the execution the within the time prescribed
IT, 81
w. MEDILL,
Commissioned of Indian Affairs.
Sept. 3O-3tawt Nov. /