The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-15

the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Wash
exhibiting the amount of money to be expended for
each articles but the department this right TO
diminish the quantity OF of the articles named
or substitute Others IL lieu thereof Q, require at similar
PURPOSES IN the administration Of the affairs of the depart
chase OF goods will be about $50 Co., OF which $4O
600 will be wanted the seaboad and the residue In the
west Goods OF American manufacture, all other things
oeng equal VIII be preferred but as all the samples OF
VIII De necessary when domestic article is bid or, at
The sample OF should accompany the bid to enable me
department decide whether it Is of equal quality with
the samples to be exhibited. -
The party proposing supply the PARTICLES viii make an
invoice oil all the items embraced in the above s anu
afhx the prices in dollars and at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York and 81 Louis
on or before the ca say oi ~ &
ADVERTISEMENT and extending the cost making an aRgre-
with be inspected New York St, Louis by agent OF
the United States who will be appointed by the depart
the purpose. and ascertain the conformity Of the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited, when the
contract shall be made, and with the terms of the con-
tract ITSELF which shall contain clause that if the
ticlcs furnished within the time prescribed, or
they OF quality in the opinion of the agent
aforesaid, and if within five days after notice of such
nsucency the party shall not furnish others in lien there
of of the required quality, the United States shall be
thorized purchase them OF Others and charge any
crease price they may be compelled pay therefor
the CONTRACTOR who shall pay the said difference the Uni
| ted States.
Bonds will be required in the of the bids, it'll
two good suretes the suhciency of whom to be certified
by United States Judge district attorney for the faith
full performance OF the contracts Payment will be made
after the contract is completed, and the delivery OF the
goods 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 form
and terms here prescribed;
81 Cor we) propose furnish for the of the Indian
department the following goods, the prices affixed
| them respectively, viz;
Qiere insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city of New York. St Louis, on
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 and give satisfactory security to the de-
parnent within ten days after the acceptance of this bid
and in Of failure into such 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 for the
| same articles
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with a
guarantee in the following form, 10 be signed by
responsible persons whose sutciency must be cer
fed by who is known to the department. either
personally or by his official position:
81 Cor we) hereby guaranty that the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for "pro.
posa for Indian goods dated September 49, lSS, if the
should be awarded him, and bond
the execution of the within the time prescribed
L.. 81
W, MEpILit. 81
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Sept. 30-3tawt Nov.