The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-31
THE UNION.

the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Wash
ngion, exhibiting the amount OF money 10 be expended io
each article but the department reserves hs isha " IA
diminish quantity any OF the articles named
or substitute others in lieu thereof or 10 require az h
prices such goods may be wanted for presents OF oer
purposes In the administration OF the affairs OF e depart
ment
chase goods will be about $780, 900, Of which some S
900 will be wanted on the seaboard and The residue 10 n
west Goods OF American manufacture, all ohef uii"ss
being equal VIII be preferred but as all 'e i,
blankets and cloths hand OF foreign manqine'e ~
will be when domestic article is bid or nit
the sample of should accompany the bid TO enable ine
department decide whether it is of equal quality win
the pies to be exhibited.
The party proposing supply the ARTICLES will make an
invoice of all the items embraced in the above list ana
afx the prices in dollars aud 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
advertisement and extending the cost, making an agge
will be inspected New York St Louis by agent OF
the United States who will be appointed by the depart
the purpose ascertain the conformity OF the
articles purchased with the samples exhibited when the
contract shall be made and with the terms OF the con
ITSELF which shall contain clause, that If the ar
tices not furnished within the time prescribed, or
they cienr quality the opinion of the agent
aforesaid, and if within five days after notice oil such
nsutc the party shall not furnish others in lieu there
Of of the required quality the United States shall be au'
hozed purchase them of Others and to charge any IN
OF price they may be compelled to pay therefor to
the contractor who shall pay the said difference TO the Uni
Bonds will be required, in the amount of the bids, with
two good sarees, the sufcency OF whom 10 be eerea
ul performance of the contracts Payment VIII be made
after the contract completed, anu the delivery OF e
goods New York and St Louis respectively to an agent
of the department, upon duplicate invoice certified by
him. .
Communications be marked, Proposals for Indian
goods"
The bids will be submitted with the following heading
will be received that not made in the form
and terms here prescribed:
81 we) propose furnish for the service OF the Indian
department the following goods at the prices affixed to
them respectively, viz
(Iere insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city of New York, or ST. Louis, on or
before the - day oil - next and in case OF the ac-
cepance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the department. Tor we) will execute contract according
to this ap and give satisfactory security to the de-
parment within days after the acceptance oil this bid
security, Tor we) will pay the United States the
difference between the hidden by Tor us) and the
sum which the United States may be obliged to pay for the
articles" -
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guarantee i'm the following orm 10 be signed by one OF
more responsible persons whose sufciency must be ce
fled by who is known to the department. either
| personally by his official positions 49,
81 Tor WEI hereby guaranty that the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for pro
posals indian goods dated September 80 1913, the
contract should be awarded him. and enter into bond for
the execution of the within the time prescribed
| H. s.
w. MEDILt
| Commissioner of Indian Affairs
| Sept 30-3tawt Nov l