The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-01
THE UNION.

the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Wash
nson exhibiting the amount OF money 10 be expended for
each article; bat the department the right To In
crease diminish The quantity OF of the articles named
prices such goods as may be wanted for or other
purposes IN the administration OF the affairs oil the depart
The whole in money be applied to the pur-
chase OF goods will be about $4,000, OF which some $40
900 will be anled on the seaboad residue
west Goods Of American manufacture, all other things
being equal will be preferred but as all The samples Of
blankets and cloths ON hand OF foreign manufacture II
will be necessary when domestic article is bid for that
the sample of u should accompany the bid TO enable the
department decide whether is of equal quality with
the samples to be exhibited
The party proposing to supply the PARTICLES will make
invoice OF all the embraced in the above list and
afiY the prices, in dollars add cents, which he they
viii furnish them, deliverable in New York and ST. Louis
respectively on before the fifteenth day OF May next,
assuming the quantity of each article specified in this
advertisement, and extending the cost making an agge-
gate OF the whole invoice before sending II on The goods
win be Inspected at New York ST Lons by agent OF
the United States, who will be appointed by the depart
nent for the purpose and 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
cles are not furnished within the time prescribed or
aforesaid and if within five days after notice of such
nsuiclency the party shall not furnish others in lieu there
horzed purchase them of others and charge any
OF price they be compelled 10 therefor to
the contractor who shall the said difference to the Uni
Bonds will be required, in the of the bids, with
two good sureties the suciency OF whom to be certified
by United States Judge or district attorney for the faith
u performance OF the contracts Payment will be made
contTuct delivery Vi
goods New York and St Louis spectively to agent
Of The departments 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:
al we) propose furnish for the service OF the Indian
department the following goo1s at the prices affixed to
them respectively, viz
Qiere insert the list of goods)
deliverable in the city OF New York, or ST Louis, on or
beIore the day of and in Of the &C
cepance OF his proposal the quantity being prescribed by
the department. Tor we) will according
this reemen and give satisfactory security to the de-
partment within days after the acceptance Of this bid
and of failure such contract and give
such security, Cor we) will pay the United States the
difference the hidden by Tor us and the
which United States may be obliged pay for the
| same articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with a
guarantee in the following form, be signed by one or
responsible persons whose suiciency must be cer
fed by who known the department either
personally or by his official positions
81 Tor WEI hereby guaranty that , the above bidder,
will comply with the of the advertisement for po
posas for Indian GOODS dated September 3d. 1913, if the
should be awarded him. and into bond for
the execution of the within the time prescribed.
H. 81
w. MEDILL
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
Sept 30-3tawt Nov