The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-04

3 500 do blue drilling
5000 do Georgia stripes
4 900 do blue denims
600 do cottonade
4 800 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satnetts
900 do plaid linscy
Z 900 do domestic shirting, blcached
$1,000 do domestic shifting, unbleached
$1,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
500 yards iannels, assorted
900 flannel shirts
100 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No 4.-HARDwARE.
20S0 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun finite
% gross squaw avis
900 fish hooks
% dozen fsh lines
% 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
1880 tin kettles
&c nests, japanned kettles, S in nest
Class No. 5.--AGRcuLTURAL IMPLEMENrs.
900 drawing knives IL inches in length
700 augers in equal proportions Of !, l, z, and
inch
80 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
us hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross cut save, feet in length
100 hand-saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains 10 weigh % pounds each
6OO Whittemoro cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels
go planes. fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AlEs.
70 dozen ares to weigh from A. TO 5, pounds
50 do half axes, 10 weigh g. pounds
IL do hatehets, to weigh ! pounds
25 broad aRcs
Ciass No. 7.-NoRTuwEsT GUS.
$50 northwest guns, two thirds Of which must inca
sure SO inches in length Of barrel, and one
third AZ inches in length of barrel, TO be de-
lvcred in New York or Philadelphia, as may
be required
Samples of all the above articles are deposited in
the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs /;
and il may be proper to remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
are entirely new and of better quality than the
ticles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz:
Ist Blankets.
ID. Dry goods.
Sd. Domestic goods
4th. Hardware.
9Th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
It'll. Northwest guns
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re
ceive tho whole any part Of the contract accord
ing the above scale, the Department reserving 70
itscf the right 10 determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money 20 be applied to the
purchase Of goods will be about 50 000 but the
Department reserves the right 10 increase or di-
minish the quantity Of any OF the articles named
or substitute others in lieu thereof 10 require nj
similar prices, such goods as may he wanted for
presents other purposes, in the administration OF
the atairs Of the Department. Goods of American
manufacture all other things being equal, will be
preferred but as all the samples Of blankets and
cloths of foreign manufacture IL will be neces
sary, when domestic article IL bid for, that sam
pie of il should accompany tho bid, TO enable the
Department to decide whether il is Of equal quality
with the samples 10 be exhibited.
The party proposing 10 supply the articles will
make an invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list and ax the prices in dollars and cents
! at which he or they will furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor II
the contractor prefers IT, about one half of the guam
tty may be delivered in ST. Louis, Missouri, free
| Of expense 10 the Government,) on or before the
/ 18th day Of May next, assuming tho quantity OF
each article specified in this Advertisement, and
/ extending the cost, making an aggregate OF the
whole invoice constituting the bid. The goods will
be inspected in New York (and in St Louis, If any
| portion Of them should be delivered there) by an
agent Of tho United States, who will be appointed
by the Department for the purpose aud "a ascertain
Il ufe conformity OF the arNCice puTNuhsfn WIN lne
samples exhibited, when the contract shall be made,
and with the terms of the contract itso which shall
contain clause that II the articles arc not furnished
within the time prescribed, If they OF INSULT
cient quality in the opinion of the agent aforesaid,
and IT, within five days after notice OF such INSULT
cheney the party shall not furnish others in lieu
thereof Of the required quality, the United States
shall be authorized 10 purchase them OF others, and
/ TO charge any increase Of price they may be com
PEELED 10 pay therefor the contractor, who shall
/ pay the said difference to the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount OF the bids,
/ with two good sureties the sufhciency OF whom TO
| be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, Tor the faithful performance Of the con-
| tracts. Payment will be made after the contract
s completed and the delivery OF the goods afore
| said TO an agent Of the Department, upon dupli-
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications TO be marked Proposals for
| Indian goods"
| The bids will be submitted with the following
| heading, and none will be received that are not
| made in the form and terms here prescribed
81 Tor wei propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at tho
| prices alfred 10 them respectively, viz:
| (Here insert the list OF goods.)
Deliverable in the city Of New York Tor 81. Louis)
on or before the day Of -- next; and in case of
tho acceptance Of his proposals, the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, Tor ve) will exc
cute n contract according 70 THE agreement, and