The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-23


800 yards hannels, assorted
500 flannel shirts
100 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun ilints
rs gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
25 900 needles
100 dozen combs assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
900 tin kettles
76 nests, iapanned kettles, s in nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives 2 inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of J, !, 3 and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
lbs hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, 7 feet in length
40 cross-cut SAVE, feet in length
100 hand-saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, TO weigh % pounds each
600 Whttemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels
90 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AxEs.
70 dozen axes, to weigh from TO 5, pounds
SO do halfa1es, 10 weigh g. pounds
al do hatchets, to weigh pounds
% broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsr GUNS.
650 northwest guns, two thirds Of which must mea-
sure 80 inches in length of barrel, and one
third AZ inches in length of barrel, to be de-
liyered in New York or Philadelphia, az may
be required.
Samples Of all the above articles 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
entirely new, and of better quality than the
ticles heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz
Let. Blankets.
I'd. Dry goods.
Sd. Domestic goods.
4th. Hardware.
5th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
It'll. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceivc the whole any part Of the contract accord
ing 70 the above scale the Department reserying TO
itself the right 10 determine whether the bidder s
competent and responsible not
The whole amount in money 10 be applied 20 the
purchase Of goods will be about $4,000, but the
Department reserves the right TO increase or di-
minish the quantity Of any OF the articles named,
or substitute others in lieu thereof TO require at
similar price,, such goods ne may be wanted for
presents or other purposes, in the administration OF
the affairs Of the Department. Goods Of American
manufacture, all other things being equal, will be
preferred; bot as all the samples Of blankets and
cloths of foreign manufacture, IL will be neces-
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that sam
pie Of IL should accompany the bid, 20 enable the
Department 70 decide whether il is Of equal quality
with the samples TO be exhibited.
The party proposing 20 supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list and afix the prices in dollars and cents
-.
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor if
the contractor preferst about half Of the guam
ttty may be delivered in st. Louie, NJ issouri, free
OF expense 70 the Goyernment,) on or before the
10th day of May next, assuming the quantity of
each article specified in this advertisements and
extending the cost, making aggregate of the
whole invoice constituting the bid The goods will
be inspected in New York (and in ST. Louis II any
portion of them should be delivered there) by an
agent Of the United States. who will be appointed
by the Department for the purpose and 10 ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract sha be made
and with the terms Of the contract isef which sha
contain clause that If the articles not furnished
within the time prescribed, or If they are 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 TO purchase them Of othcrs, and
to charge any increase Of price they may be com.
PEELED 20 pay therefor to the contractor, who sha
pay the said difference 10 the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount OF the bids,
with two good sureties, the sufTciency of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, for the faithful performance Of the con-
tracts. Payment will be made after the contract
Is completed and the delivery of the goods ne 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:
~ Tor WEI propose TO furnish Tor the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz:
(Hore insert the list of goods,
Deliverable in the city of New York ~ ST. LOUISE
on or before the = day Of - next; and in case of
tho acceptance of his proposals. the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, (or we) will exc
cutes contract according 10 this agreement, and