The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-01

4,3O0 do bed ticking
900 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid linsey
90 do domestic shirtng, bleached
$4,000 do domestic shirting, unbleached
$1,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plalds
400 dozen woolen socks
500 yards flannels, assorted
900 flannel SHIRTS
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
30 dozen butcher knives
3 900 gun hints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fsh hooks
% dozen fish lines
% 900 ne-des
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
900 tin kettles
10 nests, japanned kettles, 8 in O nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives IL inche. in length
700 augers, III equal proportions Of !, l, 2, and
inch
100 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
lis hand saws
40 cross- cut saws, feet in length
40 cross cut Wa, feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains. to weigh 25 pounds each
GOO Whttemore cards, No. 10
coo quarters socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AIEs.
10 dozen axes, to weigh from u to 81 pounds
SO do half axes, To weigh o. pounds
Al do hatchets, to weigh ! pounds
rs broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsT Guns.
$50 northwest guns, two thirds Of which must mes-
sure 80 inches in length Of barrel, aud one
third ~ inches in length Of barrel, TO be de.
livered in New York or Philadelphia, may
be required.
Samples Of all the above articles arc deposited in
the office Of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
and II may be proper 90 remark that those of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
entirely new, and of better quality than the ar
tcles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz:
lat. Blankets.
~. Dry goods.
81. Domestic goods.
4th Hardware.
SIN. Agricultural implements.
oh. AXES.
7th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceve the whole any part Of the contract scoord.
ing 10 the above scale tue Department reserving %
itself The night TO determine whether the bidder IA
competent aud responsible or not.
The whole amount IN money 10 be applied TO the
purchase Of goods will be about $50 900. but the
Department reserves the right 10 increase or di-
minish the quantity Of any 81 the articles named
or substute Others in lieu thereof or TO require.
similar prices, such goods may be wanted for
presents or other purpUscs, in the administration oil
the affairs Of the Department Goods of American
manufacture, all otBer things being equal, will b.
preferred; bot ss all the samples of blankets and
cloths are Of foreign manufacture, It will be neces
sary, when domestic article ia bid for, that sam
pie Of IL should accompany tho bad, 10 enable the
Department Ia decide whether IL IL Of equal quality
with the samples 10 be exhibited.
The party proposing To supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above lst and afir the prices ia dollars and cent?
at which he or they Will furnish them under each
class separately. deliverable in New York, Cor il
the contractor prefers bout one half of the qua
tity may DO delivered in ST. Jous, Missouri free
Of expense TO the Governnent) on or before the
lbth day OF May next, assuming the quantity o
each article specified in this advertisement, and
! extending the cost, making aggregate Of the
whole invoice constituting the bid. The goods will
be inspected in New YORK (snd in st. LOUIS II any
portion of them should be delivered there) by au
agent Of the United States, Who will be appointed
ny the Department for the purpose and 70 ascertain
tho conformity VI the articles purchased with the
samples Inhibited when the contract shsll be made
and With the terms OF the contract ITSELF which shs
contain that If the articles fui nshed
within the tune prescribed, If they Of insult
cent qualify IN the opinion Of the agent aforesaid,
aud IL, within five days after notice Of such iusufi.
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
~ charge any increase Of price they may be com
PEELED pay therefor TO the contractor, who shall
pay the said difference 10 the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount Of the bids,
with two good surcties, the sufficiency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, for the faithful performance of the
tracts Payment will be made after the contract
ia completed and the delivery of the goods sfore
said to agent Of the Department, upon dupH-
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 arc not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Tor we) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
(Here ipsert the list OF goods)
Deliverable in the city of New York Tor st. LOUISE
on or before the - day Of next; and in case Of
the acceptance Of his proposals, tho quantity being
prescribed by the Department, Tor we) will exc
cute contract according to this agreement, and