The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-05

1900 do cottonade
1900 do bed ticking
1000 do kentucky Jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid linsey
1000 do domestic shirting, bleached
10000 do domestic shirting, unbeached
Is 900 do domestic eheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woolIen socks
l 500 yards flannes, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
100 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARpwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
PIT dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun fiints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hookB
% dozen fish lines
q, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
900 tin kettles
10 nests. japanned kettles, in nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
200 drawing knives II inche. in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of i, 7, and
inch
80 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
us hand saws
40 cross-cut SAWS feet in length
40 crosscut saws, feet in length
100 hand saw tles
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains. to weigh 25 pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
coo quarters socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Gas, No. G.-ArEs
70 dozen sHes, to weigh from a to 5. pound,
50 do half a1es, 10 weigh 81 pounds
a a hafr Ngla IN efarhl ia
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.--NoRTuwEsr GUS.
$50 northwest guns two thirds Of which must mea-
sure 80 inches in length Of barrel, and one
third ~ inches in length Of barrel, 20 be de-
livered in New York Or Philadelphia, as may
be required.
Samples of all the above article, arc deposited in
the office Of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs I;
and IL may be proper 10 remark that those Of hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
are entirely new, and Of better quality than the
ticlcs heretofore furnished under former contrncts
The proposals. may be divided into parts,
viz.
lst Blankep
ID. Dry goods.
81. Domestic goods.
4ih. Hardware.
9TH. Agricultural implements.
9th Anes.
7th Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
cove the whole o. any part Of the contract accord
ing 10 the above scale the Department rescrving TO
itself The right 10 determine whether the bidder IL
competent and responsible not
The whole amount in money % be applied 10 the
purchase Of goods will be about go 900, but the
Department reserves the right 20 increase or di-
minish the quantity Of any Of the articles named,
or substitute others in lieu thereof 20 require, at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents other purposes, in the administration OF
the affairs Of the Department. GOOds Of American
manufacture, all other things being equal, will be
preferred bot az all the samples Of blankets and
cloths Of foreign manufacture, IL will be ncces-
sary, when domestic article IL bid for, that sam
pie Of IL should accompany the bad, 90 enable the
Department decide whether IL l. Of equal quality
with the samples 10 be exhibited.
The party PROPOSING 30 supply tho articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list, and sfnr the prices, in dollars and cents,
al which he or they viii furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, (or II
the contractor prefers H. about one half Of the guam
uty may be delivered in St Louis, Missouri, free
Of expense TO the COvernmcnt,) on or before the
18th day Of May next, assuming the 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 inspec ted in New York (and in ST. Lous, II any
portion Of them should he delivered there) by am
agent Of the United States, who will be appointed
by the Department for the purpOse and 70 ascertain
tho conformity Of the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shall be made,
and with the terms Of the contract tseif, which shall
contain clause that n the ARTICLES are nOtiurntshed
within the time prescribed or II they are Of insult
Gent 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 purchase them Of others, and
10 charge any increase Of price they may be com
PEELED to pay therefor TO 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 sUffciency Of whom to
be certified by a United States Judge or District
Attorney for the faithful performance Of the con-
tracts. Payment will be made after the contract
completed and the delivery Of the goods "a aforo
aid TO agent Of the Department, upon duph-
cate invoice certified by him.
Communications TO be marked Proposals for
Indian gOUds."
The bids will be submitted with the following
heading, and none will be received that are not
made IA the form and terms here prescribed.
81 Tor we) propose 10 furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed 20 them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the list Of goods.)
Deliverable in the city Of New York Tor 81. Douis)
on or before the - day Of -- next and in Gaze of
the acceptance Of has proposals., the quantity being
prescribed by the Department, Tor we) will exc.
cute contract according TO THE agreement, and