The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-26

] 1000 do domestic shirting, unbleached
$1,000 do domestic sheeting, unblcached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
500 yards flannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
100 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
100 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
Is, 900 gun iints
Is gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
25 dozen fish lines
25, 900 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
090 tin kettles
10 meats, japanned kettles, 8 in a nest
| Class No. 5.-AGRIcuLrURAL IMPLEMENTS
300 drawing knives ~ inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions OF q /, z, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
LIS hand saws
40 cross cut saws 7 feet in length
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains to weigh 25 pounds each
GOO Whittemore cards, No. 10
GOO quarters socket chisels
90 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AXEs.
70 dozen axes, to weigh from u to 5, pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh g. pounds
Al do hatchets, TO weigh pounds
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsr Guns.
$50 norlhwe,t guns, two thirds of which must mca-
sure SO inches in length of barrel, and one
third ~ inches in length of barrel, to be de-
livcred in New York or Philadelphia, as may
be required.
Samples of all the above articles arc 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 ar
ticlcs heretofore furnished under former contracts
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz:
LIST. Blankets.
I'd. Dry goods.
I'd Domestic goods.
9TH Hardware.
9th. Agricultural implements.
9TH. Axes.
7th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole any part Of the contract accord
ing TO the above scale, the Department reserving 20
itself the right TO determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money 10 be applied 10 the
purchase of goods will be about 80 900, 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,
similar prices, such goods az 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; but rs all the samples Of blankets and
cloths are Of foreign manufacture, IL will be ncces
sary when domestic article IL bid for, that
pie Of IL should accompany the bid, 20 enable the
Department to decide whether il is Of equal quality
with the samples to be exhibited.
artu ino IN Nv he ritz Ia. will
make invoice of all the items embraced in the
above list, and six the prices, in dollars and cen
at which he or they viii furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor il
the contractor prefers it, about half Of the guam
tity may be delivered in st. Louis, Missouri, free
OF expense TO the Government,) before the
10th day of May next, assuming the quantity of
each article as 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 land in st. Louis If any
portion OF them should be delivered there) by an
agent Of the United Statcs, who will be appointed
by the Department for the purpose and TO ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited when the contract shall be made,
and with the terms of the conrsctitsef, which shall
contain clause that II the articles are not
within the time prescribed, or If they Of INSULT
cient quality in the opinion of the agent Aforesaid
and IL, 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 others, and
TO charge any increase Of price they may be com
PEELED 10 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 suficiency 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 as aore-
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:
IL Tor we) propose TO furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at tho
prices affixed to them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the list OF goods.)
Deliverable in the city of New York Tor 81. Louis)
on before the - day Of - next; and in case Of
the acceptance Of bic proposals. the quantity being
prescribed by tho Department, Tor we) will exc
cute contract according 70 this agreement, and