The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-08


300 do bed ticking
1000 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satnetts
1000 do plaid linscy
900 do domestic shirting, bleached
$1,000 do domestic shrting, unbleached
$4,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and plaids
400 dozen woollen socks
800 yards hannels, assorted
600 hannel shirts
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4.-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
IS 600 gun fiints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
20 dozen fish lines
% 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 IL inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions of J, /, z, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
It's hand saws
40 cross-cut saws, feet in length
40 cross- cut saws, feet in length
100 hand saw flea
100 cross cut flee
40 log chains. to weigh 25 pounds each
GOO Whittemore cards, No. 10
COO quarters socket chiscls
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-A1Es.
10 dozen axes, TO weigh from a TO 81 pounds
SO do half axes, TO weigh 81 pounds
81 do hatchets, to weigh ! pounds
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTHwEsT Guns.
ESQ northwest guns, two thirds Of which must nea-
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, 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 10 remark that those OF hard
ware, agricultural implements, and northwest guns
are entirely new, and Of better quality than the
tcles heretofore furnished under former contracts.
The proposals may be divided into seven parts,
viz:
lat. Blankets.
ID. Dry goods.
81. Domestic goods.
9Th Hardware.
9Th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes.
9Th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole or any part Of the contract accord
ing 10 the above SCALE the Department roscrving 10
itself the right 90 determine whether the bidder il
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money 90 be applied 10 the
pure base of goods will be about 10000, but the
Department reserves the night 10 increase or d.
minish the usntity Of any OF the articles named,
substitute others in lieu thereof 20 require at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents other purpoecs in the administration Of
the affairs Of the Department. Goods Of American
manufacture, all other things being equal, will be
rra cd INIT All me ~ nhffa and
cloths are Of foreign manufacture, Il will be ncccs-
sary, when domestic article s bid for, that sam
pie Of il should accompany the bid, 90 enable the
Department TO decide whether IL IL Of equal quality
with the samples TO be exhibited.
The party proposing 90 supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in tho
above list, and ax the prices, Ia dollars and cents,
at which lac or they will 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 10 tho Goycrnmcnt,) on or before the
18th day Of May next, assuming the quantity Of
each article ne 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, 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 70 ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shall be made,
and with the terms OF the contract isef, which shall
contain clause that If the articles notfurnisbed
within the time prescribed, or IL they are Of insult
cient quality in the opinion Of the agent Aforesaid
and ~ 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 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 efficiency 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 aiore-
said 10 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 mono will be received that are not
made in the form and terms here prescribed.
81 Tor ve) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed 70 them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York (or ST Louis)
on OF before the - day of - next; and in case Of
the acceptance Of bis proposals. the quantity being
prescribed by tho Department, Tor ve) will exc
cute contract according 10 this agreement, and