The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-01


500 do saved list cloth, green
225 pounds worsted yarn, fold
100 dozen cotton flag handkerchief
$50 do cotton Madras handkerchief
ITS do black silk handkerchiefs
80 do 81 cotton shawls
so do Ga cotton shawls
IS do A cotton shawls
40 do S-4 wooen shawls
430 pounds linen thread
80 do sewing silk
700 pieces ribbon, assorted
$50 gross worsted gathering
"a pieces silk handkerchief, bark and bandanna
Class No. 3.-DoMEsTIC GOODS.
35, 900 yards domestic calico
10 900 do Merrimac calico
$500 do blue drilling
5000 do Georgia stripes
1000 do blue denins
] 600 do Cottonade
1900 do bed ticking
1000 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid linsey
Z 900 do domestic shifting, bleached
Is 900 do domestic shirting, unbleached
$4,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks, stripes, and paids
400 dozen woollen socks
], 800 yards 1annels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Class No. 4-HARDwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
go dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun flnts
25 gross squaw avis
7 900 iish hooks
% dozen fish lines
25 900 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 - inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of D., /, 2, 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, 8 feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 oss-cut files
40 log chains to weigh % pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels
90 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AxEs
70 dozen axes, to weigh from a. to 5! pounds
SO do half ases, TO weigh g. pounds
IL do hatchets, to weigh / pounds
Is broad axes
Class No. 7-NoRTHwEsT GUNS.
$50 northwest guns, two thirds of which must mea-
third az inches in length of barrel, TO be de-
lvered 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 it 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
lst 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-
ceive the whole or any part of the contract accord
ing to the above SCALE the Department reserving to
itself the right to determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money 10 be applied TO the
purchase Of goods will be about 10000, but the
Department reserves the right TO increase or d.
minish the quantity Of any OF the articles named,
substitute others in lieu thereof 70 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 but as all the samples OF blankets and
cloths of foreign manufacture, IL will be neces
sary, when a domestic article is bid for, that a sam
pic Of il should accompany the bid, TO enable the
Department to decide whether il is Of equal quality
with the samples TO be exhibited.
The party proposing TO supply the articles will
make invoice of all tho items embraced in the
above list, and afx the prices, in dollars and cents
at which he they will furnish them under each
class separately, deliverable in New York, Tor If
the contractor prefers IT, about half of the GUAM
tity may be delivered in st. Louis, Missouri free
OF expense 10 the GOvernmcnt,) on or before the
18th day Of May next, assuming the quantity of
each article as specified in this advertisement and
extending the cost, making aggregate of the
whole invoice constituting the bid The goods will
be ins pected in New York (and in ST. Louis 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 TO ascertain
the conformity OF the articles purchased with the
samples exhibited, when the contract shall bo made,
and with the terms Of the contract ITSELF which shall
contain clause that If the articles not furnished
within the time prescribed, if they Of INSULT
cient quality in the opinion Of the agent aforesaid
and II, 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 10 the United States.
Bonds will be required in the amount OF the bids,
with two good sureties the sufficiency 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 ms 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.
81 (or WEI propose 20 furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed TO them respectively, viz:
(Here insert the list Of goods
Deliverable in the city Of New York ~ St. LOUSY
on or before the - day of - next; and in case Of
the acceptance Of his proposals. the quantity being
by the Department, I Cor we) will exc
cute contract according to this agreement, and