The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-07

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1890 do bed ticking
1000 do Kentucky jeans
500 do satinetts
1000 do plaid nsey
1000 do domestic shirting, bleached
$4,000 do domestic shirting, unbleached
$4,000 do domestic sheeting, unbleached
5000 do domestic checks stripes, and plaids
400 dozen wooen socks
l,500 yards dannel., assorted
600 flannel shirts
700 calico shirts
$50 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
Glass No. 4.-HARpwARE.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 dozen butcher knives
% 900 gun tlints
25 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
25 dozen fish lines
%, 600 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, assorted
10 gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
10 nests, japanned kettles, s in nest
Class No. 5.-AGRIcULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
200 drawing knives II inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of J. /, 2, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 pairs trace chains
1900 wedding hoes
It's hand saws
40 cross cut saws, feet in length
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, to weigh IS pounds each
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket chisels
80 planes, fore and jack
Class No. 6.-AXEs.
10 dozen axes, to weigh from a. to s, pound.
SO do half axes, 10 weigh 81 pounds
Al do hatchets, to weigh pounds
25 broad axes
Class No. 7.-NoRTuwEsT GUNS.
$50 northwest guns, two thirds of which must mea-
sure SO inches in length of barrel, and one
third ~ inches in length of barrel, to be de-
lvered in New York or Philadelphia, may
be required.
Samples of all the above articles are 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.
ID. Domestic goods.
4th. Hardware.
9Th. Agricultural implements.
9th. Axes
18th. Northwest guns.
The lowest competent responsible bidder will re-
ceive the whole any part of the contract accord
itself the right 10 determine whether the bidder is
competent and responsible or not.
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about $4,000, but the
Department reserves the right TO increase or di-
minish the quantity of any OF the articles named,
substitute others in lieu thereof, TO require, at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted for
presents OF other purposes, in the administration of
the affairs Of the Department Goods of American
manufacture, all other things being equal, will be
preferred but all the samples OF blankets and
cloths Of foreign manufacture, IL will be neces-
sary, when domestic article is bid for, that sam
pie Of il should accompany the bid, TO enable the
Department to decide whether il IL Of equal quality
with the samples to be exhibited.
The party proposing to supply the articles will
make an invoice Of all the items embraced in the
above list and ahx the prces 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 onehalf OF the guam
tity may be delivered in st. Louis, Missouri, free
Of expense 70 the Governmcnt,) 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 inspected in New York (and in St. Louis, If 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 be made
and with the terms of the contract tself which shall
contain clause that If the articles not furnshed
WITHIN the ume prceCflDeo OF ~ infy are OF
cien quality in the opinion of the agent aforesaid
and IT, within five days after notice of such insult
cheney, the party shall not furnsh others in lieu
thereof of the required quality, the United States
shall be authorized TO purchase them Of others and
10 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 suretics, the suftciency Of whom to
be certified by United States Judge or District
Attorney, for the faithful performance of the
trscts. Payment will be made after the contract
is completed and the delivery of the goods 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 we) propose TO 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 (or ST. Louis)
or before the = day Of - next; and in case Of
the acceptance Of his proposals the quantity being
prescribed by the Department., Cor we) will exc
cute contract according 70 this agreement, and