The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-13


300 dozen woollen socks
! LOU yards tiannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
900 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Har!,Uare and horticultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
%, 900 gun fiints
25 gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
5000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
l,090 tin kettles
rs nests japanned kettles, s in neat
200 drawing knives-l0 and IL inches in length
100 augers, in equal proportions of }, II, and
inch
100 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
900 wedding hoes
It's hand saws
40 cross-cut saws. 7 feet in length
40 do do do do
100 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, 9 to IL feet
600 Wbttemore cards, No. 10
600 quarters socket ohisels, ], /, and inch
~ planes, fore and jack
Glass No. 4.-.4res.
% dozen axes, TO weigh from a to 81 pounds
50 do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
Al do hatchets, to weigh l. pounds
25 broad axes.
Glass No. 5.-.Northrea Guns.
700 northwest guns, two-t thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of barrel, and
onethird AZ inches in length Of barrel, to
be delivered in New York or Philadelphia
as may be required.
New samples of all the above articles. selected
to
manufacture, are deposited in the Office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which, with the
contracts OF former years. are open for the inspec
ton OF bidders
The Department reserves the right to increase or
diminish the quantity of any of the articles named,
or substitute others in lieu thereof require, at
similar prices, such goods as may be wanted, for
presents or other purposes, In the administration
of the affairs of the Department, and to award the
contract to the party whose bid shall be deemed
most advantageous to the Indians and the Govern
ment. Goods of American manufacture, all other
things being equal, will be preierred; but as the
samples OF blankets and cloths are of foreign manu-
facture, 1t will be necessary, when domestic ar
cle of the kind is offered that sample of it should
The party proposing to furnish the articles, in
any of the foregoing classes, will
make an invoice Of all the items therein, and affix
the prices in dollars and cents at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York ON or
before the LIST day of May next, assuming, a ba-
Sis OF calculation, the quantity OF each article as
therein specified extending the cost, and showing
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice consti-
tutng the bid The goods will be inspected in
New York, by an agent of the Department, who
will be appointed for the purpose and it will be re-
CURED that the articles delivered under the
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex-
hibited, and all contracts will contain a clause
authorizing tho United States purchase of others
and charge any increase of price paid therefor to
the party falling to furnish such required by
the terms Of his contract within five days after no
tice of rejection shall be given him by said agent
Bonds will be required In the amount of the bids
for the faithful performance of the contracts with
two or more sureties, whose sufliciency must be
certified by United States Judge district ator
ney. 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.
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:
al (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 on before the LIST day of
May next; and, in case of the acceptance of
this proposal, the quantity being prescribed
by the Department, ! Cor we) will execute a |
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory security to the Department within |
ten days after the reception OF this bid and, in |
case of failure to enter into such contract and |
give such security, Cor we) will pay to the Uni
ted States the difference between the sum hidden
by me Tor us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same arti- |
cles"
Eachand every bid must also be accompanied with |
a guaranty in the following form, to be signed by |
one or more responsible persons, whoee suffciency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally by his official
position
81 Tor we) hereby guarantee that --, the |
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
adver tisement for Proposals for Indian Goods
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bond for the exc
cution oithe same within the time prescribed"
II. /
IL.
l., LEA,
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
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