The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-21

5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
800 dozen woollen socks
! 500 yards fiannels, assorted
1000 flannel shirts
800 calico do
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
CLASS No. 3.-Hard,care and Agricultural
Implements.
1850 pounds brass kettles
276 butcher knives
% 900 gun flints
% gross squaw avis
1000 fish hooks
% dozen fish lines
5000 needles
100 dozen combs, assorted
10 do scissors, do
10 gross gun worms
1,090 tin kettles
rs nests iapanned kettles, in n neat
200 drawing knives and IL inches in length
700 augers, in equal proportions OF Il, II, and
inch
$50 pairs names
$50 do trace chains
], 900 wedding hoes
l75 hand saws
40 cross cut saws, feet in length
40 do do do do
100 hand saw files
100 crosse cut saw files
40 log chains, assorted, 9 to II feet
600 Whittemore cards, No. 10
GOO quarters socket chisels, J, l, and inch
80 planes, fore and jack
Glass No. 4.--.areS.
10 dozen axes, to weigh from 4 to 81 pounds
SO do half axes, to weigh g. pounds
IL do hatchets, to weigh pounds
25 broad axes.
Glass No. 5.-.Northwest Guns.
700 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure SO inches in length of BARREL and
one third 40 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
with reference TO the most recent improvements in
manufacture, are deposited in the office of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which, with the
contracts OF former years, are open Tor the nspec-
tion OF bidders.
The Department reserves the right to increase or
diminish the quantity of any Of the articles named
substitute others in lieu thereof, to require,
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
mcnt. Goods of American manufacture, all other
things being equal, will be preferred; but as the
samples of blankets and cloths arc of foreign manu-
fdcture, it will be necessary, when domestic
ticle of the kind is offered, that sample OF should
accompany the bid.
The party proposing to furnish the articles, in
any one more OF the foregoing classes will
make invoice OF all the items therein, and affix
the prices in dollars and cents at which he they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before inc ISL Gay oil May next assuming, as Da
sis of calculation, the quantity of each article as
therein specified, extending the cost and shown O
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice consti
tutiDg 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-
quired that the articles delivered under the con-
tracts shall conform strictly with the samples ex-
hibited, and all contracts will contain clause
authorizing the United States TO 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
tce 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 sutilciencym must be
certified by United States judge district attor
ncy. Payment will be made after the contract is
completed, and the delivery of the goods afore
said TO 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 not
made in the form and terms here prescribed:
81 Cor we) propose to furnish for the service Of
the Indian Department the following goods, at
she prices affixed to them respectively, viz: There
| insert the list of goods Deliverable in the
| city OF New York on or before the lst day of
May next; and in of the acceptance of
! this proposal, the quantity being prescribed
by the Department ] Cor WEI will execute a
contract according to this agreement, and give
satisfactory security to the ID pertinent 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 (or us) and the sum which the United
States may be obliged to pay for the same arti-
cles."
Each and every bid must also be accompanied with
guaranty in the following form, to be signed by
one or more responsible persons, whose suficiency
must be certified by some one who is known to the
Department, either personally or by his official
position
"I Cor we) hereby guarantee that ----, the
above bidder, will comply with the terms of the
dated October 10, 1851, If the contract should be
awarded to him, and enter into bond for the exc
cuton Of the same within the time prescribed"
T.. s.
IL. g.
l.. LEA,
Commissioner of Indian Af1airs.