The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-13

l,OOO flannel shirts
300 calico shirts
500 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton.
Glass No. 3.-HardUare and Horticultural
implements.
| 1850 pounds brass kettles
81 dozen butcher knives
| 10000 gun flints
| % gross squaw avis
| 5000 fish hooks
100 dozen fish lines
| 10 900 needles
1876 dozen combs, assorted
% do scissors do
gross gun worms
300 tin kettles
80 nests japanned kettles, 3 in nest
80 drawing knives, 10 and IL inches in length
inch
lis pairs names
1877 pairs trace chains
$50 wedding hoes
$50 hand saws
Is do do do do
300 hand saw files
100 cross cut saw files
l60 log chains, assorted, to IL feet
100 Whittemore cards, No. 10
500 quarters socket chisels, J, l, and 2-inch
SO planes, fore and jack.
Glass No. 4-Ares.
s5 dozen axes, to weigh from II to 81 pounds
10 broadaxes
CLASS No. 5-JNorthwest Guns.
800 northwest guns, two-thirds of which must
measure 36 inches in length Of barrel, and
one.third AZ inches in length of barrel.
To be delivered in New York or Philadelphia,
ne 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
AnfEn fCR thn imam
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, or to
require at similar prices such goods may be
wanted for presents or other purposes in the ad.
ministration 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 Government. Goods of American manufac-
ture, all other things being equal, will be prefer
red; but the samples of Blankets and cloths are
of foreign manufacture, it will be necessary, when
domestic article Of the kind is offered that sam
pie of it should accompany the bid
The party proposing to furnish the articles in
| any one more Of the foregoing classes will make
an invoice of all the items therein, and afix the
prices, in dollars and cents, at which he or they
will furnish them, deliverable in New York on or
before the first day of May next, assuming as
basis of calculation the qua nifty Of each article as
the aggregate amount of the whole invoice consti-
| tuting the bid. The goods will be inspected in
New York by an agent Of the Department, who
will be appointed for the purpose; and II 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 au
thorizing the United States to purchase OF others,
and charge any increase Of price paid therefor to
the party failing to furnish such required by
the terns 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
or whose euffCienCv must
certified by a United States Judge or District At
torney. Payment will be made after the contract
is completed and the delivery of the goods as 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:
the Indian Department the following goods, at the
prices affixed to them respectively, viz: Here in.
sert the list Of geods.1 Deliverable in the city Of
and, in case sSsSe acceptance Of this proposal,
the quantity being prescribed by the Department,
for wei will execute contract according to
this agreement, and give satisfactory security to
the Department within ten days after the recep-
ton of this bid and, in case of failure TO enter
| into such contract and give such security, Tor
wei will pay to the United States the difference
between the sum hidden by me Tor usl and the
pay for the same articles"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied
by guarantee in the following form, 10 be signed
by one or more responsible pcrsons, whose suffi.
cheney must be certified by some one who is known
to the Department either personally or by his
official position:
81 for wei hereby guarantee that - the above
bidder, will comply with the terms of the adver.
tisement for proposals for Indian Goods" dated
October 8, 1882 if the contract should be awarded
to him, and enter into bond for the execution Of
the same within the time prescribed"
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs.