Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-01

100 blue cloth coats
100 do pantaloons
35 pounds vermiliion
CLASS No.2
Hardware end .4.Ttctt'aGI Impicments
2,loo pounds brass kettles
65 dozen butchers knives
10, 500 gun fiints
s. gross squaw avis
$500 fish hooks
6 dozen bush scy;hus
do grass do
do grain do
Q do AIDES
Is do gruhbnG hoes
S do wood rasps
100 do fish lines
$1,000 needles
Us dozen combs, assorted
% do scissors, do
gross gun worms
1000 tin kettles
IS N. ste japann.d kettles 8 in n nest
&c drawing knives. 10 and IL inches in length
200 aug-rs, in equal proportions OF y, /, z, and
IA inch
Q5 pairs names
195 do trace chains
575 wedding hoes
l55 handssws
~ cross cut saws, feet In length
Is do do do do
go handsaw files
100 crosscut saw files
30 log chains. assorted. to L. feet
$50 quarters socket chiscls, "a, l, and inch
10 planes, fore and jack
IS mule collars
1,550 pounds brown gilIing Irvine No. so
70 dozen twoquart tin pans
20 DO four quart do
Is do siX-Quart do
10 de tenguart do
l52 hand corn mills, four Sizes In equal proper.
tions
20 dozen scalping knives
CLASS No 3.
fires
% dozen axes to weigh from a ! to 50 pounds
IL do half axes, 10 weigh s. pounds
II do hatchets, to weigh IL pounds
40 broad axes.
CLASS No. 4.
Neyfhrrcd Guns.
$50 northwest guns, twothirds Of which must
measure 80 inches in length of harr-l, and cns
third II inches in length Of barrel, 10 include
covers and packing-ciS-s
To lie delivered in Boston, New York. or Philalel.
rhia, rs may be required
Samples of the above articles may Il. seen nj the
Office of the Commissioner If Indian Affairs
The department reserves the right to increase d.
miniSh the quantity of the articles named OF rub
situtc others in lieu thereof and also require at
similar prices such other goods may To- ecd,d In
mfment o. treaty stipulations. for o;hsr purIos
in the administration of the affairs Of hs depart
ment al any time during the next year and 10 award
the contract to the party whose bid shall he dscmcd
most advantageous 10 the Indians and the gn, -rn-
ment. Goods of American manufacture. I'LL other
things being equal will he preferred hut as the sa
PIES of blankets and cloths Of f.rrigu mauuiac-
ture, il will I've necessary when domestic article Of
the kind IL offered that sample OF it accomPan, tho
hid.
The party proposing Ia furnish the articles in any
one or more of the foregoing classes. will make
voice of all the items therein and aix the prizes In
dollars and cents at which he they viii furnish
thcni deliverable in Boston New YORK OF Philnd.l-
Thia. before the first day OF April next Hss5m-
ing rs basis ofcalculation the quantity of each AZ
tlcc as therein specified, eStcn:ing the c IT. aid
showing the aggregate amount ot the whole
The goods will be inspected the place al delivery
by an agent of the department no will lie appointed
for the purpose and IT, will he required that the ar
ticles delivered under the contracts shall conform
strictly with the samples exhibited and all contracts
Will contain clause authorizing the United Ststes
TO purchase ct Others, and charge oHy nc.ess- OF
prize paid therefor TO the party falling TO furnish
such as ere uired by the terms of his contract,
within five days after notice of rejection shall BE- CIV
en- him by said agent
Bonds will lbs required in the amount Of the lids
Tor the faithful performance of tho contracts with two
or more sureties. whose sufficcncy must b. certified
by United States judge or district attorney. Pay
ment will DO made aflcr the delivery of the goods as
aforesaid To an agent Of the department, upon du
Ilicite invoice certified ivy him.
The bids will he submitted with the following
heading. and none will lie considered that not
made in the form and terms here pruscribcd:
Il (or WEI propose 10 furnish Tor the service Of the
.
affixed to them, respectively. viz ii-rp insert the
list of coods deliverable in the city of Boston, New
York. or Philadelphia, may b. reIuir, u on or
before the first day Of April next. together with al
such other goods, at similar prices, msy be re-
CURED for the Indian Department at any tiue during
the yesr 1854: End if this progo al be- accepted
for WEI will, within ten days tn reafter execute
contract accordingly. and give satisfactory security
TO the department for the faithful cation Of The
same"
In case of failure to enter into such contract and
give such security, Tor WEI will pay to the United
states whatever excess of amount the Indian he
rartment may he obliged TO pay for the articles herein
specified. and such others it may require during
the year 1854, and above what the same would
have cost according to the terms of this bid"
Each and every bid must also be accompanied ny
a guarantee in the following form, 10 he signed ny
one or more responsible persona. whose suthcieDcy
must be certified by some one who il known n The
ie artment, either personally or by his efheial TO
siiion:
:" L Tor WEI hereby guaranty that the above bidder
or bidders) will comply with the terms OF the sd
'ertisement for Proposals for Indian Gooss dated
september Is, 1853 If the contract should be award
ID to him, Tor them,) and enter into bond for the
execution OF the same within the time prescribed
SEAL
SEAL
CHARLES z. NIX,
Acting Commissions
sep. l4eotd.