Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-04

400 dozen fish lines do
400 gross needles
125 dozen combs
do bush seythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
3 do AIDES
Is do grubbing hoes
80 do wedding hoes
50 pairs names
100 do trace chains
POO log chains
$50 drawing knives, 10 and - inches in length
quo augers in equal proportions of IN, /, y,
and Il inch ~
$50 hand saws
IS cross-cut saws, : feet in length
Is do do do do
so dozen hand saw files
do crOss-cut saw files
do wood rasps
400 quailers socket chisels, u, 1, and a-inch
50 planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
% do spades
500 camp kettles
1900 short-handled irving pans
40 dozen basting spoons
$50 do iron table spoons
40 do tin cups
IS do scythe snaths
do cow bells
CLASS Nod
Ares.
dozen axes, to weigh from ~ to SIX pounds
90 do half axes, to weigh 3h pounds
80 DO hatchets, to weigh l X pounds
O plooo dACo; O1ulId1y size
Said goods to be furnished at Boston. New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
81 Louis, Detroit, or Chicago, may be specified
In the accepted bids; and the deliveries thereof TO
be made on or before the 1st day of April next or
at such time or times thereafter during the wear
IoSo as may be ordered by the Commi ssioner of
Indian Affairs. -
The right will be reserved to require greater or
less quantity OF any of the articles named than that
specified in the above schedule; and also any
others of the same class but of different descrip
ton, that may be needed, at the lowest market
prices.
Goods of American manufacture. of the reou,re6
styles and quality, will he preferred; but as the
samples Of blankets and cloths are foreign fabrics
II Will be necessary, in proposing domestic arti-
cie Hi elther OF those kinds, that sample thereof
The articles TO be furnished must in all respects
conform to, and be equal with, the samples re-
Gently selected, which may be seen at this office,
or such samples Of American manufacture as NAV
be furnished and approved They will be ripidiy
inspected and compared with tie samples by ar,
agent or agents appointed for that purpose Such
as may be unequal thereto in any particular will
be rejected; in which case the contractor will be
bound to furnish others Of the required kind or
quality within three days. or, il that be not
done, they will be purchased at his expense.
Payment viii be made for the goods received on
invoices thereof, certified by the agent or agents
appointed to inspect them.
Bonds will be required in the amount of the bio
70 The faithful performance Of the contract, with
t"o Vi NioiC SuicllcS, whose SuMclencV must be
certified by United States Judge or district attor.
new.
The proposals must embrace the articles. with
the quantities thereof as they arranged in the
foregoing schedule, with the prices annexed to
each in dollars and cents at which they will be
furnished. and the amounts must be carried out
and footed up for each class. They should be
submitted with the following heading:
81 for wei hereby pro pose to furnish for the
| service of the Indian Department AMI ACCORDING
| to the terms OF its advertisement therefor dated
september "a, 1855, the following ar icles at the
prices hereto annexed there insert the list accord
Ing to the class or classes proposed for deliver
able in the city Of Boston, New York, PhiIadel
Phia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, st Louis,
| Detroit. or Chicago, as the case may be- on OF
before The first day Of April next, or at such time
| or times during the year 1856 as NAV be ordered
by the Commissioner Ct Indian Affairs; and
Tor wei will also furnish, at the same prices, such
ties OF goods, and at the lowest market prices
such other articles Of the same class but Of diff.
Ierent description as may be required for the ser
| vice of the Indian Department! during the yea,
1856, deliverable as above stated. And il this
proposal be accepted, There insert the words In
whole or In part II more than one class be pro
posed for, i for wei will, within twenty days
| thereafter, execute a contra't accordingly, and
| give security, satisfactory TO the Commissions
| the same -
Each proposal must be accompanied by guar.
| antee, In the following FORM to be signed by two
| or more responsible persons, whose sufhciency
must be certified to by one or more persons per.
sonally or officially known to the department:
81 for wei hereby guaranty that the above bid
der, Tor bidders, If contract be awarded to him
r them,l according to his for theirl foregoing
Did or proposal, will execute a contract and Civ,
security for the performance thereof prescribed
| IN the advertisement for proposals for IndiaI
Goods, dated September "a, 1855; and for we
agree 70 pay any and all damages or losses which
the Onied States or the Indians may suffer b,
reason OF failure so to do on the part Of said bid
NO proposal will be considered that does no
strictly conform to the terms and directions Of ,hi
sdVt rtisement. GEO. w. MANYPENNY.
| n. ,o.,, Commissioned.