Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-26

40 do 6-quart do
Is do 4-quart do
so do 2-quart do
800 do butcher knives
$50 do soaking knives
20 NJ gun 1ints
10 gross gun worms
80 do Squaw avis
100 do fish hooks, assorted
400 dozen fish lines do
400 gross needles
125 dozen combs
90 do scissors
do bush scythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
do AIDES
Is do grubbing hoes
80 do wedding hoes
50 pairs names
100 do trace chains
200 log chains
$50 drawing knives, 10 and II inches in length
2oO augers, in equal proportions of ~, 1, \,
and y inch
25 cross-cut saws, 7 feet in length
25 do do do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do croSs-cut saw files
do wood rasps
400 q!uailers socket chisels, X, /, and 2-inch
80 planes, fore and jack
~ dozen shovels
% do spades
500 camp kettles
900 short handled frying pans
4O dozen basting spoons
2oO do iron table spoons
40 do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
do cow bells
CLASS NOD
Ares.
50 dozen DO ha ws d from "a pounds
~ DO hatchets, TO weigh \ pounds
do broad axes, ordinary size
~ said goods to be furnished at Boston, New York
lp r. Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
in the accepted bids and the deliveries thereof to
he made on or before the LIST day Of April next, or
at such time or times thereafter during the wear
800 as may be ordered by the Commissioner Of
The right will be reserved to require greater or
less quantity Of any of the articles named than that
specified in the above schedules and also any
otners OF the same class, but OF different descrip-
uon, that may be needed, at the lowest market
prices.
Goods of American manufacture, of the required
styles and quality, will be preferred; but as the
samples Of blankets and cloths are foreign fabrics
1t will be necessary, in proposing domestic arti
Gle OF either of those kinds, that sample thereof
shall accompany the bid.
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 may
DE furnished and approved They will be rigidly
inspected and compared with the samples BY an
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 he
oouhd 10 furnish others of the required kind or
done, they viii be purchased at his EXPENSE
fayinent will be made fer the goods received on
invoices thereof, certified by the agent or agents
appointed to inspect them eN-'''
Bonds will be required in III amount of tho h,a
for the faithful Performance Of the Contract win
two or more suTeties, whose sufficiencv m5st he
certified by United States judge or district attor
The proposals must embrace the articles with
the Quantities thereof, they are arranged in the
foregoing schedule, with the prices annered to
each in dollars and cents at which they will be
furnished, and the amounts must be carried ont
and footed up for each class. They shol!Id be
submitted with the following heading:
g! Tor wei hereby propose to furnish for the
sery Me- Oh Inc fna i Department and according
September "a, 1855, the following ar icles at the
prices hereto annexed, there insert the list accord
ing 70 the class or classes proposed forl deliver.
phia, Baltimore, Pittsburg Cincinnati' 81 louis
Detroit. or Chicago, as the case NAV be. I On or
before The first day Of April next, or at such time
Sy th CaMTng the year s5s as may be ordered
Tor wei will also Furnish at the same prices sn.b
additional quantities of the same kinds and 1naji
ties OF goods, and at the lowest market prices.
such other aytices Of the same class, but OF ali
ferent GPtion, as may be required for the ser ser.
vice @&he Indian Department during the wear
$50, deliverable as above stated And IL this
puSpP,e a. w mere insert the words in
posed for,] i for wei will, within twenty days
,he e execute contract accordingly, and
| the same.n NAoo VI
Each proposal must be accompanied by a omar
antee, in the following form, to be signed bS.t.uo
or more responsible persons, whose suficiencv
must be certified to by one or more persons peI.
| sonal'y or officially known to the Recruitment
| 81 Tor wei hereby guaranty that the above hid
der, or bidders, II contract be awarded to him.
s,d , ar aceTralng 10 his Tor theirl foregoing
security Tor the performance thereof as Prescribed
| In the advertisement for proposals for Indian
Goods, dated September 81, 1s55; aud / Tor wei
agree to pay any and all damages or losses which
| the Uni,ed states or the Indians may suffer by
| dsr' for bidders ~ "'~
No proposal will be considered that does NO,
strictly conform to the terms and directions Of IN
| advertisement. GEO. w. MANYPENNY'
Commissioner.