Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-09

5000 do bleached shifting
5000 do domestic shifting, unblached
5000 do do sheeting do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
200 dozen wollen socks
1000 yards fiannels, assorted
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
500 pounds cotton maitre
80 do best Chinese vermiuion
100 do brown gilling Irvine, No. 80
800 tannel shirts
1;5O0 calico do
CLASS No. g
Rsddy-made CIotkiHg.
$50 blue cloth frock coats
$50 do pantaloons
CLASS No.2.
Hdrdrcore and AgrieHItHrdl Implements.
5000 pounds brass kettles
900 tin kettles
$50 nests japanned kettles, in nest
90 20 dozen Sa lee-qusEt tin pans
40 do i-quau do
50 do 2-quart do
800 do butcher knives
$50 do soaking knives
20 NJ gun Aints
10 gross gun worms
80 do squaw avis
100 do fish hooks assorted
400 dozen fish lines do
400 gross needles
l25 dozen combs
6 do bush scvthes
10 do grass do
do grain do
do AIDES
Is do grubbing hoes
\ 80 do wedding hoes
SO pairs names
100 do trace chains
POO log chains
80 drawing knives, 10 and 70 inches in length
2oo auge-s, in equal proportions Of IN, 1, 4,
$50 hand saws
p cross-cut saws, feet in length
70 do do do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut saw files
do wood raSps
200 qsailers socket chisels, X, 1, and Pinch
50 planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shOvels
~ do spades
500 camp kettles
1900 short handled frying pans
40 dozen basting spoons
25O do iron table spoons
40 do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
do cow bells
CLASS No.4
dozen axes, to weigh from \ to u pounds
80 do half axes to weigh 3k pounds
80 do hatchets, to weigh u pounds
do broad axes, ordinary size
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
st. Louis, Detroit, Chicago, as may be specified
in the accepted bids; and the deliveries thereof TO
be made on or before the LIST day Of April next or
at such time or times thereafter during the wear
1876 as may be ordered by the Commissioner 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 required
styles and quality, will be preferred; but as the
samples Of blankets and cloths are foreign fabrics
IL VIII 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 NAV
be furnished and approved. They will be rigidly
inspected and compared with tie samples by an
agent or agents appointed for that purpose Such
as may he 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, II that be not
done, they will be purchased at his expense
Payment will 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 bid
TO the faithful performance Of the contract with
two or more sureties, whose sufhciency must be
certified by United States Judge district attos
ney.
The proposals must embrace the articles. with
the quantities thereof they are arranged In the
foregoing schedule, with the prices annexed to
each In dollars and cents at which they will be
| and footed up for each class. They should be
submitted with the following heading:
~ Tor wei hereby propose to furnish for the
service Of the Indian Department, and 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 forl deliver
abe in the city Of [Boston, New York, Philsdel-
phia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, st Louis
| Detroit or Chicago, as the case may be- 4 on or
before the first day Of April next or at such time
or times during the year 1856 as may be ordered
| by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; and
Tor we viii also furnish, at the same prices, such
additional quantities of the same kinds and quail
| ties OF goods, and at the lowest market prices,
such other articles OF the same class, but OF df
ferent description, may be required for the ser
| vice OF the Indian Department: during the year
| 1886, deliverable above stated And IL this
proposal he accepted, here insert the words In
whole or in part III more than one class be pro
| posed for | [cr wei will, within twenty days
| thereafter, execute n contrat accordingly, and
1 give security, satisfactory to the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, for the faithful performance Of
| the same %
/ Each proposal must be accompanied by guar
antee In the following form, to be signed by two
| or more responsible persons, whose sufaciency
must be certified TO by one or more persons per-
sonal'y or officially known to the department:
| 81 Tor wei hereby guaranty that the above bid
der, Tor bidders If contract be awarded 70 him.
| r them,] according to his for theirl foregoing
| bid proposal, will execute a contract and give
security for the Performance thereof as prescribed
| I'm the advertisement for proposals for IsHian
Goods, dated September 81, 1855; adj Eofwel
agrse to pay any and all damages or losses which
| the Uniled States or the Indians may suffer by
reason failure so to do on the cart Of said bid
No proposal WIN be considered that does no,
strictly conform TO he terms and directions of this
advertisement. GEO. w. MANYPENNY,
| Commissioner
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