Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-20

~ gross gun worms
50 do sguaw avis
100 do fish hooks, assorted
400 dozen fish lines de
400 gross needles
lbs dozen combs
50 do scissors
do bush scythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
Is do grubbing hoes
30 do wedding hoes
50 pairs names
100 do trace chains
200 log chains
$50 drawing knives, 10 and IL inches in length
2oO augers, In equal proportions Of IN, I, X,
and 4 inch
$50 hand saws
IS cross-cut saws, 7 feet In length
IS do do do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut saw files
do wood rasps
200 quailers socket chisels, Y, l. and 2-tneh
50 planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
% do spades
500 camp kettles
1000 ort-handled frying pans
40 dozen basting spoons
$50 do iron table spoons
~ do tin cups
10 do scythe snaths
do cow bells
CLASS No.4
Ares.
ooaeh axes, 10 weigh from n to 81 pounds
50 do half axes, to weigh 3K pounds
~ do hatchets, to weigh i pounds
do broad axes, ordinary size
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pttsburg, Cincinnati
81. Louis, Detroit, or Chicago as NAV he snecife3
in the accepted BIDS and the deliveries thereof to
be made on or before the l.t day Of April next or
al such time or times thereafter during the wear
1856 as may be ordered by the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs
The right will be reserved 10 reouire prea,s, or
less quantity Of any Of the articles named than that
specified in the above SCHEDULED and also any
others or the same class, but of different descrip-
zion, 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 foreign fabrics
II 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 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 be unequal thereto in any particular will
be rejected In which case the contractor will be
bound TO furnish others Of the eQuired kind or
quality within three days or II that be not
done, they will be purchased at his expense
Payment win be made for the goods received on
invoices thereof certified by the agent or agents
appointed to inspect them.
Bonds viii be required In the amount OF the bid
10 the faithful performance OF the contract with
two or more suTettes whose sufciency must be Ger
Tined oy United States Judge or district attorney
The proposals must embrace the articles with
the quantities thereof they are arranged In the
foregoing schedule, with the prices annexed 10
each In dollars and cents at which they win 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 propose to furnish for the
| service Of the Indian Department, and according
to the terms OF It's 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, Philadel.
phia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati st Louis.
Detroit. or Chicago, as the case NAV be I on OF
before the first day Of April next, or at such time
4 or times during the year 1855 as NAV be ordered
| by the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; and ]
Tor wei Will also furnish, at the same prices such
additional quantities Of the same kinds and ouali
| ties OF goods, and at the lowest market prices
such other articles Of the same class, but Of diff.
| vice Of the Indian Department: during the wear
| 1856, deliverable as above stated. And II this
proposal be accepted, there insert the words I'm
whole or in part IL more than one class be pro
posed for, L Tor we will, within twenty days
thereafter, execute contract accordingly, and
give security, satisfactory to the Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs, for the faithful performance Of
| the same" .-.'-'
Each proposal must be accompanied by a 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 Der.
sonaiiy or officially known 10 the department.:
| or wei hereby guaranty that the above bid.
| 1H, or bidders, II contract be awarded to him
IL, mem, according to his for theirl foregoing
. =, proposal, will execute a contract and give
sec1hy TOT the Performance thereof as prescribed
Goods, dated September "a ISIS: and ro "v ws
agree 70 pay any and all damages or losses which
the Oni,ed states or the Indians NAV suffer nv
der" for bidders ' Vi 'eio oio'
No proposal win be considered that does M,
strictly conform to the terms and direction. 20
| advertisement GEO. w. MANYPENNY
4 q, ,o.., Comnssioner.