Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-30

1000 do sattinets
5000 do plaid linsey
5000 do bleached shifting
% 600 do domestic shirting, unbleaohed
Is, 900 do do sheeting do
5000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
200 dozen wollen socks
1900 yards hannels, assorted
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
500 pounds cotton maitre
so do best Chinese vermillion
1000 do brown gilling Irvine, No. 30
1,5O0 flannel shirts
1,5OO calico do
Glass No2
Ready-nlads Clothing.
$50 blue cloth frOck coats
$50 $50 do do RsEIs
HdTdUare and Agricultural implements.
5000 pounds brass kettles
1000 tin kettles
$50 nests japanned kettles. 8 in a nest
~ dozen l0-quart tin pans
40 do 6-quart do
IS do 4-quart do
so do 2-quart do
3OO do butcher knives
$50 do soaking knives
20 M gun finIs
10 gross gun worms
50 do squaw avis
100 do fish hooks, assorted
400 dozen fish lines de
400 gross needles
lbs dozen combs
do bush scythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
3 do AIDES
Is do grubbing hoes
80 do wedding hoes
so pairs names
100 do trace chains
200 log chains
$50 drawing knives, 10 and 1e inches In length
200 augers, in equal proportions Of X, /, 4,
and X ipch
$50 hand saws
IS cross-cut saws, feet in length
25 do do 6 do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut saw files
5 do wood rasps
200 qdailers socket chisels, K l. and 9-iDch
SO planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
20 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.
80 dozen DE S Ssss to weigh from 81 pounds
30 do hatchets, to weigh i pounds
2 do broad axes, ordinary size
said goods to be furnished at Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
81. Louis, Detroit, Chicago as NAV be specified
In the accepted bids; and the deliveries thereof to
De made on or before the lst day Of April next or
at such time or times thereafter during the wear
1856 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
sPeclned 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
at los and ltfrr xUrin
samples of blankets and cloths are foreign fabrics
II will be necessary, in proposing a 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 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 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 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
70 the faithful performance Of the contract with
two or more sureties, whose suicency must be GER
tlied by 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 m
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:
- 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 articles 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
a.
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 may 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 duali
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
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 Commissioner
OF indian Affairs, for the faithful performance Of
Each proposal must be accompanied by a guar.
antee, In the following form, to be signed by two
or more responsible persons, whose suficfency
nusI oe certified to by one or more persons per.
'0 ma or omeialfy known to the department.:
Ger, Tor bidders, # contract be awarded 70 him
| theui,J according to his for theirl foregoing
secu,a,p s,oPosai, VIII execute contract and Civ,
IN thay 10, inc performance thereof prescribed
Eoods s sa,vertisement for proposals for Indiar
| oooos, oated september "a, 1855; ard for we
S sr 70 pay any and all damages or losses which
.ne oni ~ states or the indians NAV suffer b,
aer,; for hsdda,s 80 70 DO on the part Of said bid
No proposal WIN be considered tia, ao.. =,
strictly CONFORM to The terms and directions Of Thu
sWtHlSeH'eh'' 'Eo. w, MANYPENNY,