Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-02


30 dozen wollen socks
1900 yards fiannels assorted
600 pounds cotton thread
400 dozen spool cotton
500 pounds cotton maitre
80 do best Chinese vermillion
goo do brown gilling Irvine, No. 80
1.5O0 flannel shirts
500 calico do
CLASS No g
Ready-nlade Clothing.
$50 blue cloth frock coats
so do Pantaloons
CLASS No.3.
HdrdUdre and Agricultural I.rpiems~ts.
5000 pounds brass kettles
LOCO tin kettles
$50 nests japanned kettles, in nest
20 dozen l0-quart tin pans
40 do 6-quar do
as do 4-quart do
800 do butcher knives
$50 do soaking knives
20 NJ gun iints
10 gross gun worms
50 do squaw avis
100 do fish hooks, assorted
400 dozen fish lines do
400 gross needles
125 dozen combs
50 do scissors
do bush scythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
do AIDES
ID do grubbng hoes
80 do wedding hoes
% pairs names
100 do trace chains
POO log chains
$50 drawing knives, 10 and IL inches In length
2oO augers, in equal proportions Of IN, 1, \,
and u inch
$50 hand saws
p crOss-cut saws. feet In length
IS do do do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut files
do wood rasps
800 quailers socket chisels, Y, 4, and Pinch
So planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
20 do spades
500 camp kettles
2 600 short handled irving mana
40 dozen basting spoons
25O do iron table spoons
40 do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
do cow bells
CLASS No.4
Ares.
s. dozen axes, to weigh from ~ to 81 pounds
~ do half axes, to weigh h pounds
81 DO hatchets, to weigh ~ pounds
do broad axes, ordinary size
Said goods to be furnished at Boston. New yorN
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
81 Louis, Detroit, or Chicago. as may be specified
In the accepted bids; and the deliveries thereof 10
be made on or before me LIST 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
ANSS Oh any OF the articles named than that
specified in the above schedule; and also any
others of the same class but of different descrip
tion, 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
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 respect.
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 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 VIII be required in the amount of the bid
10 the faithful performance Of the contract, with
two or more suIeties, whose sufdciency must be
certified by United States Judge or district attor-
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
furnished, and the amounts must be carried ont
and footed up for each class. They should be
submitted With the following heading:
81 for vel hereby propose to furnish for the
service Of the Indian Department, and accord inc
to the terms Of its advertisement therefor dated
September "a, 1855, the following ar icles al the
prices hereto annexed There insert the list accord
ing TO the class or classes proposed forl deliver
able In the city Of Boston, New York, PhfIsdel-
Rhia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, st Louis,
Detfot, or Chicago, as the case NAV be- 1 on or
before the first day Of April next or at such time
or times during the year 1856 as may be ordered
py the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; and
Tor vel will 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 dif
ferent dest rpton as may be required for the ser.
VICE OF the Indian Department: during the year
1856, deliverable as above stated And II this
proposal be accepted, there insert the words 6 In
whole or In part IL more than one class be pro
posed for l Tor wei will, within twenty days
thereafter, execute a contra;t accordingly, and
give security, satisfactory to the Commissioner
the same" "
Each proposal must be ACCOMPANIED bv a pu,,.
antee, In the following form, to be signed bv two
or more responsible persons, whose sufacienrv
mus! DE ceItned TO by one or more persons per.
sonaI,y or offcially known to the department:
81 lor wei hereby guaranty that the above hid
Der, Tor bidders, If contract be awarded TO him
them,J according to his for theirl forroo,n1,
plo or proposal, will execute a contract and Uiys
security TOT the performance thereof as prescrbed
Goods, dated September %, ISIS: ard 70, ,..a1
agree 70 pay any and all damages or losses which
tne ohl.ed states or the Indians NAV sufNey Inv
reason OF failure SO TO do on The pant Of said b,S
der'' for bidders " iu oio
strictly conform to IL terms and direcsion. % NO
advertisement. GEO. w. MANYPENNY.
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