Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-27


400 gross needles ~f-s E t-t
125 dozen combs
50 do scissors
do bush scythes
10 do grass do
do grain do
do ADDE'S
Is do grubbing hoes
30 do wedding hoes -.t-
so pairs names
100 do trace chains
30 log chains
2O0 augers in equal proportions Of ~, /, X,
and n inch W
1j0 hand saws
25 cross-cut saws, Z feet in length
- do do do do
50 dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut saw files
do wood rasps .E-F
I9 qpaiiers socket chisels, 4, 1, and 2-inch
5O planes, fore and Jack
10 dozen shovels
20 do spades
500 camp kettles
1900 short-handled frying pans
4O dozen basting spoons
go do iron table spoons
40 do tin cups
- do scythe snaths
e do cow bells
Glass No4
. Ares.
dozen axes, to weigh from 4 to " pounds
50 do half axes, to weigh az pounds ''''
30 do hatchets, to weigh 4 pounds
do broad axes, ordinary size
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New York.
rhiadeiphla, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
St Louis, Detroit, or Chicago may be specified
In The accepted bids; and the deliveries thereof to
be made on or before the LIST day Of April next or
al such time or times thereafter during the year
Indian Affairs -
The right win be reserved to require greater or
less quantity OF any Of the articles named than that
sPeclneI 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. ~ 81 -
Goods of American manufacture, Of the required
Styles ana quality, will be preferred but as the
samples of blankets and cloths are foreign fabrics.
IL VIII DE necessary, in proposing domestic arti.
Gle OF either Of those kinds, that sample thereof
shall accompany the bid.
me 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 tie samples BY an
agent OF agents appointed for that purpose. Such
as may De unequal thereto in any particular viii
bound to furnish others Of the required kind or
quality within three days. or, II that be not
DONE done, they will be purchased at his expense.
ray inent VIII be made for the goods received on
appointed TO inspect them
Bonds wi be required in the amount OF the bid
10 the faithful performance Of the contract, with
TWO or more suIeties, whose suficiencY must be
certified by United States judge or District attor
ney;
The proposals must embrace the articles with
the quantities thereof as they arranged in the
foregoing schedule, with the prices aSnexaa 80
each In dollars and cents at which they will 10
Iurn1shed and the amounts must be carried ont
s ana iGoed up FOR each class. They should be
submitted with the following heading:
.s"I for wei hereby propose to fnsSnisb o.. ., !.
service of the Indian Department, and acco,6sno
70 the terms Of its advertisement therefor dated
September "a, 1855, the following ar icIss At the
prices hereto annexed there insert the list acrord
Ing to the class or classes proposed for. deiiver
ape In NE city OF Boston, New York, Phiisdei.
Rnia, bainmSIe, PittsbuIg, Cincinnati, st Louis.
before the first day OF April next or AZ s,,cb te
or times during the year 1856 as NAV be ORDERED
by sne , OHm .Is Of Indian Affairs; and
additional Quantities Of the same kinds and nall.
ties OF goods, and at the lowest maIket ,dlicas
snch other articles Of the same class, but OF dif
vice Of the Indian Department: dmrin~ th ' ssa
1856, deliverable as above stated And n this
proposal be accepted, there iasert the words { in
WHOLE mnoS OF e In faT more than one class be pro
| thereafter, execute contract accordinoiy ay3S
give security, satisfactory to the Com,5is &C.,
OF Indian Affairs, for the faithful performances Of
| Each proposal mrst be accompanied nv /, c,,,,--
antee, I'm the following FORM to be soned hgg t,.,
or more responsible persons, whose sntsc;e ,~v
sonal.y or officially known to the denPrtnnen, Pei
| 81 for wei hereby guaranty that he above h,d.
9er, or bidders, II contract be awarded 20 him.
| tnem,l according to his for theirI foreroin1,
Did or proposal, VIII execute a contract and o;vs.
security for the performance thereon as
IN me advertisement for proposals Tor Indian
agree to pay any and all damages or losse. srhseI
the Onied states or the Indians NAV MfYsr .' nv
reason OF failure so to do the cart Of aid h,S
der'' Tor bidders.] - ""'" oio-
| No proposal will be considered that 40. -.
sciy conform to the terms and directions oS ,h,s
| advertisement. GEO. w. MANYPENNTvs'n 's
sep a5-dstSaawtOctal oo"'nis'loner. .