The Arkansas advocate., 1833-07-31
PROPOSALS
For Al, $40 Indian RatiOns.


 For 4A1. .64O Indian RatiOT1ss GEPARATE Proposals, in writing, and 6sealed, will be received by the subscri- Der, until o'clock, P. NJ, of Thursday, the 9th day of September next, 1883, for furnishing and delivering at the several Issuing Depots; in ihe New Choctaw coun- try west of the Territory of Arkansas, the following Indian RatioDs, viz:
 At the Depot near Fort Towson, Red River,
 115.9OO RatiOns.
 At the Depot on the Mountain Fork of Little river, forty miles northeast from Fort ToWson,
 92.1OO RatiOns.
 At the Depot at Horse Prairie, twenty miles west from Fort Towson,
 39.65O RatiOnss
 At the Depot near old Miller Court house, forty miles southeast from Fort ToWson,
 2O,13O Rations.
 At the Depot at the New Choctaw Agen- cy, near the Arkausas, twenty five miles enthusiastically ,om Fort Smith,
 1OO,65O RatiOns.
 At the Depot at Pleasant Bluff, on the Arkansas, thirty-fye miles above Fort Smith,
 3O,5OO RatiOns.
 At the Depot on the Poteau river, about forty miles south-west estwaTdly from Fort Smith,
 42,7OO RatiOns.
 The privilege ofincreasing or diminish ing the number of Rations, above designa- ted, one-third, or any number less than oae-third, at all the Depots, is reserve ed.- Twenty days notice being given, prior to tine date of such increase or dimunition, specifying place and quantity.
 The first delivery of Rations will be re- qnired to be made, and at all the Depots, on or about the first day Qf NoUember nert, Subsequent deliveries will be required, :, from time to time, until the whole Is called for. Ten days notice previous to the date of each delivery will be given. The Ration, as above named, must con- sist of one and quarter pounds of Fresh Beef three foHrths of quart of Corn, and at the rate of four quarts of Salt, to each one hundred Rations. The Beef Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, must be of good quality, and delivered 10 good or der.
 The quality, as well as the weight of the Beef, and the measure of the Corn and Salt, comprising the Ration, will be in spected by an Agent of the Government, on delivery; and that Proposals may not be made under wrong impressions, 1t is here made known, that the Corn and Salt must be delivered by measure, at the rate of thirty-two quarts to the bushel, dfy measure; all risk, and every expense at lending the delivery and distribution ofthe Rations, must be borne by contractors.
 Issues of the meat part of the Ration, may be varied, from time to time, SO as to mak deliveries of one and a fourth pounds of fresh, or tbree=louI ihs of pound of salted Pork, instead of Beef. So, also, may portion of the meat part of the Ra- ton be delivered in Guile and Hogs, upon estimates, on the hoof, propided such shall be acceptable to the Indians; but in no case must such changes of issues increase the cost of the Ration, or any of the com p0nent parts thereof, as above designated, , and to shich bidders are referred for eal- culating prices at which they will furnish the Ration for.
 The delivery of Cattle and Hogs, on foot, as above noted may he made for one or two months at a time, should the same be deemed expedient by the receiving A. gent; so, also, may the other parts of the Ration, Corn and Salt, be delivered for periods corresponding thereto.
 Contractors will be required to give bonds, in surety with two responsible sig natures, to the amount of one half of tho sum of their contracts. Payments for all furnishing, under said contracts, will be made at this pIace-Little Rock, A. T..
 The privilege of rejecting bids, deemed hiuh ia
 No contract or hid, can be transferred, without the consent, in writing, of the un- dersigned, or such Agent as may be au- thorized to open and declare the bqds, and make the contracts.
 Persons making bids, not known to the subscriber, will accompany them with sat isfactory recommendations, as to their oa- pacities to furnish. They will be pleased to write on the envelope of their commit nieations, the word sfPRoPosAGs," and will attend at this place, on the last day of receiving bids, 18th September), for the purpose of closing contracts.
 J. BROWN, Capt. U s, fl.
 PrinL Dist'g. .4gi Ind. Renova2.
 Little Rock, A. T., June 28, 1883.
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