The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-29
PROPOSE Fol, INDIAN SUPPLIES
IN MINNESOTA For 1889.

MINNESOTA cuierlntenucICy,
Saint Paul, 1855 s
C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
- flee until IL W of the 10Th April, 1855, for furnish
ing and delivering the following provisions for 1856
wit
TREATIES OF 1851.
For the Wapetoan and Session Sioux
Superline flour to the amount of 81 500
Mess pork to the amount of 500
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount Of 500
White shelled corn in sacks to the amount Of 900
Gnpowder, F. +. c., TO the amount OF 300
Lead in bars to the amount of 100
Tobacco the amount of 100
For the Medewak an tOan Wapekutfr Sioux
Superfine -four to the amount Of ST. 500
Mess pork to the amount of 500
Hogs lard i'll kegs to the amount Of 500
White sheed corn i'll sacks to the amouni of I 900
Gunpowder, f. F. G., to the amount Of 800
Lead in bars to the amount of 100
Tobacco to the amount of 100
TREATY OF 1857.
For furnishing the tribe of DacOta Sioux Indians
Superine -four to the amount of So 500
Mess pork To the amount of | 900
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount of 600
White shellcd corn in sacks TO the amount Of | coo
For the Wnnebagoes--
superfne -four to the amount of 81 coo
Mess pork to the amount Of coo
Hogs lard in kegs to the amount OF 900
For the Chippewas-
Superfne -four 10 the amount of So OO0
Mess pork to the amount of 500
White shelled corn i'll sacks TO the amount of 500
Tobacco, small pkgs in bXs to the amount of 500
The supplies the above Sioux tribes Of Indians 10
be delivered in Saint Paul, before the 25th May
next, to the Agent of said tribes or to some
thorizcd by said Agent to receive them.
The supplies for the WinnebagO and Chippewa tribes
of Indians in the same manner the above or be-
fore the 25th of May
Separate bids will be received for each article spec
fled above, for each separate tribe, for the whole
Samples of the tobacco Will be required.
The provisions will be subject inspection at the
place of delivery by dsiEteres ed persons selected by
the Agent of the tribe whom the supplies furnish
ed, and the contractor or contractors.
Good security Will be required for the performance OF
the contracts to be entered nto and bidders will name
in their proposals the persons they will offer
ties the sureties of each bidder shall sign ard
init with each bid guarantee in this form:
"The undersigned undertake that if the bid of -
- for Indian supplies be accepted by the Superin
tehden of Indian Affairs the bidder shall on or before
the 18th of April next enter into the bond required to
perform said contract, at the rate of his their bids
with coed and sufficient surelies'
should the bids be deemed unreasOnably high, the Su
perntendent the right to set them aside.
Bids must be endorsed, " Proposals for Indian sup
plies in Minnesota" and addressed to the Supernend
of Illan Affairs at Faint Paul. Minnesota. II in
the opinion of the Superintendent thing should &C
cur induce belief that there has been anything
unfair competition he the right to
the whole of the bids asde and report the facts to the
Indian Department ut Washington.
w. A. GOKMAN,
Governor Il Superintendent Indian Affairs.
Saint Paul March 6, 1855. Mar8d&wlm
(Gaena Jeffersonian, ST. Paul Times, St. Peters Cou
rier, and Dubuque Herald, copy daily and weekly one
month. and send bills rintendent.)