St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-24

OFFICE OF THf; NORTHERN sUpER1N-
~ rENDEScY-sT. PAUL, JANUARY /, 1851.
Scaled Proposals will be received at this Of
fee until Monday, 2etll Of the present month,
at six O'clock r. NJ, for the furnishing the fol
lowing amount of annuity provisions and sup
plies for the Indian tribes in Minnesotu,. W.
Il FOR TUE UPPER sioux INDIANS. 49,.
super6ne Flour to the amount Of: 81 Soo %
Mess PORK .: g, d;:,r 1,Voo g
Shot, Nos. 3 "a s: 20. :" .-.:. 20o0o
Tobacco - ''.t-. -. 400 OF
=. : ~ FOR THE LOWER SIOUX. -,
Superfne Flour to the amount ef......S2, 0G0 90
Mess Pork -. :.." ..:... !, 900 60
Powder, FEC - %; ~s......:tE 2oOO 90
Shot, Nos. 3&4 " /" :...... 10
Tobacco " g" ..... $50 90
FOR THE w1NNEBAGo INDIANS. u
suptr6ne Flour to the amount of.....S5, GOO 90
Mess Pork " :. .... 1000 90
FOR THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI.
superfne Flour to the amount of......$l, 766 CT
Mess Pork {" ...... 600 o.
Tobacco ,. 800 o.
The above provisions and supplies will be
let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
to be delivered as above stated, at; the respect
i've agencies, in the following proportions -
Ouc Cuiiu NY tHc LOIu u EeDruIry one
by the goth day Of April, and the remainder
in July-all subject to the inspection and ap,
prevail of the respective agents; and payment
to be made only upon their certificate Of de1iy-
cry. -:
Bids will be received for furnishing the pros
visions and supplies for all the Indians above
specified or for either tribe, and bids will also
be received for -four, and pork, seperate and
distinct from other articles enumerated. -,
AS the fund out Of which the supplies are
to be paid for is different from that for trans
portation, bidders will be required to specify
the price Of each article at the point from l1hich
when delivered at the respective agencies
Thus or wei propose TO furnish :, pounds
of Flour or pork, as the case may be, at the
sum of per hundred pounds, and deliver
the same at Agency, at the sum of per
hundred pounds.
Bids for furnishing -four in sacks weighing
100 pounds, will be received and considered
Proposals will also be received at the same
time and place for the transportation of the
Indian annuity goods, for the year 1861, from
st. Paul to the various Agencies in Minnesota,
at such times as shall be required by the Su-
perintendent Of Indian Affairs.
The transportation to be made under cover
Each bidder will accompany his proposal
with guarantee, signed by at least two re.
sponsible sureties, STIMULATING that he will
faithfully perform the conditions of his prepe-
sal and enter into CONTRACT with necessary
bonds, Immediately upon the determination Of
the proposals..
The guarantees and s',reties to be such as
shall be satisfactory to the Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs, j..
Samples Of Tobacco requirel.~ =.
Communications will be endorsed with the
words :'supplies, or transportation of annuity
goods" as the case may be.
|. The Superintendent reserves the right to SC:
aside any or all bids on account of unfairness,
or for any matter he may deem prejudcial to
the interest of the Government.
". J. CULLEN,
= : Superintendent Of Indian Affairs. q
jan17-2wS >'~'