Arizona citizen., 1875-04-10

bt'tI CitUlP, on the NOOf. 100 900 pounds xxx Flour. 3,O0O pounds Coffee, (green.) h,0D pounds good Brown Sugar. 15,O0O pounds Corn. MescalerO Apache Agency, N. 0E. 100000 pounds gross, good merchandise Beef Cattle, on the hoOf. 4tO,000 pounds XX Flour. 7,000 pounds Coffee, fgreen.) 4,000 pounds good Brown Sugar 100000 pounds Corn.
 Southern Apache Agency, N. M. 250OOO pounds gross, good merchantab!e Beef Cattle, on the hOOf. 100000 pounds xxx Flour ,6O0 pounds Coffee, (green.( ! 3,200 pounds good Brown Sugar. 25,0U0 pounds Corn.
 CImarron Agency, N. M. 70,0 900 pounds net, good merchantablc beef on the block. l3OO00 pounds shorts. Abiquiu Agency, N. M. 5O 900 pounds net, good merchantable Beef on the block
 l10 000 pounds NX Flour. Parties bidding will state price per pound, and furnish sample of the Coffee and Sugar. The prices must he given With out modification or any proposed mOGiti- cation whatever. Tue delivery of the Beef Cattle and Flour must commence at each of the points named, on the first day oi July next. The other articles to be delivered at the respective agencies as required for the service.
 That there may be no failure on the part of the contractor, he will be required to keep the beet cattle in the vicinIty of the agency, to be delivered when required: and should 1t be ascertained that he is not collecting cattle in the vicinity fast enough or should he fail to deliver them as reQuIr- ed, the undersigned will purchase. or cause to be purchased, beef cattle as he may elect, at the expense of said contract or.
 In executing the contract the right will be reserved 10 Increase or diminish the quantity of any of the articles embraced in the foregoing schedule, and the further right will be reserved to increase or de- crease the amount specified Ill any con tract to an ext nt not exceeding twenty live per cent.
 Ali articles furnished by contract made under thIs advertisement will be subject to inspection, and such articles ;ts may ill any respect IaIi uO cOulUrm Io the require menIS of contract anu the sample will be rejected, iIIIu Ii m that c;lSG the contractor f;ulS to furnish the required quality wIth- out delay, they will ur purcdaseu at Ills expense.
 i'aymtnt will be made on proper re- ceIpts, alter the accounts therefor shall have been properly approved.
 Each propOs;tI must nave Il copy Of this advertisement attached thereto.
 The right Is reserved tO reject any or all proposals, if such a course should bc deem tu for the interests of the government.
 No bids will be considered from persons who have failed To comply with the re- qllrementS of d former contract.
 No contract, or part thereof, will be per mitted To be assigned or filled by other parties without the written consent oI tue Secretary of the Interior
 Bidders whose proposals shall exceed the sum of S0UUO must accom- pany their bids with ;L certified check or draft, payil- bIe to the order of tue Comm ISSIOner of Indian Affairs, upon some United States depository, or upon some one 0I tue IUJ- lowing named National Banks:
 Chemical National Bank, Metropolitan National Bank and NaLIOuaI Bank of Commerce, New York.
 Union National Bank, Chicago, III.
 National Bank Ot the State Of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo.
 Which check or draft shali not be less than five per cent, on the amount or the supplies, as atoreSaid; and in case any such bidder, on being awarded a contract. shall fail To execute the same. with gCod and sufficient sureties, according 10 the terms on which such bid was made and accepted, such bidder shall forfeit the amount SO deposited to the United States, and the same shall forthwith be paid into the Treasury; but if such contract shall be duly executed as aforesaid, such draft or check so deposited shall be returned to the bidder.
 Bonds will be required in the amount of the bid for the faithful performance of the contract, with two or more sureties, whose sufficiency must be certified to by Unit | ed States judge or district attorney.
 Each bidder must designate his place of business, where communications sent to him will be received, the same to be enter ed in his contract should one be awarded | him,
 Proposals should be inclosed in an envel- ope addressed to the undersigned, and | indorsed " Proposals for Supplies for Ind ians in Arizona and New Mexico"
 Proposals are also invited for Transpor- tation from San Francisco to the above named agencies in Arizona, to be endors- ] ed Proposals for Transportation in Ari- ZOna."
 The bids will be opened in the presence of the Board of Indian Commissioners and Committee to be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, as soon as the time for receiving the same shall have ex- pired
 Bidders are invited to be present.
 EDW. P. SMITH, Commissioner.
 April 10. 272w DLANK WATER RECEIPTS AS PRE- h eoribad hv tho DoDarrtyOpnt Of AriznDa