Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
oOepartrnent OF the Interior,

o DrSslpaaft ~ t5 ct The II%nnttear1ioor,
Washington, July &c, 1877.
SEALED PROPOSALS. Endorsed /" pronns,l.
~, - i9i rloiSi Corr, &c, Gas the case may bel.
t,ii'l's, care OF Major w r. IIuGHus. . III l. q
~, 0i"uN tltN, Iowa, Wilde received II
II W, OF Wednesday, August -. 1s71.
for furnishing AT New York. Philadelphta. Ram
more, (hleago. Sioux City, 81. PAU. or Naukfon
''' o'oming supplies lorthe Indian service. viz
100000 pounds of Flour,
aon,ooe " :. whn,t
as ",""S Salt,
Also Il variety of other articles. conSistio, nt
carpenters aud smiths supplies. hardware, 81,
tloilely, farming implements, means of trans
porlatlon, wood, hay, &c, sc, Isis of which can
pc Gg ha Nd on ., app9catl9n % Z. NJ. KrNGsLEy, 30
linton Place, New York Major llUGHrs. Sioux
Guy Captain W. III. NASH, Cheyenne Captain
IHAkLEs MCCLURE. st. Paul Major joins i.
: NV kiSs' Omaha, and the Indian Office.
me pluS VIII be opened III the presence of The
purchasing committee of The Board of Indian
Z commissioners and read publicly. beginning nj
nc noun above named. Bidders are invited ia
be present. ~
Each bid must give the names of all parties
interested IN, OF parties to it, and must have n
CORY OF tlllS advertisement attached. No bid
WIZ ne considered from persons who have i'm any
respect delauited III amy bid heretofore. ANY or
an bldS, or any part of amy bid, viii be rejected.
II deemed Tor the best interests of the Govern
lnent.
Every bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft, payable to the order OF the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, To be held Inv hin,
ulllil tnc execution OF the contract. upon some
I. ,, depository, which check or draft shall moi
ne less tiilall tNe per centum of the amount of the
proposal and shall be forfeited 10 the United
states IN case amy bidder receiving an award
sldli idil 10 promptly enter INTO contract. or ia
furnish a sufficient bond Herewith. otherwise ia
be retained To the bidder.
me Flour must be fresh ground, OF sound
wheat, equal to the best New York Xxx quality
ana deilVered III strong double sacks. Samples
OF not less than % pounds must accompany each
Pa, sad samples 10 be distinctly marked with
tile name OF The bidder, and number. if more
than one sample is submitted.
Inc corn must be sound, dry and clean-tC
weigh NOT less than 56 pounds to the buslel, and
delivered III strong ginnieS, reserved.
The Wheat must be of the fan crop. sound. dry
ana cieal-io weigh net less than 60 ponds t.
the blSllel, and delivered in strong gunnies. re
SeWed.
The Sugar must be packed in barrels, fun head.
lined.
The salt must be dry, and packed in barrel.
ready for shipment.
The prices named must be met" I'm no cas,
viii any allowance lie made for sacks, boxes o.
barrels.
All articles furnished under contract must bC
dellNeled AT the places designated for their re
eeptiOu, and viii be subject to strict inspections
IN executing the contract, the right viii be re
served TO increase or diminish the quantity %
any OF The articles embraced III the foregoing
schedule, and the further right VIII be reserved
to lncreaSe or decrease tile amount specified II
amy contract To an extent not exceeding twenty
tlVe per cent.
a Joint and several bond, in the full amour
Of the contract, duly executed, With two or NOR,
%Suretles, and conditioned for the faithful per
torrance of the contract i'll all its particulars
must accompany the same. The sufticiency o
the suretieS must be evidence by their affidavit
aSto the value Of their property.
No contract, or part thereof, viii be peIlnitte,
To In. NtJ-lpt or lSSInnni IN Df. filed lax. 9hNF oil,