Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-13
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, OFFICE OF In
pIAN AFFAIRS. WASHINGTON, Sept. s, ls7e.-
sealed Sea proposals, indorsed Proposals for wag-
ed to the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. Nos.
65 and u. Wooster street, New York City, viii
be received until II a. M, Of Monday, Septem-
Ser for the following articles
o.. Plows, bre aking, with rolling coulter and cut
ssirrns seE Wheel i u aiS inch ss inch
nch Il double @ Shovel saa erossns snneh 1 iSGb
H6s harrows. 40 tosth, GO4 harrow teeth, IL
lbs, $3.50 pounds; machines threshing, 5;
moving, II reaplng, IA moving and reapipg
seed, drills 24 cultivators. q; seeders, 8; corn
shelters, 2; corn planters, riding. l; hand, Is ;
500, "; rake rakes s1 hay, sulky II hand. - dos.
q doz. short handled b, q doz. Scoop, one.
half doz. spades, co doz. /; hoes and hand
les, lo6 doz lrrigating; doz. grub, 42 doz, {;
seynes shna, a9d snah as &S dol sets
6; s-l6 inch. 6; 3-s inch. %; OK. 3-s inch, l46
yokes and bows, OK, 355 and IL small keys,
bow, OK, 20 pairs forks. manure, tine, 3 doz
monkey, doz. hooks. potato, doz. !; harness
double, plow with back band, 81 sets wagon
with breeching, 1874 sets without breeching, 1eo
se1s Soilars horse IL inch doz % inch
quarter inch, with box. top-box, spring seat,
break and extra set single and double trees,
~ double L. trees for plowng;, 200; axes and
assorted IL doZ. knives, drawing, Z doz. saws
The bids viii Be opened and read publicly. be
ginning at the hour above named. Bidders art
Each bid must give the names of all the par
ties interested in or parties to it. and must
have copy OF this advertisement attached.
! mess and post office address.
No bids will be considered from persons who
nave IN any respect dsfanlted in any bid hereto
bid, will be rejected if deemed for the best in
terests Of the government.
Particular attention is invited to the follow
Every bid must be accompanied by certifle
check or draft, payable to the order of the com
missioner of Indian affairs, upon some one Of tn
hereinafter designated national banks or I'm
81 bank. New YORK National Broadway bank
New York Metropolitan National bank, New
York York Phllladelphia lS.ip National bank. Phil
ra Saopa Sf anf nf0pa Gacba Daak aan S
tional bank. Chicago; Fourth National bank
st. Louis. and Citizens National bank. Washing
ton. D. Q. and the United States assistant treas
st. Louis which check or draft shall be not les
than five per centum on the amount Of supplies
proposed to be furnished, and shall be forfeited
ing an award shall fall to execute promptly
contract with good and sufficient sureties. ac
cordlng to the terms of his bid otherwise. to b.
| returned 10 l0o Ol0Qef.
| Bids not accompanied by certified check o.
draft will not be considered.
Bidders are required to furnish samples Of thu
articles bid for, and in all cases where sample.
are required they must accompany the bid. NJ
samples will be opened until after all the bid
shall have been publicly read.
In executing contracts the right will be re
! served to increase or diminish the quantity o
any article embraced in the foregoing schedule
and the further right to increase or diminish tn
amount Speclhed in any contract to an exten
| not exceeding fifty per centum.
All articles furnished under contract must b,
delivered at the places designated for their re
ceeption, strongly parked. and marked accord
charge for cases. baling or sacks. and will b
subject to inspection and any articles that ma
in any respect fail to conform to the sample
upon which the award was made will be re
iected, and the contractor held to furnish other
OF the required quality within five days or
failing in that, they will be purchased at his eX
pense.
Bids for the articles herein enumerated vii
be received for their delivery at Chicago. SiOu,
City, Omaha and Kansas City.
E.A. HAYT,
Commissioner.