The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TRANSFORMATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of
Indian Affairs, W Washington, April -. iSs2.-
Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for
Beef bids for beef must be submitted in
separate envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing,
or Transportation, etc., Gas the case may bel
and directed to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, Nos. g and 81 Wooster Street Esu
York, will be received until p. m. of 7nss-
day, Nay %, 1882, for furnishing for the Ind
ian service about 100000 pounds bacon, o.
O00, 100 pounds beef on the hoof ] rs. 900 pounds
beans, 10000 pounds baking powder, p
O00,000 pounds corn, 600 pounds coffee
$500, 900 pounds -four, 212 900 pounds feed.
100000 pounds hard bread, 5000 pounds
hOminy, 5000 pounds lard, $50 barrels mess
pork, 233, 900 pounds rice, Ii 100 pounds tea
20 900 pounds tobacco, 100000 pounds salt,
1900 pounds soap, 5000 pounds soda, ,25O,-
900 pounds sugar, and S39, 900 pounds wheat
Also blankets, wooden and cotton goods.
consisting in part of ticking, $4,000 yards,
standard calico 300, 600 yards, drilling 10000
yards, duck, free from all sizing, 10000 yards
denims II 900 yards, gingham j0,0o9 yards,
Kentucky jeans % 200 yards. cheviot 800
yards, brown sheeting 200 900 yards, bieached
10000 yards, hickory shirting 10000 yards
calieoshirsing 5000 yards, ,winsey 5000 yardsl.
clothing, groceries, notions, hardw are, med
ical supplies, and a long list of miscellaneous
articles, such as harness, piows, rakes. forks.
ETC., and for about 40 wagons required for
the service in Arizona. Colorado Dakota,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Minnesota. Monta-
m, Nebraska, Nevada and Wisconsin. to be
delivered Mt Chicago, Kansas City and Sioux
City. Also for such wagons as may be re-
quired, adapted to the climate of the Pacific
coast, with California brakes. delivered at
San Francisco.
Also transportation for such of the arti-
cles, goods and supplies that may not be con-
traeted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quanti-
ties Of subsistence supplies required for each
Agency. and the kinds and quantities in gross
Of all other goods and articles, together with
blank proposals and forms of contract and
bond, conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place Of delivery, terms of contract
and payment, transportation routes, and all
other necessary instructions will be furnish
ed upon application TO the Indian Office in
Washington. or Nos. 10 and 8. Woosier street.
New York; William ii. Lyon. No. 4S3 Broad
way, New York; the Commissaries OF Sub
sistenee, u s. A., at CheyeEne, Chicago.
San Francisco and Yankton; the Postmaster
at Sioux City, and to the Postmasters at the
following named places in Kansas Arkansas
City, Burlington, Caldwell. Dodge City. En-
poria, Eureka, Great Bend, Howard, Hutch
isoD, Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton. Usage City, Sedan, Sterling,
Topeka, Wellington, Wichita and Winfield.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to be
present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository
or Assistant Treasurer. for at least fse per
cent. Of the amount Of the proposal.
DIT III. PRICE, Commsssi0Her.