The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-05-04
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
Indian Affairs, Washington, April %, 1851
Sealed proposals, Endorsed proposals for
Beef lbids for beef must be submitted in
separate envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing,
or Ira, sportatiOn, etc., las the case may BEL
and directed to tho Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, Nos. IS and 81 Wooster Street, NeW
York, will be received until p. m. of 7Hes-
dag, Nay %, 1882, for furnishing for the Ind.
ian service about 100000 pounds bacon, 49,
600 900 pounds beef on the hOOf, l2S, 600 pounds
beans, 10000 pounds baking powder, 3
900 900 pounds corn, 100000 pounds coffee,
$500, 900 pounds flour, 2l2 900 pounds feed,
800, 900 pounds hard bread, 5000 pounds
hominy, 1900 pounds lard, $50 barrels mess
pork, l33, coo pounds rice, IL 100 pounds tea,
IS 900 pounds tobacco, 20O,0 900 pounds salt,
FAC, 600 pounds soap, Q, 600 pounds soda, ,250,-
900 pounds sugar, and $3.50 pounds wheat.
Also blankets, wooden and cotton goods,
standard calico 300, 900 yards, drilling 10000
yards, duck. free from all sizing, 10000 yards,
denims II 900 yards, gingham $1,000 yards,
Kentucky jeans $4,000 yards, eaeyi0t 900
yards, brown sheeting 200 900 yards, biesched
20 600 yards, hickory shifting 10000 yards,
calicoshirting 5000 yards, winsey 1000 yards).
clothing. groceries, notions, hardware, med
ical supplies. and long list of miscellaneous
articles, such as harness, plows, rakes. forks,
etc., and for about 40 wagons required for
the service in Arizona, Colorado, Dakota,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Minnesota. Monta-
ma, Nebraska. Nevada and Wisconsin. TO be
delivered at 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-
tracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
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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. 60 and 81 Woosir street.
Nev York; William ii. Lyon, No. 4S3 Broad
way, New York; the C0mmissaries of Sub
sistence. L S. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago,
Leavenworth, Omaha, St, LOUIS, st. Paul,
San Francisco and Yankton the Postmaster
at Sioux City, and to the POstmasters at the
following named placesi in Kansas Arkansas
City, Burlington, Caldwell, Dodge City, En-.
poria, Eureka. Great Bend. Howard, Hutch
ison, Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton, Usage City, Sedan. Sterling.
Topeka, Wellington, Wichita and Winfield.
Bids will DO opened at the hour aud 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 IRE per
cent. of the amount OF the proposal.
Sat II. PRICR, Commissjoner.