The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-22
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTE

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTE-
~ rior, Office Of Indian Affairs, Wash
ington, March 10, 18S3.-Sealed pro-
posals, Endorsed proposals for Beef
(bids for Beef must be submitted in
separate envelopes Bacon, Flour, Cloth
ing, or Transportation, etc., las the case
may BEL and directed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. S. and 81
Wooster street, NeaO York, will be re-
ceived until | PM. of Tuesday, april "a,
1888, for furnishing fer the Indian service
about $50. 0G0 pounds Bacon, 10000, 900
pounds Beef on the hoof, 1873, 900 pounds
Beans, $4,000 pounds Baking Powder,
220, 600 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds
Coffee, 6,500,0G0 pounds Flour, $4,000
pounds Feed. 170,S00 pounds Hard
Bread, SO 600 pounds Hominy, 1900
pounds Lard, 1000 barrels mess pork,
So, GOO pounds Rice, $500 pounds TEA,
15, 900 pounds Tobacco, 10, coo pounds
Salt, $50. 600 pound Soap, 5000 pounds
Soda, 735, 600 pounds Sugar, and l00, 600
pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets. Wooden and Cotton
Goods, consisting in part of Ticking,
80 600 yards; Standard Calico, 800, 600
yards; Drilling, 10000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims,
IL 900 yards; Bingham, $4,000 yards;
Kentucky Jesna, %. 600 yards; Cheviot,
$500 psrds; Brown Sheeting, 100000
yards; Bleeched SheetinR, 10000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Winsey, 5000
ysrds;) Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &C., and long list Of miscellane.
GUS articles, such as Harness, Plows,
| Rakes, Forks, &c., and for about 475
| Wagons required for the service
in, Arizona, Colorado Dakota,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Min
nesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
and Wisconsin, to be delivered at Chi
cago, Kansas City and Sioux City. Also
for such Wagons SIS may be required,
adapted to the climate Of the Pacific
Coast, with California brakes, delivered
at San Francisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar
ticles, goods, aud supplies that may be
contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and
quantities of subsistence supplies required
for each Agency. and the kinds and
quantities in gross, of all other goods
and articles, together with blank propo-
sails, conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place Of delivery, terms Of con-
tract and payment, transportation routes
and sll other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application to the In
dian Office in Washington, or Nos. IS and
81 Wooster Street, Nelo York; VIM. b.
Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New York;
the Commissionaries Of Subsistence, U.
s. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leaven-
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul,
San Francisco and YsnktoD; the Post
master at Sioux City, and to the Post
masters ct the following named places il
Kansas, Arkansas City. Burlington
Caldwell, Dodge City, Emporis, Eureka,
Great Bend, Howard Hutchinson
Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton, Usage City, Sedan, Ster'
ling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita and
Winfield.
Bids will be opened at the hour snG
day above stated, and bidders are invited
to be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied By car
tilted checks upon some United Stste
Depository for at least per cent. Of iht
amount of the proposal.
II. PRICE, Commissioner.
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