The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-21
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
IL rior, Office Of Indian Affairs, Wash
ington, March 10. 1883.-Sealed pro-
posals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef
bids for Beef must be submitted In
separate envelopes, Bacon, -Four, Cloth
ing, or Transportation, etc., (ss the case
msy bel, and directed to the Com mis-
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street, Ne10 York, will be re-
ceived until P N. of Tuesday, April "a,
1888, for furnishing fer the Indian service
about $4,000 pounds Bacon, 10000, 900
pounds Beef on the hoof, 1873, 900 pounds
Beans, $4,000 pounds Baking Powder,
220 900 pounds Corn, $780, 600 pounds
Ccffee, 6,5JO,000 pounds Flour, $4,000
pounds Feed. 17O,S00 pounds Hard
Bread, SO 600 pounds Hominy, 1900
pounds Lard, 1900 barrels mess pork,
So, zoo pounds Rice, 6 600 pounds Tea,
Is 900 pounds Tobacco, 10000 pounds
Salt, $50, 600 pound Soap, 5000 pounds
pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods, CONSISTING in part OF Ticking,
SO 600 yards; Standard Calico, 300, 600
yards; Drillisg, q, 600 yards; Duck, free
lFQu ali elHlbBs OOsbSV ynIOc1 0ouiHAst
1900 yards; Glngham, 90, 900 yards;
Kentucky Jeans, $4,000 yards; Cheviot,
$500 psrds; Brown SheetinR, 200, 600
yards; Bleeched Sheeting, 10000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Minsey. 5000
ysrds;l Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, Sshool
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
csgo, Kansas City and Sioux City. Also
for such Wagons as 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, and supplies that may be
contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GoVEAN-
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 oil other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application to the ID
dian Office in Washington, or Nos IS and
81 Wooster Street, Nel0 York; VIM. Ii.
Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New York
the Commissionaries Of Subsistence, U.
is. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leaven.
worth, Omshs, Saint Louis, Saint Paul
San Francisco and Yankton; the Post.
master at Sioux City, and to the Post
masters at the following named places il
Kansas, Arkansas City. Burlington
Caldwell. Dodge City, Emporis, Eureka
Great Bend, Howard Hutchinson
Lsrned. Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton, Usage City, Sedan, Ster.
lipg, Topeka, wellington, Wichita and
Winfield.
Bids will be opened at the hour anG
day above stated, and bidders sre invited
to be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied By Ger.
titled checks upon some United States
Depository for at least per cent. of ihC
, amount Of the proposal.
II. PRICE, Commissioner.
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