The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-04
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE fNTE-
" rior, Office of Indian Affairs, Wash
ngton, March 10. 18S3.-Sealed pro-
possls, Endorsed Proposals for Beet"
-(blds for Beef must be submitted In
separate envelopes Bacon, -Four, Cloth
ing, or Transportation, etc., las the case
may be), snd directed to the Com mis-
sioner OF Indian Affsirs, Nos. 65 ara So
Wooster street, Nel0 York, will be re-
ceived until | Pm. of Tuesday, ApTil a.
1888, for furnishing fer the Indian service
about 550,OOO pounds Bacon, 10000, 600
pounds Beef on the hoof, l33, 0OO pounds
Beans, $4,000 pounds Baking Powder,
100000 ponds Corn, $4,000 pounds
Coffee, 6,500,000 pounds Flour, 5000
pounds Feed. l7O,SO0 pounds Hard
Bread, SO 900 pounds Hominy, Is. 600
pounds Lard, 1900 barrels mess pork,
| 5000 pounds Rice, 5000 pounds flea,
| Is OOO pounds Tobacco, I7O, coo pounds
Salt, $780, GOO pound Soap, 5000 pounds
Soda, 735, eco pounds sugar, and 100. 600.
pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Gotten
Goods, consisting in par. of Ticking,
$4,000 yards; Standard Calico, 500, OOO
yards; Drilling, 20, 600 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims,
1900 wards; Bingham, 90 200 yards;
Kentucky Jesns, %. 600 yards; CheViot,
| 200 pards; Brown Sheeting, zoo, eco
yards; Bleeched Sheeting, 10000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; W insey, 5000
ysrds;) Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &C., and long list Of miscellane-
Gus articles. such as Harness, Plovs,
Rakes, Forks, &C., and for about AS
Wagons required for the service
10 Arizona, Colorado Dskota,
Idaho, Indian Territory, Min
nesota. Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
and Wisconsin. to be delivered ST Chi
cago, Kansas City and Sioux City, Also
for such Wagons as may be- required,
| adapted to the climate of tue Pacific
Coast, with California brakes, delivered
at San Francisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar
ticles goods, aud supplies that may De
contracted for to BIZ delivered at the.
| Agencies.
BIDS MUST EMADE OUT ON GOVERN
.MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and
quantities ofsubsistence supplies required
for each Agency, and the kinds and
quantities in gross, of al other goods
and articles, together with blank prupo.-
sails, conditions to be observed By bidders,
time and place of delivery, terms OF con-
tract and payment, transportation routes
and all other necessary instructions will
De furnished upon application to the In
dian Office in Washington, or Nos IS and
81 Wooster Street, NelO York; VIM. q.
Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New York;
the Commissionsries of Subsistence, q.
s. A, at Cheyenne, Chicago, Lesvez-
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul,
San Francisco and Yankton; the Post
master at Sioux City, and to the Post
masters at the following named places in
ksnsse, Arkansas City, Burlington,
Caldwell. Dodge City, Emporis, Eureka,
Great Bend, Howard Hutchinson,
Larued. Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton, Usage City, Sedan, Ster'
ling. Topeka, Wellington, Wichita snC
Winfield.
Bids will be opened st tha hoar snC
day above stated, and biddere are invltRI
to be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied By Ger
tilted checks upon some United State
Depository for at least 5 per cent. Of in
amount of the proposal
Il. PRICE, Commissioner.
Mich, 2O.)