St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-20
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ONCE of In
- dian Affairs, Washington March 80, 1885,
Sealed proposals. Endorsed proposals for Beef"
lDds Tor beef must be submitted In separate enve-
Iopes) Dacon Hour, clothing, or transportation &c
Gas the case may be-, and directed to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs Nos. IS and g., Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p. IN. of
Tuesday, May g. 1885, for furnishing for tine Indian
service about 1250,000 pounds bacon, 10000, 600
pounds beef on the hoof, 250,00 pounds beans
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 900 pounds corn
100000 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds flour, $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, 1900
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, LOGO barrels
pork 145 900 pounds rice, 1900 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco, 10000 pounds salt, $4,000 pounds
soap, S50, 600 pounds sugar, and 500, 900 pounds
wheat.
Also, blankets wooden and cotton goods, Consist
ing in part of ticking 10000 yards; standard Calico
$4,000 yards; drilling 5000 yards; duck free from
all sizing, $4,000 yards; denms 1900 yards; ging-
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans, 90, 900 yards;
cheyiot 500 yards; brown sheeting 1885, 900 yards
bleached sheeting, $1,000 yards; hickory shirting,
TO- 900 yards calico shifting, 5000 YARDS; winsey
1880 yards) clothing groceries, notions hardware
medical supplies, school books etc., and long list
of miscellaneous articles, such as harness blows
rakes forks, &c and for about 305 wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago ansas
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 Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such of the articles goods
and supplies that not be contracted for to be de-
liyered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks
Schedules showing the kinds and quantite of
subsistence supplies required for each agency and
the kinds and quantities in gross of all other goods
and articles together with blank proposals. condi-
tons to be observed by bidders me and place of
delivery terms of contract and payment Transports.
ton routes, and all other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application the Indian Office in
Washington, or Nos. % and 81 Wooster street. New
York; William II. Lyon, No. 4SS Broadway New
York; the CommissarieS of Subsistence U. s. A. at
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, ST. Louis
St. Paul and San Francisco the postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton and to the postmasters at
the following ed places in Kansas: Arkansas City,
Burlington, Caldwell, Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka,
Great Bend, Howard Hutchinson, Larned Mcpher.
son, Marion, Medicine Lodge Newton, Usage City.
Sedan Sterling, Topeka Wellington. Wichita and
Winfield.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
sta ed, and bidders invited be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
ALI bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some Unitei States Depository or the First
National bapl; of Los Angeles. CAL, for at least
per cent. OF the amount of the proposal
j. D. c. ATKINS, Commissioner
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