, 1885-04-12
Proposals for Indian supplies and
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR
LII Office Of Indian Affairs, Washington,
March 30.r lS85.-Sealed proposals. iu-
dorsed Proposals for Beef, bids for
beef must be submitted in separate envel
opes,) Bacon, Flour, clothing or tfanspor-
tation. &c, las the case may be- and di-
rected to the Commissioner of Indian aft
| airs. Nos. 65 dnd67 Woost0- street Nctr
York, will be received until ! p. NJ. of Tues.
day. May 3, 1855. for furnishing for the
Indian service about 100000 pounds Ba-
con, 40, 600. 600 pounds Beefon the hoof,
$50. 600 pounds Beans. 81 900 pounds Ba.
king powder. loo. 600 pounds Corn.
450. 900 pounds Coffee. 100000 pound S
Flour. $1,000 pounds Feed. 1000
pounds Hard Bread, $1,000 pounds HON
my. %, 900 pounds lard, 100 barrels
mess pork, AS, 600 pounds Rice. 800
pounds Tea. 500 pounds Tobacco, 100, DOC
pounds Salt, 10000 pounds Soap,
$50, 900 pounds Sugar and 800. 600 pounds
Wheat. a v--
Also Blankets, Woolen and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part Of Ticking,
. 1900 yards; Standard Calico, 10000
yards, Drilling, 1900 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims,
1000 yards; Bingham, 2l0,000 yards.
Kentucky Jeans, 20.OO0 yards; 'Cheviot.
4 800 yards; Brown Sheeting, 1875 ,O0O
yards; Bleached Sheeting. lA,OOO yards;
Hickory Shifting. 10000 yards; Cahco
Shifting. 5000 yards; Winsey, 800
yards:l Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Books, &c, and a long ist Of miscellan-
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about 305 Wa
gons required for the service, to be deliv
cred at Chicago, Kansas City, and Sioux
City. Also for such Wagons as may be
required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes, de-
hvered at San Francisco M
Also transportation for such of the ar
ticles, goods and supplies that may not be
contracted for. to be delivered at the
Agencies.
Bids must be made out on GOVERN
MENT BLANKS. ..H4
Schedules showing the kiuds and guam
titles of subsistence supplies required for
each Agency, and the kinds and quantities
in gross of-all other goods and articles, to
gether with blank proposals, conditions to
be observed by bidders time and place of
delivery. terms of contract, and payment,
transportation routes, and all other neces-
sary instructions will be furnished upon
application to the Indian Office at Wash
ington, orNos. 65 and e. Wooster street,
Neic Iorh; VIM. II. Lyon, No. 1879
Broadway. New York the Commissarics
of subsistence, U. S. A., at Cheyenne,
Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha. st. Louis.
st. Paul, and San Francisco: the Post
masters at Souix City, and Yankton; and
to the Postmafters at the following named
places in Kansas. Arkansas City, Burling
ton. Caldwell, Dodge City, Emporia. Eu-
reka, Great Bend. Howard, Hutchinson,
Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton. Usage City, Sedan, Ster-
ling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita, and
Winfield. I. F4r--r
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited TO
be present at the onening
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
An bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States De
pository or the National Bank of Los An
geles, Cal, for at least fire per cent ofthe
amount ofthe proposal.
]. d. G. ATKINS. Commissioner.