St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-11
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office OF In.
~ dian Affairs, Washington, March 80, 1856
Sealed proposals, Endorsed proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate enye-
lopes) bacon, -four, clothing, transportation &c,
Gas the case may be-, and directed 10 the Commits
sloner Of Indian Affairs, Nos s. and ca, Wooster
street. New York will be received until p. IN. Of
Tuesday, May 8, 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,2jO,O00 pounds bacon, 40, 100000
pounds beef the hoof, 100000 pounds beans,
81 900 pounds baking powder 1000 900 pounds corn,
100000 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds flour, $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $4,000
pounds horniny, $4,000 pounds lard, 1000 barrels
pork 145, 900 pounds RICE 1900 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco $780, 900 pounds salt, $4,000 pounds
soap, $4,000 pounds sugar, and 100000 pounds
wheat
Also, blankets, wooden and cotton goods consist
ing In part Of ticking, 10000 yards standard Calico
$4,000 yards drilling, 1900 yards; duck, free from
all sizing 5000 yards; denifns 1900 yards ging-
ham, 21O 900 yards; Kentucky jeans, 20 900 yards;
cheyiot $500 yards; brown sheeting $4,000 yards
bleacned sheetlDg, 5000 yards; hickory shirting,
10 900 yards; calico shTtlng G,COO ysfds; winsey,
1900 yardsD clothing, groceries, notions hardware,
medical supplies school books, etc, and long list
of miscellaneous articles, such as harness, plows,
rGkes forks, &c and for about 30j wagons required
for the service to be delivered 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 delivered at San Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such Of the articles, goods
and supplies that may not be contracted for to be de-
Iiyered at the a2ences
BIDS must be made out on government 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 proposals. condi-
tons TO be observed by bidders, me and place III
delivery terms Of contract and payment transpora
ton routes and aB other necessary Instructions viii
be furnished upon application to the Indian office In
Washington, or nos. G5 and 81 Wooster street, New
York; William II. Lyon, No. 433 Broadway, New
YORK; the Commssaries Of Subsistence, U. s. A., at
Cheyenne Chicago. LesYenyorth, Omaha st. Louis,
St. Paul and San Francisco; the postnasters at
Sioux City and YanktOn; and to the postmasters at
the following named places In Kansas Arkansas City,
Burlington. Caldwell, Dodge City, EnpOria Eureka.
Great Bend, Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, McPher-
son, Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton, Usage City.
Sedan, Sterling, Topeka, Wellington. wichita and
Winfield.
BIDS win be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders are invited 70 be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
An bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some United States Depository the First
National bank Of Los Angeles Cal, for at least &
Per cent. OF the amount Of the proposal
j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner
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