St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-05
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.


IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of In
IL dian Affairs, Washington, March 80. 1885,
Sealed proposals. indorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted In separate enve
lopes), bacon, -four, clothing. or transportation &C.
(as the case may be-. and directed to the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and 81, Wooster
street, New York will be received until p. Of
Tuesday, May s. 1885. for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1.250, 900 pounds bacon, 40. 900
pounds beef the hoof. 25O.OOO pounds beans,
1900 pounds baking powder. 1000 600 pounds corn,
$50 600 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds -four So 900
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1,600 barrels
pork. $4,000 pounds rice $500 pounds tea, 500
pounds tobacco 700 pounds salt, 175.O00 pounds
soap. $4,000 pounds sugar. and 10000 pounds
wheat.
Also, blankets, woolen and cotton goods. consist
ing In part OF ticking, 10000 yards; standard calico,
135, 900 yards: drilling, 5000 yards; duck, free from
all sizing 5000 yards denims, 1900 yards; gi1g
ham. 10000 yards; Kentucky Jeans. 20, ,000 yards;
eheviot 800 yards; brown sheetirg 5000 yards;
bleached sheesing. 1900 yards hickory shirting.
10 900 yards calico shirtng. 5000 yards: winsey,
1.5O0 yards3 clothing groceries, notions hardware
medical supplies school books. ETC. and long list
OF miscellaneous articles such harness. ploTs,
rakes forks. &c and for about 3Oj wagons required
for the service, TO be delivered Chicago, Kansas
City and Sioux City. Also for such wagons may
be required, adapted 70 the climate Of the Pacific
with California brakes delivered at San Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such Of the articles goods
and supplies that may not be contracted for be de-
IiveFed at the agencies.
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 ell other goods
and articles together with blank proposals.. cOndi-
tons 20 be observed by bidders, me and place Of
delivery terms Of contract and payment. transporfa-
ton routes, and al other necessary instructions viii
be furnished upon application the Indian Office in
Washington OF Sos- IS and 81 Wooster street. View
York; William II. Lyon No. 4s3 Broadway, View
York; the CoEnissar5es Of Subsistence. L. S. A.. az
Cheyenne, Chicago. Lesvenvorth. Omaha, ST. Louis.
s.; Paul and San Francisco; the postnasters al
Sioux City and YsnkfOn; and 20 the postmasters az
the following named places IN Kansas: Arkansas City,
Burlington Caldwell. Dodge City, EmporiA Eurek1,
Great Bend. Howard. Hutchinson. LaEned. McPheT-
s0n. Marion. Medicine Lodge. Newton, Usage City.
sedsn Sterling. Topeka, Wellington Wichita aud
Winfield
Bsds viii be opened st the hour and day above
stzed and bidders invited be present a. the
opening.
cKETTIED CEECEs.
Al BIDS r11st be accompanied By certified checks
upoa some Unfted States Depo.itorJ or the First
National hank Of Los Angeles Cal, for a. lezst
Ter cent. q fhe amount Of the proposal
| J. D. c. ATKINS, Co.nrissioner.