St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-22
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of IN.
IL dian Affairs, Washington, March 80, 1856
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef,
(bids for beef must be submitted In separate
lOpes) bacon, flour, clothing, transportation. &c,
Gas the case may be-. and directed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Nos IS and GO, Wooster
street, New York will be received until p m OF
Tuesday May s, 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250,000 pounds bacon, 40, 600 600
pounds beef the hoof. $50. 900 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder 1000 900 pounds corn,
100000 pounds coffee, S000O00 pounds -four, $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1900 barrels
pork 49, 600 pounds rice 500 pounds tea, 500
pounds tobacco $780, 900 pounds salt, 175 900 pounds
soap $4,000 pounds sugar, and $4,000 pounds
wheat.
Also, blankets, wooden and cotton goods, Consist
ing in part OF ticking, 20 900 yards; standard Calico
$4,000 yards drilling, 5000 yards; duck free from
all sizing 9S 600 yards; denims 1900 yards ging
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans 20, 900 yards;
cheviot. 1850 yards brown sheeting, $4,000 yards;
bleached shceting, 1900 yards; hickory shifting,
10, 900 yards; calico shifting, 5000 yards wfnsey
1900 yards) clothing, groceries, notions, hardware
medical supplies school books, etc, and long list
of miscellaneous articles, such harness, plows
rakes. forks &c and for about 305 wagons required
for the service to be delivered at Chicago Kansas
City, and Sioux City. Also for such wagons 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-
ligered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out 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 to the Indian office In
Washington, OF Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street. New
York; William II. Lyon, No. 4s8 Broadway, New
York; the Conmissaries Of Subsistence, U. s. A., at
Cheyenne, Chicago. Lesvenwoth, Omaha. st. Louis,
St Paul and San Francisco; the postmssters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and TO the postmasters at
the following named places in Kansas: Arkansas City,
Burlington Caldwell. Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka,
Great Bend Howard. Hutchinson, Larned, HcPher-
SON. Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton. Usage City.
Sedan, Sterling, Topeka, Wellington. Wichita and
Winfield
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders invited 70 be present at the
opening
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids mus. be accompanied BY certified checks
upon some United States Depository or 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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