St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15
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PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.


IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of In.
~ dian Affairs, Washington. March 30, 1885,
Sealed proposals, Endorsed proposals for Beef
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate enve
opes) bacon -four, clothing. or transportation, &c,
Gas the case may be-, and directed to the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and CT, Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p. m. of
Tuesday May s. 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250,0OO pounds bacon 10000, 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 100000 pounds BEANS
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 900 pounds corn
100000 pounds coffee S,000,G00 pounds -four $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds homny, 25,0O0 pounds lard, 1,600 barrels
pork, 900 pounds rice, $500 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco, 200 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, 90 600 yards; standard calico
$4,000 yards; drilling, 5000 yards; duck, free from
al sizing Sc coo yards denifns, 1900 yards ging-
ham, 10000 yards: Kentucky jeans, 20, 600 yards:
chevo 1900 yards; brown sheetlng, 1876, 900 yards
bleached shceting, 1900 yards; hickory shirting
10000 yards; calico shifting, 5000 yards; wnsey,
1,500 yards) clothing, groceries, notions hardware
medical supplies school books, etc, and long list
Of miscellaneous articles such as harness, plovs
Takes forks, &c and for about 305 wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago Kansas
CRY and Sioux City. Also for such wagons az NAV
be required, adapted to the climate Of the Pacific
coast, with California brakes delivered at San Fran
cisco.
and supplies that may not be contracted for to be de-
liyered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks
Schedules showing the kinds and quantltie OF
subsistence supplies required for each agency. and
the kinds and quantities in Of all other goods
and articles. together with blank proposals, condi.
tons TO be observed by bidders, tme and place of
delivery terms Of contract and payment transporta-
ton routes, and all other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application to the Indian Office in
Washington, or Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street New
York; William H. Lyon. No. 4s3 Roadway New
York; the Conmissare5 Of Subsistence U. s. A. at
Cheyenne, Chicago. Leayenvorth Omaha, St Louis.
St Paul and San Francisco; the postmssters at
Sioux City and TaBgton; and 70 the postmssters at
the following ed places 10 Kansas: Arkansas City
Burlington. Caldwell, Dodge City, Empora, Eureka
Great Bend. Howard Hutchinson, LarHed 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
stated and bidders invited 10 be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All 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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