St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT 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 enve
l0pes) bacon, -four, clothing, transportation &c.
Gas the may be-, and directed to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Nos. SIS and 81, Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p. m. OF
Tuesday, May 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250,000 pounds bacon &c, DOC, 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 25O.OOO pounds beans
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 00e pounds corn,
100000 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds -four $1,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1000 barrels
mess pork, 45 600 pounds rice $500 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco $780, 900 pounds SALT 175.000 pounds
soap, $4,000 pounds sugar. and 100000 pounds
wheat.
ing in part of ticking, 10000 yards; standard Calico
1000 yards drilling, 5000 yards duck. free from
all sizing, 10000 yards; denims, 1900 yards giig
ham, 210. 900 yards; Kentucky jeans, 20 900 yards
cheviot. $500 yards brown sheetng, 1875, 900 yards
bleached sheeting, $4,000 yards hickory shifting,
10, 900 yards; calico shrting, 5000 yards; wnsey,
1,500 yards;) clothing, groceries, notions, hardware,
medical supplies, school books, ETC., and long list
OF miscellaneous articles, such as 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 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-
liyered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks
Schedules showing the kinds and quantitic 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, tine and place OF
delivery terms of contract and payment transporta
tion routes and all other necessary instructions win
be furnished upon application TO the Indian office in
Washington, or Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street, New
York; William II. Lyon, No. 4s3 Broadway, New
York; the Commlsssrles Of Subsistence, U. s. A. al
Cheyenne, Chicago Lcavenworth, Omaha, st. Louis
ST. Paul and San Francisco; the postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the postnasters at
the following ed places In Kansas Arkansas City,
Burlington, Caldwell, Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka,
Great bend. Howard, Hutchinson, Lsrned, MtPher.
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 inyied to be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some United States Depository or tie 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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