St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-13
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORT ALTON.

PREPAYMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of In
~ dian. Affairs, Washington, March so, 1885,
Sealed proposals, indorsed proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted In separate
lopes) 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 5, 1885, for furnishing for the indisn
service about 1850, eco pounds bacon 40 900, 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 250,000 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 900 pounds corn,
100000 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds four $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $4,000
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1600 barrels
mess pork AS 900 pounds rice, $500 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco, 100, 900 pounds SALT 175000 pounds
soap, $50, 900 pounds sugar, and $40, 600 pounds
wheat.
Also, blankets wooden and cotton goods, Consist
Ing in part of ticking 10000 yards standard calico,
$4,000 yards; drilling, 5000 yards; duck, free from
all sizing, $4,000 yards; denims, 1900 yards; ging
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans, 10000 yards;
cheviut $500 yards; brown sheeting 1886 0e0 yards;
beached sheeting, $500 yards; hickory shifting,
10, 600 yards calico shifting, 5000 yards; wnsey,
1880 yards@ clothing groceries, notions hardware,
medical supplies, school books, etc., and long list
of miscellaneous articles, such harness, pows,
rakes forks, &c and for about sos 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 be contracted for to be de-
livered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks.
Schedules showing the kinds and quaatitie 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
tion routes and all other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application to the Indian Office in
Washington, Nos. e5 and 81 Wooster street, New
York; William II. Lyon, No. ASS Broadway, New
York; the Commissares of Subsistence U. S. a., at
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth Omaha, st. Louis.
ST. Paul and San Francisco the postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the postnasters at
the following named places in Kansas: Arkansas City,
Burlington. Caldwell, Dodge City, Empora, Eureka,
Great Bend, Howard, Hutchinson, Lsrned, 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 are invited TO be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some United States Depository or the First
National bank of Los Angeles, CAL, for at least
Per cent OK the amount of the proposal.
j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner
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