St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
- TRANSPORTATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of In
~ dian Affairs Washington, March &c. 1856
Sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for Beef
lbds for beef must be submitted in separate enye-
lopes) bacon -FOUR clothing or transportation, &C.,
Gas the case may be} and directed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Nos IS and g. Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p. m. of
Tuesday May s, 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 100000 pounds bacon, 10000, 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 100000 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 600 pounds corn,
100000 pounds coffee 100000 pounds -four, $4,000
pounds feed, 900 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1900 barrels
mess pork, $4,000 pounds rice, $500 pounds ea 500
pounds tobacco, $780, 900 pounds salt, $4,000 pounds
soap, $4,000 pounds sugar, and $4,000 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 dcnims, 1900 yards; ging-
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans, 10000 yards;
cheyiot $500 YARDS brown sheeting $4,000 yards;
bleached sheeting $4,000 yards; hickory shifting,
TO- 600 yards; calico shifting, 5000 yards; winsey
1500 yardsD clothing, groceries, notions hardware
medical supplies school books, etc., and a 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
liyered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantitie 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
tions to be observed by bidders, tine and place OF
delivery terms Of contract and payment transports.
tion routes and all other necessary instructions VIII
be furnished upon application to the Indian Office in
Washington, or Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street. New
York. William H. Lyon, No. 4s3 Broadway, New
York; the Cemmissaries of Subsistence, u. g. A., at
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leayenworth, Omaha, St. Louis,
St. Paul and San Francisco; the postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the postmasters at
the following ed places in Kansas Arkansas CITY,
Burlington. Caldwell Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka,
Great Bend Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, 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 to be present at the
opening.
CEYTIFIED CHICKS.
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. of the amount Of the proposal.
J. D. C. ATKINS, Commissioner.