St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-19
PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,

OFFlCE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 9, 1885,
Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals for Beef
and directed to the Commissioner of Indian AfairA
Washington, D. c., will be received until p. M,
| on Wednesday, June 10, 1885, for furnishing Beet
| for the following agencies:
100000 pounds for Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota
| 6,500,000 pounds for Rosebud IS
100000 pounds for Yankton f"
| 100000 pounds for Crow Creek :.
| 10000 lbs. net for Western Shoshone Agc'y, New
| 10000 lbs. net for Colorado River Ag'cy, ARK
| 1850 lbs. net for Navajo School & Ag'oy, N. NJ
5000 lbs. net for Pima School. Arizona
The contract for Beef viii be for good, merchant
| able, and all offered under any contract will b<
| subject to rigid inspection.
The cattle to be furnished on the hoof must bs
steers and cows (no bulls stags) not oyer sever
years of age, and must average not less than aN
pounds, gross, at each delivery from May LIST Il
December LIST; and not less than 800 pounds, gross
| from December lst to May LIST; no animal to weigh
| less than 700 pounds, and no animal shall be re
ceived that will net less than fifty per. eentum O.
its gross weight, from May LIST to December 1st Oh
less than forty-fve per centum from December 1st
to May LIST, excepting in the Territories of Arizona
(cattle for Arizona to be natives of that Territor!
| or adjacent thereto), New Mexico, and the IndiaE
Territory, where the average from May lst to De
cember LIST, must be not less than 750 pounds gross
at each delivery and from December 1st to MAY
1st not less than 700 pounds, gross; no animal ia
weigh less than $50 pounds net less than forty
| five per centum of its gross weight.
| The price must be figured gross, but for all GOVT
delivered under any contract discount OF twenty
|
| made. 1T WILL BE REQUIRED THAT BIDS FOR
BEEF FOR ALL NORTHERN AGENCIES SHALL sPEoI
Fly WHETHER THE CATTLE WERE w1NTERED NoRrE
| OR SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF KANSAS.
The net Beef shall be good in quality and CON
dition fit for immediate use, and from fore ant
hind quarter meat proportionately including al
| the best cuts thereof.
| Beef from bulls, stays, or deceased cattle shall
not be delivered. The neoks of the cattle slaugh.
tered for beef shall be cut off at the fourth verte
bral joint and the breast trimmed down. Thu
shanks of fore quarters shall be cut off four inchet
| above the knee joint, and of hind quarters eight
inches above the hook joint. Neck, shanks and
kidney tallow will not be received.
In making the awards the right will be reserved
to increase or diminish to any extent the quantity
called for, and the further right to increase OF
diminish the amount specified in any contract Il
an extent not exceeding twenty-five per centum.
| No bids will be considered from persons WHIT
| have in any respect defaulted in any bid hereto
| fore made. Any or all bids or any part of any bid
will be rejected if deemed for the best interests q
| the government. Each bid must be accompanied
| by certified check or draft upon some United
| States depository the First National Bank Of
| the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which check
or draft shall be not less than five per centum Of
the amount of supplies proposed to be furnished,
and shall be forfeited to the United States in case
any bidder receiving an award shall fail to execute
promptly, contract with good and sufficient sure
ties, according to the terms of his bid, otherwise
to be returned to the bidder. BIDS NOT ACcoMPA
MED BY A CERTIFIED CHECK OR DRAFT WILL NoA
BE CONSIDERED.
JOHN d. G. ATKINS,
may12-3wexsu Commissioner.