St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 9, 1885.
Salad proposals, endorsed Proposals 1or Beer,
.,J d;recfed To the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington D. c., will be received untli =; u;
on wednesday, June 10, 1885, for furnishing Beef
| for the following agencies: .r notota
| G. 500 900 pounds for Pine hldge Agency DaAo'"'
| G. 500 600 pounds for Rosebud :.
100000 pounds for Yankton .
100000 pounds for Crow Creek NJ.
80 0eO lbs net for Western Shoshone Agc'y' New
10000 lbs. net for Colorado River Ag cy, Ariz,
1880 lbs net for Navajo School Ag'cy, N. NJ
| 5000 lbs. net for Pima School, ARIZONA
The contract for Beef will be for good, mercnant
able and all offered under any contract Will Dc
subject to rigid Inspection.
| The cattle to be furnished on the hoof must be
steers and cows (nO bulls or stags not over sever
wears of age and must average not less than sou
pounds, gross, at each delivery from May ISL 10
December 1st and not less than 800 pounds, gross
from December Ist to May LIST; no animal to welgn
less than 700 pounds, and no animal shall be re.
ceived that will net less than fifty per centum oI
its gross weight from May LIST to December lst or
less than forty-fve per centum from December ISL
to NAV 1st executing in the Territories of Arizona
catte for Arizona to be natives of that territory
or adjacent thereto}, New Mexico, and the lnolan
Territory, where the average from May LIST to De-
cember list must be not less than $50 pounds gross
| at each delivery, and from December LIST to May
lst not less than 700 pounds, gross; no animal to
weigh less than $50 pounds or net less than forty
five per centum of its gross weight.
The price must be figured gross, but for all COWS
delivered under any contract discount OF twenty
! (20) per centuIn from the prOpOSeu price 10
made. 1T WILL BE REQUIRED THAT BIDS FOR
BEEF FOR ALL NORTHERN AGENCIES SHALL SPECI-
! Fly WHETHER THE CATTLE WERE wINTERED NORTH
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 and
| hind quarter meat proportionately including all
| the best cuts thereof.
! Beef from bulls, stays, or deceased cattle shall
not be delivered. The necks of the cattle slaugh-
tered for beef shall be cut off at the fourth verte-
| bral Joint and the breast trimmed down. The
shanks of fore quarters shall be cut off four inches
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 diminish to any extent the quantity
| called for, and the further right to increase or
diminish the amount specified in any contract, to
| an extent not exceeding twenty-five per centum
| No bids will be considered from persons who
have in any respect defaulted in any bid hereto
| fore made Any all bids any part Of any bid
will be rejected deemed for the best interests of
the government. Each bid must be accompanied
States depository the First National Bank or
( Los Angeles California, payable to the order 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 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 CERTIFIED CHECK OR DRAFT WILL NOT
| BE CONSIDERED.
JOHN D. C. ATKINS,
may12-3wexsu Commissioner.