St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. !

OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 8. 1855.
Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals for Beef,
and directed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Washington, ID. c., viii be received until l p m,
on wednesday, June 10, 1855, for furnishing Beef
Tor the following agencies:
6,500,000 pounds for Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota.
900 pounds for Rosebud
100000 pounds for Yankton .
SO0OOO pounds for Grow Creek @ .
30 00O lbs net for Western shoshone Agc'y. New.
10000 lbs. net for Colorado River Agcy, Ariz
l4,500 lbs net for Navajo school Agcy, N NJ.
5000 lbs. net for Pima school, Arizona.
The contract for Beef will be for good, merchant
able, and all offered under any contract will be
subject to rigid inspection.
The cattle to be furnished on the hoof must be
steers ana COWS, (no bulls stags) not seven
years OF age, and must average not less than $50
pounds, gross, at each delivery from May LIST to
December lst and not less than 500 pounds, gross
from December ist to May LIST; no animal to weigh
less than 200 pounds, and animal shall be
ceived, that will net less than fifty per centum Of
its gross weight, from May LIST to December 1st,
less than forty-fiye per centum from December 1st
to May 1st, excepting in the Territories of Arizona
Cattle for Arizona to be natives of that Territory
or adjacent thereto), New Mexico and the Indian
Territory, where the average from May lst to De-
cember lst must be not less than $50 pounds gross
at each delivery, and from December LIST to May
1st, not less than 700 pounds, gross no animal to
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 cows
delivered under any contract discount of twenty
(20) per centum from the proposed price will be
made. IT 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 or all bids or any part of any bid
will be rejected if deemed for the best interests of
the government. Each bid must be accompanied
by certified check or draft upon some United
States depository or the First National Bank OF
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
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 A CERTIFIED CHECK OR DRAFT WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
JOHN D. c. ATKINS,
may12-3wexsu Commissioner.