St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-16
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office Of In
~ dian Affairs, Washington March 80, 1885
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted In separate enye
lopes) bacon Hour 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 / D. M Of
Tuesday, May s. 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250,000 pounds bacon, 40 000 900
pounds beef the hoof, 250.o00 pounds beans
1900 pounds baking powder 1000, COZ pounds corn
100000 pounds coffee, s0o8OO0 pounds -four, &C. 900
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds hominy $4,000 pounds lard, 1,so0 barrels
pork 145 600 pounds rice 7,500 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco. 10000 pounds salt, $4,000 pounds
soap, 900 pounds sugar, and $4,000 pounds
wheat.
Also, blankets, wooden and cotton goods, Consist
ing in part of ticking 20 900 yards; standard Calico
$4,000 yards; drilling 5000 yards duck free from
all sizing, 81 900 yards; denims, 1900 yards; gng-
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans, 10000 yards;
cheylot. $500 YARDS brown sheetng, 1885, 900 yards;
bleached sheeting, $4,000 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 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 San Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such of the articles goods
and supplies that may be contracted for to be de-
lfvercd 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.
lions to be observed by bidders. me and place of
delivery, terms of contract and payment transporta-
ton routes, and all other necessary instructions will
be furnished upon application to the Indian Office In
Washington, or Nos. 65 and 81 Wooster street. New
York; William H. Lyon, No. 493 Broadway, New
York; the Commissaries 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 postmasters at
the following named 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
sta ed, and bidders invited be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks
| upon some United States Depository the First
National bank of Los Angeles, CAL, for at least S
per cent. of the amount of the proposal.
j. D. c. ATKINS, Commissioner
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