St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of In
~ dian Affairs, Washington, March &c. 1885,
Sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for Beef
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate enve-
lopes). bacon flour, clothing, or transportation &c
Gas the case may be-, and directed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. Nos. 65 and 81, Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p, IN. Of
Tuesday, May 5, 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1250,000 pounds bacon, 40, 600 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 250,000 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000 900 pounds corn,
1901 900 pounds coffee s,000U00 pounds flour, $4,000
pounds feed $4,000 pounds hard Bread $1,000
pounds homny, $4,000 pounds lard, 1000 barrels
mess pork 900 pounds rice $500 pounds tea 500
pounds tobacco $780, 900 pounds salt, 175O00 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 So 900 yards; denims, 1900 yards; ging
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans, 10000 yards
cheyio $500 yards; brown sheeting, $4,000 yards
bleached sheeting $4,000 yards; hickory shirting
10 600 yards; calico shrting 5000 yards winsey,
1,500 yardsD clothing, groceries, notions, hardware
medical supplies school books, ETC., and long list
of miscellaneous articles, such 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
and supplies that may not be contracted for to be de-
livered 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 I'LL other goods
and articles, together with blank proposals. condi-
tons to be observed by bidders me and place Of
delivery, terms of contract and payment, Transports
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 II. Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New
York; the Cornmissaries 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
stared and bidders invited be present at the
opening
CERTIFIED CHECKs.
Ali bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some United States Depository the First
National bank Of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
per cent Of the amount Of the proposal.
j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner