St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-29
PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 8. 1885.
Sealed proposals, endorsed Proposals for Beet
Washington, D. c., will be received until / p. M
on Wednesday, June 10, 1885, for furnishing Beef
for the following agencies:
geo Geo pounds for Pine Ridge Agency. Dakota
SOC, 900 pounds for Yankton 1"
100000 pounds for Crow Greek
$4,000 lbs. net for Western Shoshone Agc'y, New.
10000 lbs. net for Colorado River Ag'cy, Ariz
H,500 lbs. net for Navajo School & Ag'cy, N. M.
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 and cows (no bulls stags) not over seven
years of age, and must average not less than $50
pounds, gross. at each delivery from May LIST to
december 1st; and not less than 500 pounds gross,
from December list, to May 1st; animal to weigh
less than 700 pounds, and no animal shall be re-
ceived, that will net less than fifty per centum of
its gross weight from May LIST to December LIST, or
less than forty-fv per centum from December LIST
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 LIST to De-
cember 1st must be not less than $50 pounds gross
at each delivery, and from December LIST to May
LIST, 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
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, 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
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-Swexsu Commissioner