St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-27
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AND
TRANSPORTATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of In.
- dian Affairs Washington, March go 1885
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted In separate enVe
lopes), bacon -four clothing, or transportation &C.
Gas the case may be- and directed to the Commas
sioner OF Indian Affairs Nos. SO and 81, Wooster
street, New York, will be received until p. m. OF
Tuesday, May s. 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250,000 pounds bacon, 10000, 900
pounds beef on the hoof, 100000 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder, 1000, 900 pounds CORN
45o 900 pounds coffee, 10000 600 pounds -four, $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, $1,000
pounds homny, $4,000 pounds lard 1000 barrels
mess pork 145 600 pounds rice 1880 pounds tea, 500
pounds tobacco 600 pounds salt, 5000 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
49,, 900 yards; drilling, 5000 yards duck, free from
all sizing, S. 600 yards denlms, 1900 yards; Ring-
ham, 21O 900 yards; Kentucky jeans, 10000 yards;
cheviot 1900 yards; brown sheeng, 1885, 900 yards;
bleached sheeting, 5000 yards hickory shirting,
10 900 yards; calico shifting, 5000 yards; winsey
500 yardsD clothing groceries, notions, hardware,
medical supplies, school books, etc, and long INST
OF miscellaneous articles such as harness. plows,
rakes, forks &c and for about 905 wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago, Kansas
City, and Sioux City. Also for such wagons pay
be required adapted to the climate Of the Pacific
coast with California brakes, delivered ut San Fran.
cisco
Also transportation for such Of the articles goods
and supplies that may not be contracted for to be de-
nyered at the agencies.
Bids must be made out ON government blanks
Schedules showing the kinds and quantitle 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-
tions to be observed by bidders, tine 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. IS and 81 Wooster street, New
York; William II. Lyon, No. 4ss Broadway, New
York; the Comnissaries Of Subsistence U. 8. A., at
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leayenworth, Omaha, st. Louis
St Paul and San Francisco; the postmhSters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the postmasters at
the following ned places in Kansas: Arkansas Cliy
Burlington Caldwell, Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka
Great Bend, Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, AcPher-
son. Marion, Medicine Lodge Newton, Usage CITY:
Sedan Sterling, Topeka, Wellington Wichita and
Winfield
Bids win be opened at the hour and day above
stated and bidders invited TO be present at the
opening.
CERTIFIED CHEcEs.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks
upon some United States Depository or the First
National bank Of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
per cent Of the amount Of the proposal.
j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.
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