St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-18
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AMI
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of IN
~ dian Affairs, Washington, March So 1885,
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef
(blds for beef must be submitted in separate enye-
lopes) bacon, flour, clothing. transportation. &c
Gas the case may bel, and directed to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, Nos IS and 81, Wooster
street. New York. will be received until D. III. of
Tuesday May 5, 1885, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 1,250000 pounds bacon, 40, 600 900
pounds beef the hoof, 250.000 pounds beans,
$1,000 pounds baking powder LOCO 900 pounds corn
100000 pounds coffee, 100000 pounds flour, $4,000
pounds feed, $4,000 pounds hard bread, 81, 200
pounds hominy, $4,000 pounds lard, 1,600 barrels
pork, 45 600 pounds rice, 1900 pounds tea, 500
pounds tobacco $780, 900 pounds salt, 175 900 pounds
SOAP $4,000 pounds sugar, and 100000 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
ali sizing IS 900 yards; denilns 1900 yards ging
ham, 100000 yards; Kentucky jeans. 10000 yards
chevot. $500 yards brown sheeting 1876, 900 yards
bleached sheeting, $4,000 yards: hickory shirting
TO- 900 yards; calico shrting 6,O00 yards; winscy,
1500 yards0 clothing, groceries, notions, hardware
medical supplies, school books ETC., and long list
OF miscellaneous articles, such as 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 NAV
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 be contracted for be de-
livercd at the agencies.
Bids must be made out on government blanks.
Schedules showing the kinds and quanttie Of
subsistence supplies required for each agency, and
the kinds and quantities in gross Of all other goods
and articles, together with blank proposals, cond
tons to be observed by bidders, 1 me and place Of
delivery, terms of contract and payment transporta.
ton routes and all other necessary instructions win
be furnished upon application 10 the Indian Office in
Washington, or Nos. 65 and 81 Wooster street, New
York; william H. Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New
York; the Commisssries Of Subsistence, U. s. A, at
Cheyenne, Chicago. Leayenworth, Omaha, St. Louis
st Paul and San Francisco; the postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the postmasters at
the following name places in Kansas: Arkansas City
Burlington Caldwell Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka
Great Bend Howard, Hutchinson, Larhed,' 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
stated and bidders invited to 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
Per cent Of the amount Of the proposal.
j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner
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