St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-30
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TranSDOrfatiOn.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, April Is, 1885,
Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals for Beef
(bids for Beef must be submitted in separate
envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing, or Transpor-
tation. ETC.. (as the may be) and directed to
the Commissioner of Inuian Affairs, Nos. 65 and
81 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until 1 p. m. of Tuesday, May lS 1885, for
furnishing for the Indian service about $4,000
pounds Bacon, IS 000, 600 pounds Beef the hoof,
270,0e0 pounds Beans, 1900 pounds Baking
Powder, 760 600 pounds Corn, 495 eco pounds Coffee
S,000,O0O pounds Flour, 200 pounds Feed. 1885,
600 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds Hominy,
$4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork 1867
600 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 100000 pounds
Salt, 2Ss,O0O pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar,
and 1l2, ,00C pounds Wheat.
Also Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods, ICON
sisting in part of Ticking. $4,000 yards Standard
Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling 14000 yards: Duck
free from all sizing, rs, 900 yards; Denims IT, GOO
yards; Gingham, 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans
Is, 900 yards Cheviot $500 yards: Brown Sheefine
10000 yards; Bleached Sheeting, 49,6Ge yards;
Hickory Shirting, 10000 yards Calicei Shrting,
5000 yardsi Winsey, 1900 yards;) Clothing. Gro
ceries Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books, etc., and long list OF miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness, Plows, Rakes,
Forks, ETC., and for about 500 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 Francisco.
Also, Transportation of such of the articles,
goods and supplies that may not be contracted
for to be delivered at the Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities Of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School, and the kinds and quantities in gross of
all other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions viii be furnished upon ap-
plcation to the Indian Office in Washington, or
Nos 65 and 60 Wooster street, New York; VIM.
II. Lyon, No. 4SS Broadway, New York; the Com
missaries of Subsistence, U. s. A, at Cheyenne,
Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint
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, Lar
ned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine Lodge New
ton, Usage City, Sedan, Sterling, Topeka, Weling-
ton, Wichita and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the Government to re-
ject any and all bids, and these proposals are in
vited under proviso that appropriation shall be
made for the supplies by Congress.
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 or the First
National Bank of Los Angeles Cal, for at least
five per cent. of the amount of the proposal.
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