St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-29
Proposals for Indian supplies and
TranspOrtatiOD.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
IL Indian Affairs, Washington, April 10, 1SS6.--
Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef -
(bids for Beef must be submitted in separate
envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing, or Transport
tation ETC.. (as the may be,) and directed to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos IS ant
81 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until l p. N. of Tuesday, May IS, 1886, fo(
furnishing for the Indian service about SIS, 0N
100000 pounds Beans, 1900 pounds Baking
Powder 760, 900 pounds Corn 495 900 pounds Coffee
100000 pounds Flour, S. coo pounds Feed, 1885,,
600 pounds Hard Bread $1,000 pounds Hominy
$1,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork, 1907
900 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 600 pounds
Salt, 23s,000 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar
and 1I2,00G pounds Wheat.
Also. Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods (con-
sisting in part of Ticking, 10000 yards; Standard
Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling 1000 yards; Duck
Tree from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims II, O0t
yards; Bingham, 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans
$4,000 yards Cheviot, $500 yards; Brown Sheeting
$4,000 yards; Bleached Sheeting, 200 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico shirting
5000 yards; Winse;, 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 600 Wagons required
for the service, to be delivered at Chicago Kansas
City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons az
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
Tor TO De 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 banl
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes and all other
necessary instructions win be furnished upon ap-
plieation 10 the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. 90 and So Wooster street, New York; Wm.
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 20 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, yelling.
ton, Wichita apd Winfield.
The right is reserved By the Government to re-
jset any and all bids, and these proposals are in
made Tor the supplies by Congress.
Bids will be opened Mt the hour and dey above
stated, and bidders are 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
Ave per cent of the amount of the proposal.
ll2-lS2 ID. G. ATKINS Commissioner.