St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-07
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
- Indian Affairs, Washington. April 15 1856
Sealed proposals. indorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for Beef must be submitted in separate
envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing or Transpor.
tation. etc.. las the case may be) and directed to
the r., commissioner OF Indian Affairs Nos. 65 and
81 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until p. M. OF Tuesday, May 49, 1856. for
furnishing for the Indian service about 88s. 0O0
pounds Bacon, 100000 pounds Beef on the hoof
100000 pounds Beans, 77,O00 pounds Baking
Powder. 760 900 pounds Corn 495 900 pounds Coffee
100000 pounds Flour, $751; 900 pounds Feed, 1885,.
$4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess PORK IeG.
GOO pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea. 300, 900 pounds
Salt, 2os,000 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar
and 2,000 pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods, icon.
s1sting in part of Ticking, 0,000 yards Standard
Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling $4,000 yards; Duck.
yards Bingham, 100000 yards Kentucky jeans .sTS
10000 yards; Cheviot $500 yards; Brown Sheeting
10000 yards; Bleached Sheeting, $4,000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards Calico Shifting.
5000 yards; Winsey, yards;) Clothing, Gro
cerles, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies,
School Books, etc., and long list OF miscellane-
GUS articles, such as Harness, Flows, 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 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 will be furnished upon ap-
plication to the Indian Office in Washington, or
Nos. IS and 81 Wooster street, New York; VIM.
H. Lyon, No. 4S3 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 yelling
ton, Wichita and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the Government to re-
ject any and all bids and these proposals are in
yited 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 are 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
1l2-132 j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioners.