, 1886-05-01
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN sur.
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,

Apfu 10, 1850.
Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals
Tor Beef bids for beef must be submit.
ted in separate envelopesl, bacon, -four,
clothing or transportation, etc. las the
case may bel. and directed to the commits
sioner OF Indian affairs, Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street, Mar lo,h, will be
received until ! y. IN, of Tuesohuy,
Nay Is, 1856. for furnishing for the In
dian service about $50. 900 pounds bacon,
$4,000, 900 pounds beef on the hopi. pa,
COO pounds beans, - 900 pounds b.kmg
powder. go, 600 pounds corn, lgj.UOU
pounds coffee, 5000. ND pounds flour.
$4,000 pounds feed, 1855 ono pounds hart
bread, $4,000 pounds holuiuy. -, ZOO
pounds lard, $50 barrels mess pork, 100. OuD
pounds rice, 1890 pounds tea. wv 5000
salt, 23s, goo pounds SOAP, 10000 pounds
sugar, and ll2,00O pounds wheat.
Also blankets, wooden aud cotton goods
Consisting in part of ticking, ~, 900
yards: standard calico. 100000 yards;
drilling, 1900 yards: duck, free from all
sizing, 5000 yards; denims, II, 900 yards;
bingham, $40, 900 yards; Kentucky jeans,
$4,000 yards; cheyiot, $500 yards; brown
shecting, 10000 yards; bleached sheeting,
$4,000 yards; hickory shifting, 10000
yards; calico shirting, 5000 yards; winsey,
200 yards). Clothing, groceries, notions,
hardware, medical supplies, school books.
etc, and a long list of miscellaneous arti-
cles, such as harness, plows, rakes forks,
etc. and for about 600 wagon required
70. 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 Pacihc Coast, with
California brakes, delivered at san Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar.
%ticles, goods and supplies hat may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the agen-
cies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT on GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and guam
titles 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 inlnstruotion will be fur
nished upon application to the Indian of
hce in Washington, or Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street, Nao York; VIM. II.
Lyon, 1873 Broadway, New York; the
commissaries of subsistence, U. S. A. at
Cheyenne, Chicago, L~cavenworth, Omaha,
Saint Louis, Saint Paul, and San Fran
cisco; the postmasters at Sioux City, and
Yankton; and to the postmasters at the
following named places in Kansas Ar
kansas City, Burlington, Caldwell, Dodge
City, Emporia. Eureka, Great Bend,
Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, McPher-
son, Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton,
Usage City, Sedan. Sterling, Topeka.
Wellington, Wichitl and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the govern
men to reject any and all bids, and these
proposals are invited under proviso that
appropriation shall be made for the sup
plies 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 certi.
fed checks upon some United States de-
p%ository or the First National bank of
Los Angeles, Cal, for at least fire per
cent Of the mou of the proposal.
j. ID. G. ATKINS. Commissioner.