St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-11
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
Transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, April 15 1885,
Sealed proposals Endorsed Proposals for Beef ~
(bids for Beef must be submitted in separate
envelopes,) Bacon, Flour, Clothing or Transpor-
tation. etc.. (as the case may be) and directed to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 60 and
81 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until p. m. of Tuesday, May 49, 1886, for
furnishing for the Indian service about $50 900
pounds Bacon, 3S, 600, 900 pounds Beef the hoof
100000 pounds Beans, $1,000 pounds Baking
Powder $50, 900 pounds Corn, 495 900 pounds Coffee
100000 pounds Flour, Sc. 900 pounds Feed, 1885,
900 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds Hominy
$4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork 160.-
900 pounds Rice, 1900 pounds Tea, 800 900 pounds
Salt, 23S,000 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar,
and liz, ,00G pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods, ICON
sistng in part of Ticking, LOCO yards; Standard
Calico 100000 yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards: Duck,
free from all sizing, $4,000 yards Denims, II 900
yards; Gingham, 240,000 yards; Kentucky Jeans,
$4,000 yards; Cheviot, $500 yards Brown Sheeting
10000 yards; Beached Sheeting, $4,000 yards;
Hickory Shirting, 10000 yards; Calico Shirting,
5000 yards; WinseJ, 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 900 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
San Francisco Z OBJ J
Also Transportation of such of the articles,
goods and supplies that may not be contracted
for to be delivered at the Agencies. xsK
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. 65 and 81 Wooster street, New York; VIM.
II. 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 Wellihp-
ton, Wichita and Winfield 'seStH
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 are invited to be present at
the opening. Iasno&S
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. n
iI2-lS2 J. D. c. ATKINS, Commissioner. |