, 1886-05-07
PROPOSALS. FOR INDIAN SUP
FLIES AND TRANSPORTATION,
UEPARTMhNT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
MAsnINoroN. Ami IS. ISs0.

Sealed proposals, Endorsed Proposals
Tor Beef Odds for beef must be submit
ted in separate e~uvelopesl, bacon, -four,
clothing or transportation, etc. las the
case may be), and directed to the commi.-
sioner of Indian affairs, Nos. IS and G.
Uoosfer street, Ncio : York, will be
received until p. m, of HesdiW,
Nay Is, 1856, for furnishing for the In
dian service about $4,000 pounds bacon,
$4,000, 900 pounds beet ON the hoof. 27u,-
900 pounds leans, 1000 pounds baking
powder, 100, coo pounds corn, 495. 600
pounds coffee, S.OOU.OOO pounds -four.
5000 pounds feed, 1856 900 pounds hard
bread, $4,000 pounds hominy. %, COO
pounds lard, $50 barrels mess pork, leo. 900
pounds rice, 1910 pounds tea, 800, 600
salt. 23S. 0uu pounds soap. g70.OOO pounds
sugar, and ll2.0OO pounds wheat.
Also blankets, WOODEN %+-AcQtt6n goods
Consisting in part OF ticking, 2O,0 0
yards: standard calicdIOO.OO Yards:
drilling, 1900 yards: duck, free from all
sizing. 7S.OUO yards; denims. II. yards;
gingnnm, 2i0,000 yards; Kentucky jeans,
1900 yHris; cheviot. s., 800 yards: brown
sheeting, l75,U0O yards; bleaehed sheeting,
$1,000 yards; hickory shirting, To- 900
yards; calico shIrting. G,OOO 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 GOO wagons required
70. the service, to he 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 Fran
cisco.
Also transportation for such of the ar
%ticlus. goods and supplies that may not be
contracted for to he delivered at the agen-
cies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quan
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 iuinstruction will be fur
nished upon application to the Indian of
free in Washington. or Nos. Go and f7
Wooster sfrcef. Mao York; WIN. II.
Lyon, 4S3 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, Wichiu and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the govern
ment 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 cert.
fed checks upon some United States de-
n%ository or the First National bank of
Los Angeles, Cal, for at lcss' fire per
cent of the amonnt of the proposal.
II n aa,esses,ue