St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-09
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
Tr9nSD0rfafiNn.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
- Indian Affairs, Washington, April Is, 1856
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 Inoian Affairs, Nos 65 and
67 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until l p. m. of Tuesday, May IS. 1886, for
furnishing Tor the Indian service about $50, 600
100000 pounds Beans, 1900 pounds Baking
Powder. 100000 pounds Corn 495, 900 pounds Coffee
100000 pounds Flour, 1000 pounds Feed. 1885,
900 pounds Hard Bread So 900 pounds Honny
$4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork. 1867.
600 pounds Rice $500 pounds Tea, $780, 900 pounds
Salt, 23S,O00 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar.
and 112, COG pounds Wheat. J'G -"
Also Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods (con-
s1sting in part OF Ticking, 10000 yards; Standard
Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling, 1900 yards; Duck
free from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims 1900
yards; Gingham 900 yards; Kentucky Jeans,
10000 yards Cheviot $500 yards; Brown Sheeting
$4,000 yards; Bleached Sheeting, $4,000 yards;
Hickory Shifting. 10000 yards; Calico Shirting
5000 yards; Winsey. 1900 yards) Clothing, Gro
ceries, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books, etc., and q long list OF mscellane-
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 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 O
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 APP
plication to the Indian Office in Washington, or
Nos. 60 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 yelling
ton, Wichita and Winfield
The rights 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 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 I'D. c. ATKINS Commissioner