St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-13
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TranspOrtafiOn.

/ IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
~ Indian Affairs, Washington, April IS 1856
Sealed proposals, Endorsed PROPOSALS for Reef ,,
(bids for Beef must be submitted in separate
envelopes,) Bacon, Flour Clothing or Transpor.
t TAU etc. las the case may be) and directed to
the Commissioner of Inaian Affairs Nos 65 and
81 Wooster street, New York, will be received
until l p. m. of Tuesday, May 49, 1885, for
furnishing for the Indian service about $50 mo
pounds Bacon IS, 000, 600 pounds Beef on the hoof
100000 pounds Beans, 1900 pounds Baking
Powder. 100, 600 pounds Corn, 1885, 600 pounds Coffee
S,OOO,OO0 pounds Flour, So 900 pounds Feed, 1885,
600 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds Hominy
$4,000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork 1885,
coo pounds Rice, 1900 pounds Tea 100000 pounds
Salt, 23s, 900 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds sugar
and ,00O pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton Goods (con-
s1sting in part of Ticking, 20, 600 yards Standard
Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling 140OO yards: Duck,
1ree from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims IT, coo
yards; Gingham 100000 yards Kentucky Jeans
$4,000 yards; Cheviot $500 yards; Brown Sheeting
10000 yards; Bleached Sheeting 5000 Yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico Shirtine
5000 yards; Winsey, 1900 yards;) Clothing Gro
ceries, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books, etc., and long list OF miseellane-
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 tha
Pacific Coast with California brakes, delivered al
San Francisco.
Also, Transportation of such of the articles.
goods and supplies that may not be contracted
for to be delivered at the Agencies. 49, ~
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON eoyERNMENr
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 otheY
necessary instructions win be furnished upon APP
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos IS and 81 Wooster street, New York: VIM
H. Lyon. No. ASS Broadway, New York; the Com
missares 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.
tom Wichita and Winfield
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 ba
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
112-152 j. d. C. ATKINS, Commissioner