St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-06
Proposals for Indian SupElies
and Transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
- Office Of Indian Affairs, Washington,
April 16, 18SS.-Sealed proposals. indorsed
Proposals for Beef (bids for beef must be
submitted in separate envelopes), Bacon,
Flour, Clothing or Transportation, etc (as the
case may be-, and directed to the Commits.
sioner of Indian Affairs Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street, New York, will be received
until p. m, of Tuesday, May %. 1855 for
furnishing for the Indian service about 9JO,-
600 pounds Bacon. $4,000, 900 pounds Beef
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn, 495, 900 pounds Coffee, 5000 OO0
pounds Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed, 1863 900
pounds Hard Bread, 1000 pounds Iominy,
1000 pounds Oatmeal, ASS, 900 pounds
Oats, $4,000 pounds Rice. 5000 pounds
Tea, 100000 pounds Salt, 273,000 pounds
Soap, $4,000 pounds Sugar, and $4,000
Also, Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods,
consisting in part of Ticking, $4,000 yards;
Standard Calico, 100000 yards; Drilling.
1000 yards; Duck, free from all sizing 4S,-
600 yards; Denims, II, 900 yards Giugham,
2S0,000 yards; Kentucky Jeans, II, 900
yards; Cheviot, 10000 yards; Brown Sheet.i
ing, 24O, 200 yards; Bleached Sheetirg, 22,-
600 yards; Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards :;
Calico Shirting, 5000 yards; Winsey. 5000
yards) Clothing, Groceries, Notions Hard
ware, Medical Supplies, School Books etc.,
and long list of miscellaneous articles. such
as Harness, PlOWS, Rakes, Forks, etc. and
| for ABOUT $50 Wagons required for the sery-
ice, 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. de-
hvered at San Francisco,
Also, transportation for such of the arti-
cles, goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quaint,
ties of subsistence supplies required for each
agency and school, and the kinds and uuan
titles in gross of all other goods and articles
together with blank proposals. conditions to
be observed by bidders, time and place of de-
livery, terms of contract and payment,
transportation routes, and all necessary in
structions will be furnished upon application
to the Indian Office in Washington, or Nos.
65 and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Lidgerwood, No. S3o Broadway, New York;
the CommisSaries of Subsistence L. s. A. al
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, ST.
Louis, st. Paul and San Francisco; the Post,
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and TO the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City. Burlington. Cald-
well, Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka Great
Bend, Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, McPhers
son, Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton, Usage
City, Sedan, Sterling, Topeka, WellingtoR
Wichita and Winfield.
The right is reserved by the Government to
reject any and all bids, or any part OF any
bid, and these proposals are invited under
proviso that appropriation shall be made fol
the supplies by congress-
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited to ba
present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certf.
fed checks or drafts upon some United States
depository, or the First National Bank of Los
Angeles, Cal, for at least 3 per cent of the
amount of the proposal.
j. d. c. ATKINS, Commissioner.
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