, 1888-05-10
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP,
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office
Uof Indian Affairs, Washington, April l6,
lSSS.-Sealed proposals, Endorsed Pro
posals for Beef tbids for Beef must be
submitted in separate envelopes), Bacon,
Flour, Clothing, or Transportation, &c,
las the case may be), and directed to the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Nos. 6j
and 81 Wooster street, NclC York, will be
receive until | p. NJ. OF Tuesday, A1y
-. 1883, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 900, 900 pounds Bacon, 30
OOO,OO0 pounds Beef on the hooi, 250,-
900 pounds Beans, $1,000 pounds Baking
Powder, 1000, 900 pounds Corn, iS5, 900
pounds Coffee. 9,O00,O 900 pounds Flour,
$4,000 pounds Feed, 10000 pounds
Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds llominy, 2O,-
o pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
IL 900 pounds Oatmeal, ass, 900 pounds
Oats, l22,0 CO pounds Rice, 1000 pounds
Tea, 300, 900 pounds Salt, 273,OOO pounds
Soap, 100000 pounds Sugar, and 1900
pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part Of Ticking, l5,-
900 yards; Standard Calico, 100, 900 wards;
Drilling, 1000 yards; Duck, free from
all sizing, $4,000 yards; DENNIS, II, 900
yards; Bingham, 2SU, 900 yards; Ken
lucky Jeans, 1900 yards; CheviOt, H.
900 yards; Brown Shecting, 30. 600
yards; Bleachei Shceting, 22,OOO yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
ShirtIng, G 900 yards; Wmscy, 5000
YARDS; Clothing, Groceries. Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long list of misceIlane-
Gus articles, such as Harness. Flows,
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about $50
Wagons required Tor the service, to te
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 for such of the
articles, goods, and supplies that may not
be contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE JADE OUT ON GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and guam
titles Of subsistence supplies required for
each Agency and School, and the kinds
and quantities III gross, of all other goods
and articles, together with blank propos-
ais, conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place OF delivery, terms of con
tract and payment, transportation routes,
anu All OllCI utStS0dlN llSNl u'llOun Will bt
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington, or Nos. G5 and 81
Wooster street, Ne0 York; James lid
gerwood. No S35 Broadway. New
York; the Commissaries of Subsistence,
u. ). A, at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leaven-
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paal
and San Francisco; the Postmasters at
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the Post
masters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Cald-
well, Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka,
Great Bend. Howard, Hutchinson,
Larned, Mcpherson, Marion, Medicine
Lodge, Newton, Usage City, Sedan, Ster-
ling, Topeka, Wellington, Wichita and
Winfield.
The right is reserved by the Govern
ment to reject any and all bids, or any
part of any bid, and these proposals are
invited under proviso that appropriations
shall be made tor the supplies by Con.
gress.
Bids will be opened at the hour and
day above stated, and bidders are invited
to be present nj the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by ccrti-
fed checks or drafts upon some United
st ties Depository or the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
fire per cent of the amount IF the propo-
sal. j. D. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.