, 1888-05-04
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

nEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office
Dof Indian Affairs, Washington, April l6,
ISSS.-Sealed proposals, indOrsed Pro
posals for Beef" (bids for Beef must be
submitted in separate envelopes), Bacon,
Flour, Clothing, or Transportation, &c,
(as the case may be), and directed to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 60
amt e. HoOSfar street, NeC York, will be
received until | P. NJ. OF TueSddy, MIy
-, lSSS, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 900, 600 pounds Bacon, &c.
ODO, 900 pounds Beef on the hoof, 25U,-
o pounds Beans, 10000 pounds Baking
Powder, 100000 pounds Corn, 1855, 900
pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds Flour,
$4,000 pounds Feed, 1880 0 pounds
Hard Bread, 1000 pounds Hominy, 20,-
900 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
IL 900 pounds Oatmeal, 4SS, 900 pounds
Oats, 1920 pounds Rice, 5000 pounds
Tea, 100000 pounds Salt, 273,OOO pounds
Soap. 100000 pounds Sugar, and $1,000
pounds Wheat.
Al,u, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part of Ticking, l5,-
90 yards; STANDARD Calico, 100, 900 Yards;
Drilling, II 900 yards; Duck, free from
all sizing, $1,000 yards; Denims, 1900
yards; Bingham 100000 yards; Ken
lucky Jeans, 1900 yards; Cheviot, r.
900 yards; Brown Sheeting, 24O, 900
yards; Bleached Shceting, -, 600 yards;
Hickory Shifting. 10000 yards Calico
Shirtlng, 6 600 yards; WInsey, 5000
yards); Clothing, Groceries. Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long list of miscellane-
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about $50
NNarnna ragutr.l Tor rb., g..Ui,. -, 70.
delivered ut 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, transp ,%rtation for such of the
articles, goods, and supplies that may not
he contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE U ON GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and uuan-
titles OF subsistence supplies required for
each Agency and School, aul the kinds
and quantities in gross, of all other goods
aud articles, together with blank prupos-
ais, conditions TO be observed by bidders,
lime and place of delivery, terms Of con
tract and payment, transportation routes,
and all other necessary instructions will be
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington, or Nos. G5 anil 81
Wooster street, NcO IOrk; James lid
gcrwood, No. S35 Broadway, New
York; the Commissaries of Subsistence,
u. ). A, at Cheyenne, Chicago, %l.eaven.
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis. Saint Pau
and San Francisco; the Postmasters al
Sioux City and Yankton; and to the Post,
masters at the following named places il
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 aud all bids. or any
part of any bid, and these proposals are
invited under proyisO that appropriations
shall be made Tor the supplies by Con-
gress.
BIDS will be opened at the hour aud
day above stated, and bidders are invited
to be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks or drafts upon some United
Sttes Depository or the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
IRE per cent Of the amount Of the propo,
sal j. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.