, 1888-05-12
100 Doses One Dollar
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office
Dof Indian Affairs, Washington, April lG,
lSSS.-Sealed proposals, Endorsed Pro
posals for Beef, " (bids 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. IS
and 6T Wooster street, NciC York, will be
received until | p. NJ. OF Tuesday, May
%, 1883, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 800, 900 pounds Bacon, &c.
OOO, 900 pounds Beef on the hoof, 35O,-
900 pounds Beans, 10000 pounds Baking
Powder, 900, 600 pounds Corn, 4S5, 900
pounds Coffee, 9,000,O 900 pounds Flour,
$4,000 pounds Feed, l6S,0O 0 pounds
Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds Hominy, 20,-
600 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
II 900 pounds Oatmeal, 1888, 900 pounds
Oats, l22, geo pounds Rice, 5000 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, 10
900 yards; STANDARD Calico, 100, 900 wards;
Drilling, IL 1000 yards; Duck, free from
all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims, 1900
yards; Bingham. 2S0,OO0 yards; Ken
IuChy OsduS, isbbJ fdIlNi NitNlbls -
600 yards; Brown Shecting, 24O, 600
yards; Bleachei Sheeting, $1,000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
yards); Clothing, Groceries. Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and II long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such us Harness, Flows,
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about $50
Wagons required for the service, to he
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 Tor such Of the
articles, goods, and supplies that may not
be contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE U ON GOVERN
MENT BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and guam
titles OF subsistence supplies required Tor
zach Agency and School, and the kinds
and quantities in gross, of all other goods
and articles, together with blank prOpOs-
ais, conditions to he observed by bidders,
time and place OF delivery, terms of con
tract and payment, transportation routes,
aud all other necessary instructions will be
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington. or Nos. G5 and CT
Wooster street, Neo York; James lid
gerwood. No. S35 Broadway, New
York; the Commissarics of Subsistence,
u. 5. A, at Cheyenne, Chicago, L1eaven.
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis. Saint Paul
and San Francisco; the Postmasters at
Sioux City and lankton; 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 at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks or drafts upon some United
st ltes Depository or the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
fire per cent Of the amount of the propo.
sal. j. D. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.