, 1888-05-11
M arch April M ay
100 Doses One Dollar
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.
BEREAVEMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office
Dof Indian Affairs, Washington, April lG,

PREPAYMENT OF II INTERIOR, Office
Dot Indian Affairs, Washington, April lG,
SSS.-Sealed proposals, Endorsed Pro
posals for Beef" (bids for Beef must be
submitted in separate envelopcS), Bacon,
Flour, Clothing, or Transportation, &c,
(as the case may bel, and directed to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 6j
and 81 Wooster street, Ncl0 York, will be
received until ! p. NJ. OF TueSdIB May
-, lSSS, Tor furnishing for the Indian
service about 900. 900 pounds Bacon, 3d.
0OO,0OO pounds Beef on the hooi, 25O,-
900 pounds Beans, 10000 pounds Baking
Powder, 900. 900 pounds Corn, Asa, 900
pounds Coffee, g,000,OO0 pounds Flour,
$1,000 pounds Feed, les, 90 o pounds
Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds Hominy, 2O,-
OOO pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
II 900 pounds Oatmeal, 4SS, 900 pounds
Oats, l22, OCO 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, l5,-
o yards; STANDARD Calico, 100000 wards;
Drilling, 1000 yards; Duck, free from
all sizing, $4,000 yards; Dcnims, 1900
yards; Bingham, 100000 yards; Ken
lucky Jeans, 1000 yards; Chcviot, T.
600 yards; Brown Shceting, 30, 600
yards; Bleached Shceting, 22,OOO yards;
Hickory Shirting, 10000 yards; Calico
Sbirung, 60O0 yards; Wlnsey, 5000
YARDS, Clothing, Groceries. Notions,
Hardware, McIlcL Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long list of miSceilane-
Gus articles, such rs Harness, Flows,
Rakes, Forks, &c. and for about $50
Wagons required for the service, 10 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, delivered at San Francisco.
Also, transportation for such Of the
articles, goods, and supplies that may not
be contracted for to bc delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE L ON GOVERN
MENTB BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds aud guam
titles Of subsistence supplies required for
each Agency and School, ant the kinds
and quantities in 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 aud payment. transportation routes,
and all other necessary instructions will be
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington. or Nos. Is and 81
Wooster street, Nei1 York., James Lid,
gerwood, No S3j Broadway, New
York; the Commissaries of Subsistence,
u. >. A, at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leaven
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Pau
and San Francisco; the Po,tmasters 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,
Larncd, 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 ties Depository or the First National
Bank OF Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
flee per cent Of the amount If the propo'
sal J. d. G. ATKINS, Commissioner.