, 1888-05-09
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office
Oof Indian Affairs, Washington, April Is,
lSSS.-Sealed proposals, indorsed Pro
posals for Beet" (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. IS
and 81 Wooster street, Ne,C lOrh, will be
received until ! p. NJ. OF Tuesday, lIry
-, 1883, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 900, 900 pounds Bacon, &c.
O6O,00O pounds Beef on the hoof, 2jO,-
200 pounds Beans, 10000 pounds Baking
Powder, 200, 900 pounds Corn, 4S5, 900
pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds Flour,
$4,000 pounds Feed, lGS,OO 0 pounds
Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds Hominy, 2O,-
900 pounds Lard. $50 barrels mess pork,
1000 pounds Oatmeal, 4SS, 900 pounds
Oats, i22. geo pounds Rice, 5000 pounds
Soap, 100000 pounds Sugar, and II, 900
pounds Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part of Ticking, I5,-
o yards; STANDARD Calico, 100, 900 yards;
Drilling, ll,OOO yards; Duck, free from
all sizing. s 5000 yards; DENNIS, 1000
yards; Bingham, 100000 yards; Ken
lucky Jeans, 1000 yards; Cheviot, r.
600 yards; Brown Shccting, 24O, 600
yards; Blcachcd Shooting, -. 900 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico
Shirung, G.OOD yards; Wnscy, 5000
YARDS; Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and a long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness, Flows,
Rakes, Forks, &c. and for about $50
Wagons required for the service, to re
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 MADE 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 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 anu pay iltlll, transportation routes,
and all other necessary instructions will be
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington, or Nos. 65 and 81
Wooster street, Neto York; James Lid
gcrwood, No. S3j Broadway. New
York; the Commlssarics of Subsistence,
Il. 5. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leaven.
worth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul
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 aud 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 ccrti-
fed checks or drafts upon some United
st ,tes Depository or the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least
fire per cent of the AMOUNT Of the propo-
sal. j. u. c. ATKINS, Commissioner.