Wichita eagle., 1889-03-30
Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transports
ton.

Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transports
ton,
Department of the Interior. Office of In
dian Affairs, Washington, March 25,
1899
Sealed, proposals, Endorsed Proposals
for Beef, (bids for Beef must be submitted
in separate envelopes), Bacon, Flour,
the case may be-, and directed to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. Is and g.
Wooster street, New York, will be re-
ceived until p. m. of Tuesday. April %,
1889, for furnishing for the Indian service
about 100000 pounds Bacon, 1900. 900
pounds Beef on the hoof, 1000, 600 pounds
net Beef, $4,000 pounds Beans, 1000
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn. 477,000 pounds Coffee, $500, 900
pounds Flour. $4,000 pounds Feed, $4,000
pounds Hard Bread G5, 600 pounds Hominy.
5000 pounds Lard 81 barrels Mess Pork,
1900 pounds Oat Meal, $4,000 pounds
Oats, 10000 pounds Rice, $500
pounds Tea,, $4,000 Do pounds Salt,
10000 pounds % Soap, $4,000 pounds
Also. Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods consisting in part of Ticking, $4,000
yards; Standard Calico, 100000 yards;
Drilling, IL 600 yards; Duck, free from all
sizing, &c, 600 yards; DENNIS, II, 900 yards;
Bingham, $4,000 yards; Kentucky Jeans.
IL ,OUU SdFUS, SEtVlOG, IS.UUU JdFuS. DTOWu
Sheeting, 235, goo yards, Bleached Sheeting,
10000 yards; Hickory Shifting, $1,000
yards; Calico Shlrting, $500 yards; Win
sey, 1920 yards); Clothing. Groceries, No
tions, Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books &C., and long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness, Plows, Rakes.
Forks, &C., and for about $50 Wagons re-
0uired for the service, 10 be delivered at
Chicago, Kansas City aud 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 arti-
Giles, goods and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agen-
cies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quanti-
ties of substance supplies required for each
Agency and School, and the kinds and
quantities in gross, of all other goods and
articles, together with blank proposals,
conditions 10 be observed by bidders time
and place OF delivery, terms of contract
and payment, transportation routes, and
all other necessary instructions will be
furnished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington, or Nos. Is and 67
Wooster street, New York; the Commits
saries of Subsistence L. S. A., at Chey-
enne, Chicago. Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis Saint Paul and San Francisco; the
Postmasters at Sioux City and Yankton;
and to POstmasters at the following named
places in Kansas: Arkansas City, Cald-
well, Topeka and Wichita.
The right is reserved by the government
to reject any and all bids, or any part of
any bid. and these proposals are invited
under proviso that appropriation shall be
made for the supplies by congress
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
States Depository or the First National
Bank of Los Angeles, Cal, for at least five
per cent of the amount of the proposal
JOHN II. OBERLY, Commissioner.
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