Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-18
Proposals for Indian Supplies and Trans
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portation.
Department OF the Interior, Office of
Indian Affairs, Washington, March %,
1885. -Sealed proposals, Endorsed "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. 50
and 81 Wooster street, New York, will be
received until p. m. Of Tuesday, April
90, 1889, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 100000 pounds Bacon,
34,000,000 pounds Beef on the hoof,
100000 pounds net Beef, 20 900 pounds
Beans, 1000 pounds Baking Powder,
100000 pounds Corn, 477,000 pounds
Coffee, 100000 pounds Flour, $4,000
pounds Feed, l55 900 pounds Hard Bread,
5000 pounds Hominy, $4,000 pounds
Lard, 81 barrels Mess Pork. 1900
pounds Oatmeal, 5000 pounds Oats,
100000 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea,
SAC, 90 pounds Salt, 230, 900 pounds Soap,
100000 pounds Sugar, and $4,000 pounds
Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods consisting in part of Ticking,
$4,000 yards Standard Calico, 100000
yards; Drilling, II 900 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, 5000 yards; Denims,
1900 yards; Bingham, 100000 yards ;
Kentucky Jeans, $1,000 yards; Cheviot,
1900 yards; Brown Sheeting, 235 900
yards; Bleached Sheeting, 10000 yards !;
Hickory Shifting, $4,000 yards; Calico
Shifting, $500 yards; Winsey, 5000
yards; Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and long list of miscella-
neous articles, such as Harness, Flows,
Rakes, Forks, &c, and for about $50
Wagons required for the service, to be de-
livered 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 de-
livered at San Francisco.
Also, transportation for such of the arti-
cles, goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GovERSMENT
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 propo'
sails, conditions to be observed by bid
ders, time and place of delivery, terms OF
contract and payment, transportation
routes, and all other necessary instruc-
tons will be furnished upon application
to the Indian Office in Washington, or
Nos IS and 81 Wooster street, New York
the Commissaries Of Subsistence, U. S. A.,
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth
Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul, and San
Francisco; the Postmasters at Sioux City,
and Yankton and to the Postmasters at
the following named places in Kansas
Arkansas City, Caldwell, Topeka, and
Wichita.
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 appropriation
shall be made for 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
States Depository or the First National
Bank OF Los Angeles, Cal, for at least 5
per cent of the amount Of the proposal,
JOHN II. OBERLY, Commissioner.