Wichita eagle., 1889-03-29
Proposals for Indian supplies and Transport.

fopOSdlS lOT luu1au Supplies anu lIduSpOrtA-
Department of the Interior. Office of In
dian Affairs, Washington, March %,
1889
Sealed, proposals, Endorsed Proposals
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 Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and 81
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, A,000.000
pounds Beef on the hoof, 100000 pounds
net Beef, 279000 pounds Beans, 1,0OO
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn. 477,000 pounds Coffee, 100000
pounds Flour. 1900 pounds Feed, $4,000
pounds Hard Bread, 5000 pounds Hominy.
5000 pounds Lard, 81 barrels Mess Pork.
Oats, 1g 900 pounds Rice, 5000
10000 pounds Soap, 10000 pounds
Sugar, and $1,000 pounds Wheat.
Also. Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods (consiting in part of Ticking, 25.00G
yards; Standard Calico, 100000 yards;
Drilling, 1000 yards; Duck, free from all
Bingham, $4,000 yards; Kentucky Jeans.
1900 yards; Cheviot, $4,000 yards; Brown
Sheeting, 1885, 900 yards, Bleached Sheeting,
10000 yards: Hickory Shifting, 1900
yards; Calico Shirting $500 yards; Win
sey, 1920 yards; Clothing Groceries, No
tons, 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-
quired for the service, to 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 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 TO 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 e.
Wooster street, New York; the Commits
saries of Subsistence U. S. A, at Chey-
enne. ChicaPo Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis, Sain, 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-
fled 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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