Wichita eagle., 1889-04-02

Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transporta-
ton.
Department of the Interior, Office OF In
dian Affairs, Washington, March 70,
1885,
Sealed. proposals, Endorsed Proposals
for Beef. Odds for Beef must be submitted
in separate envelopes), Bacon, Flour.
Clothing. or Trans portation, &c." (ss
the case may be-, and directed to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. Is and 81
Wooster street, New York, will be re-
ceived until p. m. of Tuesday. April %,
1889, for furnishing for the Indian service ice
about 100000 pounds Bacon, $4,000, 600
net Beef, 279,00O pounds Beans, 1000
pounds Baking Powder, 10000 pounds
Corn, 4T,OOO pounds Coffee, $500, 600
pounds Flour. "a. 900 pounds Feed, 1000
pounds Hard Bread, 81, 900 pounds HomIny,
70 600 pounds Lard. 81 barrels Mess Pork.
1900 pounds Dat Meal, $1,000 poun IDS
Oats 10000 pSS 600 D1 Res s sSeo
23O, 900 pounds Soap, $4,000 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
Bingham, 2SO,OOO yards; Kentucky Jeans.
Sheetipg. 235 600 wards, Bleached Sheeting,
20 600 yards; Hickory Shifting, $1,000
yards; Calico Shirting $500 yards: Win
sey, $500 yards); Clothing. Groceries, No.
tions, Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, &c, and long list of miscellane-
Gus articles. such as Harness, Flows, 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-
cles, 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. % and OF
Wooster street, New York; the Commits
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enne Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis Saint Parl md San Francisco; the
Postmasters at Sioux City and Yankton;
and to Postmasters at the following named
places in Kansas: Arkansas City, Cald-
we'll, 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 H. OBERLY, Commissioners.
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