Wichita eagle., 1889-04-05
Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transpor

Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transports
ton.
Department of the Interior, Office of In
dian Affairs, Washington, March 70,
1885,
Sealed, proposals, Endorsed Proposals
for Beef, bids for Beef must be submitted
in separate envelopes), Bacon, Flour,
Clothing. or transportation, &c." tas
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. N. of Tuesday, April y,
1889, for furnishing for the Indian service
about 10000 pounds Bacon, 81, 0OOO 600
pounds Beef on the hoof, 1,O0O,000 pounds
net Beef, 279O00 pounds Beans, 71,0O0
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn, 477,000 pounds Coffee, $4,000
pounds Flour. "a. 900 pounds Feed, 155, 900
pounds Hard Bread, 65, 900 pounds Hominy.
$1,000 pounds Lard. ST. barrels Mess Pork,
1900 pounds Dat Meal, $4,000 pounds
Oats, 10000 pounds Rice, $500
pounds Tea. $4,000 pounds Salt,
10000 pounds Soap, $4,000 pounds
Also. Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods consisting in part of Ticking, %. 1908
yards; Standard Calico, 100000 yards;
Drilling, u, 900 yards; Duck, free from all
sizing, 6s, 600 yards; Denims, $4,000 yards;
Bingham, 2S0,000 yards; Kentucky Jeans.
1000 yards; Cheviot, $4,000 yards; Brown
Sheeting, $4,000 yards, Bleached Sheeting,
20, coo yards; Hickory Shifting, $4,000
yards; Calico Shlrting, $500 yards; Win
sey, $500 yards; Clothing. Groceries, No
tions, Hardware, Medical Supplies, School
Books, SC, and long list of miscellane-
Gus articles, such as Harness, Plows, Rakes.
Forks, &c, and for about $50 Wagons re-
guired for the service, to be delivered at
Chicago, Kansas City and Sioux City.
& 1sn tAaUpnS ma Ea
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
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, t getber 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 90 and 81
Wooster street, New York; the Commits
sares of Subsistence T. 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-
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, Commissioner.
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