Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-29
Proposals for Indian Supplies and Trans
portatton.


Department OF the Interior, Office OF
Indian Affairs, Washington, March 20,
lS80-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. Is
and 81 Wooster street, New York, will be
received until p. M. of Tuesday, April
%, 1889, for furnishing for the Indian
service about 100000 pounds Bacon,
"a 900, 900 pounds Beef on the hooi
1000 900 pounds net Beef, 279, 900 pounds
Beans, 1000 pounds Baking Powder,
500O00 pounds Corn, 1000 pounds
Coffee, s,60000O pounds Flour, 74.OJO
pounds Feed, l55, 900 pounds Hard Bread,
$1,000 pounds Hominy, $4,000 pounds
Lard, 81 barrels Mess Pork. 1900
pounds Oatmeal, 10000 pounds Oats,
1000 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea,
340, 0u0 pounds Salt, $50, 900 pounds Soap,
go 900 pounds Sugar, and 23,00O pounds
Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods Consisting in part of Ticking,
5000 Yards; Standard Calico, 100000
yards; Drilling, 1000 yards Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; DENNIS,
1900 yards; Bingham, 100000 yards
Kentucky Jeans, 1900 yards; Cheviot,
$4,000 Yards; Brown Sheeting, 235,OOO
yards; Bleached Sheeting, 10000 yards /;
Hickory Shifting, $1,000 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, Borks, &C., and for about $50
Wagons required for the service, to be de-
ivered 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 MUsr BE MADE OUT on GOVERNMENT
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, TO and " Wooster street, New York
the Commissaries OF Subsistence, y. S. A.,
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leayenworth,
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, anu
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 bv cert.
fed checks or drafts upon some United
States Depository or the First National
Bank OF Los Angeles, Cal, for at least 8
per cent OF the amount Of the proposal.
JoHs H. ODEnLY, Commissioner.