Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-27
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
AND TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
- Office of Indian Affairs, Washington,
April 2, 1892 Sealed proposals, Endorsed
proposals for Beef, (bds for Beef must
be submitted in separate envelopes),
Bacon, Flour, Clothing, or Transportation
etc, las the case may be), and directed to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos.
IS and 81 Wooster street, New York, will
he received until p. NJ. of Tuesday, May
3, 1892, for furnishing for the Indian
service about $1,000 pounds Bacon,
80 900 600 pounds of Beef on the hoof
2OO, 900 pounds net Beef, 100000 pounds
Beans, 10000 pounds Baking Powder,
2,300,000 pounds Corn, 5000, pounds
Coffee, 100000 pounds Flour, 10000
pounds Feed, % 900 pounds Hard Bread,
10000 pounds Hominy, 10000 pounds
Lard. $50 barrels Mess Pork. $4,000
pounds Oatmeal, $4,000 pounds Oats,
l4O, 900 pounds Rice, $4,000 pounds Tea,
5000 pounds Coarse Salt, 10000
pounds Fine Salt, 100000 pounds Soap,
100000 Sugar, and 10000 pounds
Wheat.
Also, Blankets, Wooden and Cotton
Goods, Consisting in part of Ticking,
1900 yards; Standard Calico, $4,000
yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards; Denims,
10000 yards; Bingham, 10000 yards
Kentucky Jeans, $500 yards; Cheviot,
$4,000 yards; Brown Sheeting, 24O, 900
yards; Bleachcd Sheeting, $4,000 yards I;
Hickory Shifting, 10000 yards Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards); Clothing, Grocer
les, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies
School Books, etc and long list of
miscellaneous articles, such as Harness,
Flows, Rakes, Forks, etc, and for about
$40 Wagons required 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
articles, goods, and supplies that may not
be contracted for 10 be delivered at the
Agencies.
BIDS MUST 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 proposals,
conditions to be observed by bidders,
time and place of delivery, terms of con-
rae and payment, transportation routes,
and all other necessary insIrut tons will
be furnished upon application to the In,
dian Office in Washington, or Nos. Us and
81 Wooster street. New York; the Com
missaries of Subsistence, U. S. A., at
Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha,
Saint Louis, Saint Paul, and San Fran
risco; the Postmasters at Sioux City,
Iowa; Yankton, S. Dakota; Arkansas
City, Caldwell, Topeka. and Wichita,
Kansas, and Tucson, Arizona.
The right is reserved by the Govern
ment to reject any and all bids, or an,
part of any bid, and these proposals are
invited under proyiso that appropriation
shall be made for the supplies by Con-
yress.
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 he accompanied by certi-
fed checks or drafts upon some United
States Depository or the First National
Bank of San Francisco, Cal, for at least
five per cent. of the amount of the propo-
sal.
T. J. MORGAN. Commissioner