St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-09
Proposals For Indian Supplies and
TRANSPORTATION.

DEPARTMENT | OF THE INTERIOR. OF
~ fee of Indian Affairs, Washington, April
10. 1S93-Sealed proposals. indorsed PRO
posals for Beef, (bids for Beef must be sub
mitted in separate envelopes), Bacon, Flour,
Clothing, orTransportation, etc., " Gas the case
may be-, and directed to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs. Nos Is and 67 Wooster street,
New York. will be received until l p. N. of
Tuesday May 16. 1893, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon.
3OO0OOO0 pounds Beef on the hoof. 1000. 900
pounds net Beef. $50, 600 pounds Beans, 7600)
pounds Baking Powder 2.400. 900 pounds
Corn, 4s5,000 pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds
Flour, 115000 pounds Feed, 10000 pounds
Hard Bread, $1,000 pounds Hominy, 10000
pounds Lard, $40 barrels Mess Pork, $4,000
pounds Rolled Oats 100000 pounds Oats S5,-
900 pounds Rice, $4,000 pounds Tea, 145, 900
pounds Coarse Salt, l65,eOo pounds Fine Salt.
320. 600 pounds Soap, 1,0O,0O0 pounds Sugar,
and 10000 pounds Wheat.
Also. Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods
consisting in part of Ticking. 1900 yards;
standard Calico, 10000 yards; Drilling, 1900
yards; Duck, free from all sizing, 26,0O1
yards; Denims, IL, 400 yards; Gingham, 100000
yards; Kentucky Jeans, 1000 yards Cheviot
rs, 600 yards; Brown Sheeting 900 yards;
Bleached Sheeting, $4,000 yards; Hickory
Shirting, $1,000 yards; Calico Shirting, 5000
YARDS; Clothing, Groceries, Notions, Hard
ware. Medical Supplies. School Books, etc,
and long list of miscellaneous articles, such
as Harness, PloWs, Rakes. Forks, etc., and
for about $40 Wagons required for the serv-
ice, 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, de-
livered at San Francisco.
Also, transportation for such of the articles.
goods and supplies that may not be contract
ed for to be delivered at the Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quanti-
ties of subsistence supplies required for each
Agency and School. and the kinds and guam
titles III gross, of all other goods and articles
together with blank proposals, conditions 10
be observed by bidders, time and place of de-
livery, terms OF contract and payment trans
portation routes. and all other necessary in
structions will he furnished upon application
to the Indian Office in Washington, or Nos
Us and 67 Wooster street. New York; the Com
missaries Of Subsistence, I. S. A.. at Chey-
enne, Chicago, Leayenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis Saint Paul. and San Francisco; 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 Government to
reject any aud all bids, or any part of any
bid and these proposals are invited under
proviso that appropriations shall be made for
the supplies by Congress.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited 10 be
present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks or drafts upon some United States De-
pository, the National Park Bank OF n. T.,
The First National Bank of Lander. Wyo., or
the First National Bank OF San Francisco
Cal, for at least five per cent. of the amount
of the proposal.
RV. BELT. Acting Commissioner.