St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02
Proposals For indian Supplies and
TRANSFORMATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. OF
~ fee of Indian Affairs, Washington, April
TO- 1S03.-Sealed proposals. Endorsed PRO
posals for Beef, (bids for Beef must be sub
mitted in separate envelopes), Bacon, Flour,
Clothing, or Transportation, 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 o. m. of
Tuesday, May 16 1893, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon.
30 000 900 pounds Beef on the hoof 100000
pounds net Beef, 100000 pounds Beans, 10000
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn, ass, 200 pounds Coffee, $4,000 pounds
Flour, 115.000 pounds Feed, 10000 pounds
Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds Hominy, 10000
pounds Lard, $40 barrels Mess Pork, $4,000
pounds Rolled Oats, 800. 900 pounds Oats. S.
900 pounds Rice. 22,0O0 pounds Tea, 145,000
pounds Coarse Salt 165.00 pounds Fine Salt,
$50. 900 pounds Soap. 100000 pounds Sugar,
and 10000 pounds Wheat.
Also Blankets. Woolen and Cotto Goods
consisting in part of Ticking, 1900 yards;
standard Calico, 10000 yards: Drilling, 1900
yards; Duck. free from all sizing 2S00O
yards; Denims, 1900 yards; GinghamS 300, ,OOO
yards; Kentucky Jeans, 10000 yards; Gheviot,
2S,000 yards: Brown Sheeting, go, 000Nyards;
BIeached Sheeting, $4,000 yards; Hickory
Shifting, 10000 yards; Calico Shirting, 49, QUO
yards: Clothing, Groceries, Notions, Hard
ware, Medical Supplies. School Books, etc,
and long list of miscellaneous articles, such
for about $40 Wagons required for the seT-
ice to be delivered at Chicago. Kansas City.
and Sioux City. Also fer such Wagons as
may be required. adapted to the climate of
the Pacific Coast, with California brakes de-.
livered at San Francisco. do
Also, transportation for such of the articles.
goods and supplies that may not be contract
ed for to be delivered at the Agencies. alea
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS. 4SAs :
Cobodulac showing tho kinds aOd ,fffzeOti-
ties of subsistence supplies required for each
Agency and School. and the kinds and quah-
titles in gross, of all other goods aad articles,
together with blank proposals. conditions TO
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 De furnished upon application
to the Indian Office in Washington, or Nos.
65 and 81 Wooster street, New York; the Com
enne, Chicago, Leayenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Francisco; the
Postmasters atSioux 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 and 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 70 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. Y,
the First National Bank of Lander. Wyo., or
the First National Bank of San Francisco.
CAL for at leastfive per cent. of the amount
of the proposal.
RI V. BELT, Acting Commissioner.