St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-21
Proposals For Indian Supplies and
transportation.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OF.
IL fee OF Indian Affairs, " Washington, April
10. 1s93.-Sealed proposals. indorsed PRO
posals for Beef, (bids for Beef must De SUBJ
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 p. N. Of
Tuesday, May 16, 1903 for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon.
30, ,000, 900 pounds Beef on the hoof 2. 900. O00
pounds net Beef, 100000 pounds Beans, 76,0Q9
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn, 4S5,009 pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds
Flour, 115.O00 pounds feed, $1,000 pounds
pounds Lard, GAO barrels Mess Pork, 5000
pounds Rolled Oats, 800. 0G0 pounds Oats. 85,-
900 pounds Rice, 22,00) pounds Tea, Jas, 900
pounds Coarse Salt, 1e5, 600 pounds Fine salt,
$50, 900 pounds Soap, 100000 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; Denims 1900 yards; Gingham, 100000
yards; Kentucky Jeans, 1000 yards; Cheviot,
28,G0O yards; Brown Sheeung, 30 600 yards;
Bleached sheeting, 26,O00 yards; Hickory
Shirting $4,000 yards; Calico Shirting, 900
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 serY-
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. r
Schedules showing the kinds and quanti.
ties of subsistence supplies reQuited for each
Agency and School, and the kinds and quan.
titles in 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 be furnished upon application
to the Indian Office i'll Washington, or Rog.
Is and 81 Wooster street, New York; the CorH-
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 ia
reject any and all bids or any part Of any
bid, and these proposals are invited under
proviso that appropriations shall be made fol
the supplies by Congress.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day
above stated, and bidders are invited 10 bs
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 \. Y,
the First National Bank of Lander. Wyo., OF
the First National Bank of San Francisco,
Cal, for at least five per cent. of the amount
of the proposal.
r. V. BELT. Acting Commissioner