St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
Proposals For Indian Supplies and
Transportation.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OF
~ fee of Indian Affairs, " ashington, April
10. 1Sg3.-Sealed proposals. Endorsed Pro-
posals for Beef (bids for Beef must be SUBJ
mtted in separate envelopes, Bacon, Flour,
Clothing. or Transportation, etc, las the case
may bel, and directed to the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs. Nos. IS and 67 Wooster street,
New York. will be received until p. M o.
Tuesuay, May 16, 1893, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon,
80, ,0J0, 900 pounds Beef on the hoof. 100000
pounds net Beef. $50, 900 pounds Beans, 36G00
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Flour, 115.000 pounds Feed. g030 pounds
Hard Bread, 50,00j pounds Hominy, 10000
pounds Lard, GAO barrels Mess Pork, 23, 900
bounds Rolled Oats, 100000 pounds Oats. S.
pounds Coarse Salt, 165,000 pounds Fine salt
81. 900 pounds Soap 100000 pounds Sugar,
and 10000 pounds Wheat.
Also. Blankets. Woolen and Cotton Goods
consisting in part of Ticking, 1000 yards;
Standard Calico, 10000 yards; Drilling, 1900
yards; Duck. free from all sizing. 2S,010
yards; Denims, 13.uG0 yards: Gingham. 100000
yards; Kentucky Jeans 10000 yards: Cheviot
2S 600 yards; Brown Sheeting, 10000 yards;
Bleached sheeting, $4,000 yards: Hickory
Shirting. 10000 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 0uanti-
ties of subsistence supplies required for each
Agency and school, and the kinds and guam
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 in Washington, or Nos.l
65 and 81 Wooster street, New York: the Com
missaries of Subsistence, l. $ 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 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 daV
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 Y.
the First National Bank of San Francisco,
Cal, for at least five per cent. of the amount
of the proposal.
II. V. BELT Acting Commissioner.