St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-25
Proposals For Indian Supplies and
TRANSFORMATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. OF
~ fee of Indian Affairs, Washington, April
TO- 1Sg3.-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 aud 81 Wooster street,
New York will be received until l p. m. of
Tuesday, May 16. 1893, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon,
10000 900 pounds Beef on the hoof. 2,0O0.000
pounds net Beef. 900 pounds Beans, 76,OO0
pounds Baking Powder, 100000 pounds
Corn, $1,000 pounds Coffee, 100000 pounds
Flour, 115.000 pounds Feed, $4,000 pounds
Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds Hominy, 10000
pounds Lard, $40 barrels Mess Pork, $4,000
pounds Rolled Oats, 100000 pounds Oats. So
pounds Coarse Salt 10000 pounds Fine Salt,
322. 900 pounds Soap. 100000 pounds Sugar,
and 100000 pounds Wheat.
Also Blankets Wooden and Colt on Goods
consisting in part of Ticking. 1900 yards;
standard Calico. 10000 yards: Drilling. 1900
yards; Duck, free from all sizing 2S.0O0
yards; Denims, ID, 900 yards; Bingham, 100000
yards; Kentucky Jeans, 10000 yards; Cheviot,
$4,000 yards: Brown Sheeting, 10000 yards;
Bleached Sheeting. $4,000 yards: Hickory
Shifting, $4,000 yards; Calico Shifting, 5000
yards): Clothing, Groceries, Notions, Hard
ware, 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 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 quaint
ties of subsistence supplies required for each
Agency and School, and the kinds and guam
titles i'll 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
structions will be furnished upon application
to the Indian Office in Washington, or Nos.
Is and 81 Wooster street. New Y Ork: the Com
missaries of Subsistence, L. s. a, ut Chey-
enne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint
Louis. Saint Paul. and San Francisco; the
Postmasters at Sioux City, Iowa; Yankton
s. Dakota; Arkansas City. Caldwell, Topeka,
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 TO be
present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHICKS.
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 least five per cent. of the amount
of the proposal.
R. V. BELT. Acting Commissioner.