The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-06
SEALED PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE
and fiour-U. 5. Indian service. Fort Hail
agency, Idaho, Ross Fort. Bingham Co.
Idaho October II 1895 Sealed proposals.
endorsed Proposals for Beef Cattle and
Flour as the case may be, and address,
ed to the undersigned at Ross Fork.
Bingham county, Idaho, will be received
at this agency until one o'clock D. m
of Friday. The Sth day OF November. 1895.
for furnishing and delivering at this
agency. as required during the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1895 three hundred
and sixty thousand pounds (S60,OOO lbsO
gross beef. and thirty thousand pounds
(2o,0c0 lbs-) -four. Cattle must be good.
merchantable, and all omered under any
contract will be subject 10 rigid iuspec-
ton. The cattle TO be furnished must be
steers and cows (no bulls or stags), not
over seven years Of age. and must aver
age not less than $50 pounds, gross. ar
each delivery from Nay LIST TO December
lst. and not less than 500 pounds gross.
from December list TO May 1st; no ami
NAL to weigh less than 100 pounds and
ro animal shall be received that will net
less than 90 per centum of its gross
weight from May 1st to December 1st
! or less than % per centum from Decem-
Der LIST to May 1st. Bids for spayed heIf-
/ ers VIII not be considered. The price
must be figured gross, but for all cows
delivered under any contract a discount
I of twenty (20 per centum from the pro-
posed price VIII be made. and not more
than one-fourth Of the cattle offered and
{ accepted at any one delivery must be
{ COWS. unless authorized in writing by the
commissioner of Indian affairs. Bidders
must state in their bids that the cattle
offered have been at least twelve months
! IN succession, prior TO July 1st last north
or the south line Of KANSAS; and each de-
I lNery must be accompanied By the affi-
daFit OF the contractor that the cattle
OHered Tor acceptance have been 50 win
tered flour must be either what is
known as straight fun stock" OF good
SOUND wheat-60 lbs of wheat to be
ground down to about e lbs. of hour. low
I EradeS 10 be taken Out-or IL may be
what IS Known as patent -four" and
delivered in extra strong single cotton
SACKS 10 weigh eight ounces to the yard.
\ samples OF not less than twenty-five
pounds must be furnished by bidders:
sald samples to be distinctly marked
WIN the name Of the bidder and the
number OF sample if more than one is
submitted. The right is reserved to re-
Ject any or all bios or any part of any
Did II desired for the best interest Of the
service Certified Checks-Each bid must
pc accompanied by a certified check or
oraIt upon some United States deposit
tory or solvent national bank in the
vicinity OF the residence of the bidder.
maze payable to the order of the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. for a least
HVe per cent of the amount of the pro-
posal, which check or draft will be for
felted to the United States in case any
bidder or bidders receiving an award
shall fail to promptly execute a contract
with good and sufficient sureties. othe--
wise TO be returned to the bidder Bids
accompanied by cash in lieu of a certi-
fed check will not be considered. For
any additional information apply to
THOMAS b TETER.
U. S. Indian Agent.