The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-30
SEALED PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE
and fiour-U. 5. Indian service Fort Hal
agency, Idaho. Ross Fort, Bingham Co.
Idaho. October II, 1895. Sealed proposals,
endorsed Proposals for Beef Cattle and
tlour, as the case may be, and address,
ca TO the undersigned at Ross Fork
bIhgham county, Idaho, will be received
at this agency until one O'Clock n m
OF Friday, the Sth day of November 1905
for furnishing and delivering al mis-
agency, as required during the fiscal
year enulnS June 50. 1896. three hundred
ana sixty thousand pounds (360OO Ibs0
gross beef, and thirty thousand hounds
(30,WO lbs.) -four. Cattle must ne oood
merchanta6le. and all offered under any
c0ntracI VIII be subject to rigid insDec-
ton. The cattle to be furnished u11sF he
steers and COWS mo bulls or staqs1 moi
over seven years OF age, and must aver
age not less than $50 pounds gross ar
each delivery from May LIST to Becemhar
lSt. and not less than 500 pounds gross
from December LIST to May 1st: NO a1I
NAL to weigh less than 200 pounds and
10 animal shall be received that will nef
less than 90 per centum of its erross
weight from May LIST to December fsf
or less than A. per centum from Decem
Der 1St TO May LIST. Bids for spayed heif
erS VIII not be considered. The Drics
must be figured gross, but for all cows
delivered under any contract a discount
OF twenty (20 per centum from the No.
posed price will be made, and not more
than one-fourth of the cattle offered and
accepted at any one delivery must be
COWS- uAISSS authorized IN writing bV the
commissioner of Indian affairs. Bidders
must state in their bids that the cattle
oItered nave been at least twelve months
IN succession. prior to July list last, north
OF the south line Of Kansas; and each de-
iVeIy must be accompanied by the afr
uaVlt or the contractor that the cattle
otered Tor acceptance have been so win
tereu. Flour must be either what is
known as straight fun stock" of good
sound wheat-6O lbs. of wheat to be
ground down to about Y lbs of flour low
what IS known as patent -four" and
oeHVered IN extra strong single cotton
SACKS 10 weigh eight ounces to the yard.
samples OF not less than twenty-five
poillds 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-
geCt any or all bids or any part of any
bid if desired for the best interest of the
service Certified Checks-Each bid must
pc accompanied by u certified check or
uFdII upon some United States deposit
tory or solvent national bank in the
vicinity or the residence of the bidder.
mace payable to the order of the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. for at least
iiNe per cent of the amount of the pro-
posal, which check or draft will be for
IeIted TO the United States in case any
bidder or bidders receiving an award
shau fall 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-
ned check Will not be considered. For
any additional information apply to
THOMAS 3. TETER
L. S. Indian Agent.