St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR BRICK-United States
Indian Service, Pine Ridge Agency Shan
non County. South Dakota, March e. 1885,
| SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
for Brick" and addressed to the undersigned
at Pine Ridge Agency. Shannon county, South
Dakota, will be received at this agency until
| o'clock p. m. Of May 2nd 1896, for manu-
featuring. and delivering 2,00O,O 900 bricks at
the site for proposed boarding school plant
with specifications. which may be had by
making application to the undersigned.
Suitable clay is found at the proposed site
Tor the manufacture f ct the bricks, but bid
same before submitting proposals.
Indian labor to be employed in the manu-
facture Of the bricks where practicable to
do so. --.-+
Bidders will state in their bids the price,
per thousand for said bricks
The right is reserved to, reject any or all
bids, or any part Of any bid, IL deemed for
| the best interest of the service.
The attention of bidders is invited to the
act Of congress approved August /. 1892, en-
titled ':An act relating to the limitation of
the hours of daily service Of laborers and
mechanics employed, upon the public works
Of the United States and Of the District Of
Columbia" also to the act Of congress ap-
proved August 49, 1884, entitled can act for
the protection Of persons furnishing mate
rials and labor for the construction Of public
works."
CERTIFIED CHECKS
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check or draft upon some United States
depository or solvent national bank in the
vicinity Of the residence of the bidder made
payable to the order of. the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, for at least per cent of the
AMOUNT OF the proposal, which check or draft
will be forfeited 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. otherwise to be
returned to the bidder.
Bids accompanied by cash In lieu of a certi-
fed check will not be considered.
For specifications and full information as
to site for buildings, location of clay, fuel,
labor, transportation, etc., apply to
CAPTAIN w. H. CLAPP. U. s. A.,
Acting United States Indian Agent.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARMY SUP
plies-Office Chief Commissary, Army
Building, corner Second and Robert Streets
St Paul, Minn., April 16 1s96.-SEALED
PROPOSALS. in triplicate, subject to the
usual conditions, will be received at this
office and at the Office of the Commissary at
each post in the Department of Dakota, until
II 80 o'clock a. M, May 16, 1896, at which
time and places they will be opened in pres
ence CT bidders, for supplying the military
posts in this department with potatoes and
onions, from July l. 1896. For further in
formation apply to this Office or to any com
missary for vegetables for his respective post.
Preference will be given to articles Of do
mestic production or manufacture, conditions
of quality and price Gncluding in the price
OF foreign production or manufacture the duty
thereon), being equal. With the consent of
the bidder to whom award Is made, an
increased quantity, may be accepted at time
Of award. The government reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Proposals should
be enclosed in sealed envelopes, and marked
Proposals for vegetables. ."-JNO. J. CLA-
CUE, Major and Commissary, Chief Commits
sary, Dept of Dakota.