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Show PROPOSALS. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, Sept. 24, 18S5.) Sealed Proposals, indorsed "Proposals for the construction of Indian School Building at Grand Junction," will be received at the office of Indian Affairs, at Washington, D. C, until Saturday, October 24th, at -12. o'clock m., The building will be two stories; main part, G0x36 feet; with two wings, each 59x19 feet. Bids may be made for a brick building with stone foundation, foun-dation, and for a building , entirely of stone. Complete plans and specifications of the work can be examined at the office of the "Mesa Co. Democrat" of Grand Junction, "News" of Denver, Den-ver, "Republican" of St. Louis, and "Times" of Chicago. Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible re-sponsible bidder or bidders subject to the approval ap-proval of. the Secretary of the Interior; the right is, however, reserved to reject any and all bids or a'ny part of any bid if deemed for. the best interests of the service. Proposals must state length of time required, after approval of contract, for completion of building, as the time required will be taken into consideration. Each bid must give names of all parties interested inter-ested in oi parties to it, and must have attached to it coif of this advertisement. CERTIFIED CHECKS.' Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or draft upon some United States depository depos-itory payable to the order of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which check or draft shall n?:v eeSs than five Per centum of the amount of the bid, and shall be forfeited to the United tnf lni any bidder receiving an award lA oi 40 execute properly a contract-with frm. i,?ufficieni,.sJureties according to the rmIfiSwd- Bmt accompanied by a P&Sfi ec? r drait wiU not be considered. Jn??1? 8 ''"! oneeenter-IhJ oneeenter-IhJ ?,CtSV lhe contract may provide for three payments two of -which will e made at ? wrtL0 work M wm protect the SSiwilttyf i the last when the buildings are completed and accepted. J. D. C. ATKINS, Commissioner |