Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-20
PROPOSALS.
ID Il o p o 9 A L s


sealed Proposals will be received at the ofies of
missouri 81 Louis. Mo, until ~ NJ. on the 10th
Government Troops and SUPPLIES from the follow.
ing points TO posts On the Missouri river. as indi
Gated during the time from March y, 1853, to DC
PROM s.. Louis to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke and
From TysndOtte to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke
From Fort Leayenworth to Fert Buferd, Camp
From omaha to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke and
From Sioux City to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
and Fort Benton.
Prom Fort Randall to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke
From Fort suIly to Fort Buford Camp Cooke
FROM Fort Rice to F-rt BufOrd, Camp Cooke
From Fort Stevenson TO Fort BuIord, Camp
Coke and Fort Benton.
Prom Fort Buford 20 Camp Cooke and Fort
From Camp Cooke to Fort Benton.
1t viii be the eDdesyOr of the Government to ship
the river, say between June and August 81. Bid
ders viii state. however. the rate separately for
the date Of starting TO determine the rate to be
paid v bieh they will perform the service from
destiDaiion above named as follows:
LIST The rate 81 which they will transport each
for .icers and for soldiers necessary facilities for
cooking their rstiOns, which will be supplied by
% The rate per 100 pounds at which they win
TRANSPORT supplies.
-. The rate each at which they will transnort
horses, mules. cattle. ambulsnces. carts. wagons
sc ttTtugbs for feeding animals to be supplied by
A yet preference will be given to parties who
own and control beats. Boats will be expected to
always i've the Government freight the preference
and IN nc case will be allowed to carry private to
the exclusion OF Government freight
store. by land in the event Of failure by waser And
all stores received BY the contractor for transpO
tston must be delivered at their destination within
In case the contracting party fails to carry
freight as required. the Government reserves the
night TO furnish the trans pOrtation at the pense
of the contractor, and nothing herein Contained
shall be so construed TO prevent the Government
from transporting public supplies on any boat be-
longing TO the Government.
The Government reserves TIE right to reject any
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
Government stores will be allowed to 60 above
feet of water; and that boats will not be required
To- go TO Fort Buford. ID. T., points above, with
Bidders should give their names in full as we'll
IS their places OF residence, and each pro posal
aIs, be aeon panied with a bond In the sum of
SloUO, signed by two or more res pOnsibe persons
guaranteeing that in case the contract il awarded
TO The peTs'n proposing, the contract will ne ac-
security furnished By said party, in accordance
with the terms of this advertisements.
The contractor will lie required to give bonds i'm
the sUm of 5000.
The party to whom the award Is made must be
prepared To execute the c,htract at once. and To
OF tie contract.
Copy of blank form of contract TO be entered
into IN the event of award, can be had by ap-
pICstInn TO this III ce. at the Off of the Chief
QUSTteTmastsr. Department of the Missouri, Fort
Leayenworth, Kansas. and of Chief Quartermas
Ter, apartment Il the Platte, Omaha Nebraska.
5npr,I o. 1he frSposais Tor
addressed 20 the undersigned
BY order Of the ouartermsster General. q. 8 A.
J. l.. DONALDSON
Asst. QHartermsster General, u. s. A .
-, t chef Qusrtermaster Military Division