Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-13
pROPOsALs FOR TRANSPORTATION.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
EIETu NJ IL d. Z.

FIFTH MILITARY DISrRicrS
Sealed Proposa are IN in1tsd ana viii be received
~ ID Snlse q captain W A. wsinT,ight; a: z.
sist DAY Of Mafch' is At p E" o'coes n FOR
ne 1TsDF :, Of HOOP, and military supplies
Bic Grade, Tor the year enIing May ] isi9.
Proposals will state at what rates bidders pro-
pose 10 tIan-p lrt troops and army su ppies from
and to the following nsmed points
Route No l-From Brsz- Santiago to Browns
Vile b TiVer or via Poat Isabel
kSnte No. z-FEom Brownsville to Ringsold
Route No s-Rips Sid Barracks to Laredo.
,Pr3P.ssls VII dis'1netiy specify st what rate
suppie-, & he classified as follows: ofiSers and
eHisted men, cabin OF deck passenger, each; and
end beef cattle; per heso; sheep, per head: iron,
ISshineIy. lead, zine. tin copper, nails rivets,
hollow ware, grindstones ordnance heavy orc
nance stores &c per hundred pounds 40 Il,-
q, SSSl, per ton hay Der bale; lumber, pine, per
OsIun,, lumber, oak per o. feet oats and corn,
Mes-urerent goods clothing, eqaipsse. crat.s.
erOcEery, furniture, doors, blinds. sashes, wagon
terces, books. stationery &C per cutie foot
Dry goods, hosr, meal, bread, rice, crackers
sugar. &c, per barrel wet goods, pork, beef
moiss-es. brown sugar, talIow, grease, &c, per
Vinegar and pickles in kegs, per key, ambulance
and spring wagons, each, army wagons (comolete), ,
each, fruit, Jane, lellles window glass. pickles
extracts, sc, per box. candles, crackers, hard
bread faIins, spices condensed milk, meats
soap sc Per box, hams Per Cask, hams per tierce
Ice Per hid lard tierce, lard per key, rice per
uerce. pals per dozen sugar per hid, sugar Ha
yanal Der box, tea per Chest, salt Per sack aud
barrel, sh)yels AID spades per dozen, wheeIbsr-
Tu~s each. iatbs Per 90, shingles per Coo tobac-
co per box, rope ger coil, broonSs per dozen.
All freight TO lie delivered at such landings
warehouses. OF other places Of unloading at each
a the sbsve PANIED points may be designated
b. the ID. pot QuaTtermsster at Brown willie or
other authorized |ers or agents Of the Quarter
masters department
Contractors NUT b prepared TO transport the
troops and public freight AT of the above-named
points v ben re, uiTed, and must take such troops
ana pslies to the fn espscit OF the vessel 9th.
er me Us q trans poTta On rovided If required by
the master Department and the pro pOssls
must state the character ana class OF vessels pro-
posed O. lie furnished Tor water tram aud
The Kind 81 cams Vhether mule teams, for
land transportation All prOpos ais must be in trip
iiCate, with copy OF this advertisement attached
q each, and must be accompanied by the nsmes of
81 ast two sufficient suTeJies. who will signify by
endorsement thereon their tllingness to bee 4me
re- pOnsible for the performance Of the contract
Proposals will be endorsed - Pro osal- for Trans
poTtstIOn. and will be addressed to The So per.
Nl~fDg Quartermaster sub district of the Rio
Granre. Brownsville, Texas All proposals re-
Caiyed viii he forwarded 70 the Chief Quartermas-
ter Of the District for approval and aws ard
The Government reserves the right to reject any
or al bids any part 81 bid
CHAS. ii. TOMPKINS,
Bvt Brig Gen and ~ o NJ
mh5-a ak Military D strict