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BrOtensriIte, 1sZas February 10, Is55.S
sealed Proposal, will be received at this office
o'clocf m, for the Transportation OF Troops and
Mllhr Supplies from and 90 points within the sriu-
5tIIe' oil the Bio Grande, for the year ending May
Proposals will state at what rates bidders pro-
and to the following named points " ~
Route No From Braz9s Santiago to Browns
Vile by IlVer or via ri Mt isabel.
Route No. z-From Brownsville to BinggOld
Rorie No. 3-Ripggyld Barracks to Laredo.
, Prop sails VIII distinctly specify at what rates
The bidders will contract to transport troops and
enlisted men, cabin 1T deck passenger, each; aud
me i1ll.wlbg cia-s OF freight viz: Horses. mules
ana beef cattle. per head; sheep. per head, iron
machinery. lead, zinc, tin copper, nails, rivets
boits. paints, shot, stores, wire, heavy hardware
hOIOM ware. sTlndsfOIes. ordnance heavy or!
nance stores. &c. per hundred pounds 100 lbs
1Sal, per ton hay, per bale lumber, pine. per
oaEum; lumber, oak, per o 0 feet oats and corn,
N. asurement goods, clothing, eQHipage, crates
grockery, furniture. doors, blinds ssshes. wagon
heIcts, books. stationery &c per cubic foot
Dry goods, flour. meal, bread, rice. crackers
sugar &c, per barrel %et gods paTs Tn init
liquids, lard lime. cement, plaster. tar, rosi In
moIsSses, brown sugar, iaiIow, grease, &C, per
Vinegar and pickles in kegs, per keg, ambulance
each, fruits, jams Jeliies wi ndow glass pickles
extracts, Sc, per box, candles, crackers hard
soap &c per box, hams per cask, hams per fierce
Ice FER ibid lard per tierce, lard per key rice per
uerce, pals Per dozen, sugar per hid sugar (Iia
yanal per box, tea FER chest. salt per sack aud
barrel. shOyels AID spades per dozen, wheeIbsr-
rows each iat bs per 90, shingles per 900, tobac-
co per Iox, rope per coil, brooms per dozen.
All freight to be delivered at such landings
ware heuses, or other places Of unloading at each
Il the ebsVe named points as may be designated
DIV the ID pot QUaTtermaster at Brown willie, or
other authorized officers agents Of the Quarter
matters department
Cont actors must be prepared to trans port the
troops and public freight AT any of the abOvc-nEmed
points when required, AMI must take such troops
and supplies TO the fun cspaety of the 9th.
ct means If trans pTtaion, provided IL required by
the tuartermsster DE paTtment and the pro Bsals
must state the character aud class of vessels pro-
posed t. be furnished fr water tram portation, snd
the Kind OF teams, whether mule teams, for
land transportation All propos ais must be in trip
llcate with copy OF this advertisement attached
TO each aud must lie accOmp anied by the names of
al least TWO sufhcen sureties who will signify BY
endorsement their willingness TO become res p0nsf
Bile fer the performance of the contract
Proposals. will be endorsed - posals for Trans
portsti, n and will be addressed II THE Super.
yising QuaTterMa<ter Sub district of the Rio
All proposals. received will he forwarded to the
Chief Quar'eTmsster ct the District for appro al
and aw ard.
The Government reserves the right to reject auY
OF ali lids part Of a bid.
p order Of Byt Maj Gen McCook.
GEORGE ". SMITH
First 1t. 2fth Infantry, L. q NJ ard A A o. NJ
sIPeryi ing Y. M, Sub District Rio Grande.