Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-27
PROPOSALS.
ID Il o p o 8 A l. 8.

sealed Proposals will he secsived at the ofhos OF
che Uhiei Quartermaster, Military Division of the
hisscuTls 81 louis. Mo. until IL M, on the Iets
SSvsri me1t Troops and Supplies from the follOw
toler -, IS inclusive. viz:
From So Louis to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke and
ErSm Nyandotte to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
From Fort Leayenworth to Fert Buford, Camp
Cooke aud Fort Benton
From omaha to Fort Baford, Camp Cooke and
From Sioux City to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
Prom Fort Randall to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
Prom Fort sully to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
Prom Fort Rice to Fert BufOrd, Camp Cooke
FROM Fort Stevenson to Fort Bu5ord, Camp
NOske and Fort Benton.
From Fort Buford to Camp Cooke and Fort
From Camp Cooke to Fort Benton.
during the season most favorable fer navigation Of
the river. say between June l and August 81. Bid
ests mdB i'9i Te msch o ocsober yer
she date Of starting TO determine the rate to be
paid at which they will perform the service from
each Of The starting points to the several points Of
destination above named, a. follows:
LIST. The rate at which they will trans port each
officer and soldier cabin passage TO be provided
for Ell rs and Tor soldiers necessary facilities for
the Gcvernment.)
ID Tie rate per 100 pounds at which they will
81 Tine rate each at which they will transport
horses. mules. cattle, smbulances, carts, wagons
&C ttToughs for feeding animals to be supplied by
the Steamboat
A just preference will be given to parties who
own and control boats. Boats will be expected to
slways Eive the Government freight the preference
and in no will be allowed to carry pri ate to
fhe exclusion of Government freight W
.1he contractor will be required TO transport
stores by land in the event of failure by and
ali stores received by the contractor for transpor
tston must be delivered at their destination within
In case the contracting party fails to carry
freight as required, the Government reserves the
right to furnish the transportation the 1pense
shslI be so construed to prevent the Government
from transporting public supplies on any boat be-
longing TO the Government.
The Government reserves the right to reject any
OF all the bids that may be offered.
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
Sioux City, Iowa, drawing three and one half
feet of water and that boats will not be required
to 90 70 fnTt Buford, ID. T., or points above, with
Bidders should give their names in full, as well
must be accompanied with a bond in the sum of
$1,000, signed by two or more res ponsible persons
guaranteeing that in case the contract is awarded
10 the pers n proposing, the contract will be ac-
crptea and entered INTO, and good and sufficient
with the terms Of this adver tisement
The CONTRACTOR will he required to give bonds in
The party to whom the award is msde must be
prepared t. execute the lntract at once. and to
give the required bond for the faithful performance
Copy Of blank form of contract to be entered
into. n the event OF award, can be bad By APP
Quartermaster, Department of the Missouri, Fort
Lesyenworth, Kansas, and of Chief Quartermss-
ter, DEPARTING Mt Ct the Platte, Omaha Nebraska
Proposals should be endorsed. Proposals for
Army Transportation by the Missouri River :" and
addressed 70 the undersigned.
By order of the Quartermaster General, US A
j L.. DONALDSON,
Asst QEartermaster General. u. s. A.
Chief Qusrtermsster Military Division.
ia l5--tB of the Missouri.