Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-13
ID Z o p o g A l. s.

Sealed Proposals will be received at ,he Office o.
the Chief Quar,ermast.r Military pivision O. the
Soyernment Troops and Supplies frou, the follow
.sted during the time from Msrch Is, Is :. 10 DC
Fr,m g.. Ioai. to fort Bufo,d. c,mn coos. an,
ir9m wy.ndotte to Fort BufOrd. Camp Cooke
FROM FORT Lesyenworth to Fert Buford, Camp
From Omaha to Fort Bu'ord, Camp Cooke and
From sicu. City to Fort BufOrd, Camp Cooke
From Fort Randall to Fort Buford. Camp Cooke
Prom Fort suiiy to Fort BufOrd. Camp Cooke
and Fort Benton.
From Fort Rice to f.rt Buford. Camp Cooke
PROM Fort stevenson to Fort Blu ord. Camp
From Fort Buford to Camp Cooke and Fort
Benton. %
FROM Camp Cooke to Fort Benton.
IL will he the endeayor of the Government "a .hin
curing the SESSION most favorable for nAvirstion Il
the river, say between June and August 81. Bid
each month from Msrch 20 TO October 10 in"Iusiye
d,e 81 sSstt n to detsrmus the rate g be
each Of tie starting points TO the points OF
let. The rate At which they will transport essh
9inctr and solder cabin passase TO be provided
cooking their ration, which will hs snnIis Tor
the q, vernment.b "
I'd Tie rate per 100 pounds at which they will
Sd. The rate each at which they will transport
horses mules, cattle, smbulsDces. carts wagons
the steHm6ost " ouPpii7" W
A just preference will be given to partie. who
own and control boats. Bosts sill be ex p-rte1 -
always give the Government freight the preference
and in DO case will be allowed tn csrry private 10
the exclusion OF Cover nment freight
The contractor will b Required to trausnort
stores by land in the event of falare b, spd
all .tores received by the contractor for transnrr
istion must be delivered at their d, sination dim
the year 1865 I'm"
In case the contracting marty f.;,. g. -
freight required the Government -e.erya. /, ~
night 10 furnish the trans portatis at the ex pense
thsll be construed as 10 prevent the Gov rnr,
from trAns p rting public supplies or any boat lie
longing to the Government
The Government Reserves e. q right 10 reject ANY
or ali tie bids " at may ne offered
Bi ders are Informed that no boat loaded with
SoytrImtnt stores will be allowed TO 60 above
Sioux City, Iowa dra wing over turee aud one an
ieet OF wafer and that bosts will not be reauired
to go TO Fort Buford, ID. T., or points above win
less than 49, tons. - Wv"
Bidders should give their names in foil, A. well
as their places Of residence ana each propos al
must he accompanied with a bond in the sum of
$40 Ooo siened 10y two OF more pousi be rsons
Rusrsnfeelng that in case the contract l. awarded
10 the pers n proposing, the contract will ne a.
c-ptea and entered iuto. and good and suficient
~ cnrity furnished by said party, in accordanne
with the terms of this adver tisement
The con,rsctor will lie required 10 give bolds in
The party to whom the award is m.de mus, ha
prepared t. execute the cnbtrart At once ana -
give the required bond for the faithful performance
Copy Of flank form of contract to be entered
INTO INTO, IN the even, OF award, can be had % APP
euartermaster Depart ent Of the Missouri Fort
heayens 8tth kan5as p and Of Chief onsrtermss
Proposais should be endorsei, Proposals for
Army Tran pgrtstion 10y the Missouri River AID
addressed to the under 81 gned.
BY order oil the euartermaster General, L. : 4
l.. DoSALDs-Ne
Asst QHsrtermaster General 4 A
Chief ouartermaster Military Division
"a 10 -s'b oil the Missouri.