Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-10
PROPOSALS FOR TRANSPORTATION.
OFFICE CHIEF QCARTRRMAsTER,


Sealed PrOpcsals are Invited and viii ii be rsc,red
y, $. A, B5ssnsviils, Texas until FttfEEs5AS,
IN, The 3lst day Of March ISIS a. II S'elock NJ for
from and 20 posts within the sup-i.rict Of the
Bio GraDde, fer the year ending May Lisa.
pose 10 transport troops and army supplies from
and to the foIloTing. named points.
vile by Iiver OF via Poiat Isabel.
Route No. 2-From Brownsville to Ringgold
Route No 2z-,Ripsgyld Barracks to Laredo.
~, PrIIR Ss MI distinctly specify at What rate
supplie-. t. lie classified as follows: Officers and
the r esa Ts Sre eaGh hnd
and beef cattle, per head; sheep, Per headi iron,
bolts. paints, shot. stores, wire heavy hardware
hollow ware. RrindstOne@, ordnance. heavy ord
nance stores, &c, per hundred pounds 100 hs
Coal, pr toE; hay, per bale; lumber, pae, per
Oskum; lumber osk per go feet; ost- and corn,
NJ. asHren le.t goods. clothing, e4aipsse. crates,
toDeues ma'tInss, ul.ltress-a, light, casks and
tieIces. tcoks st.;ioGety. &c, per cubic foot,
dried sTpis. onions. potatoes, turnps, white
.ugaT a. Pr barrel. wet goods, pork, beef,
molss-e-, brown sugar, talIow, grease, &c, per
Vinegar and pickles in kegs, per key, ambulance
and spring wagons, Zach, army wagons (cJmpieteD,
each, fruits. Jams, Jellies wi ndOw glass, pickles
extracts, &c, per box. candles. crackers, hard
bread fsIins, spices, condensed milk, meats,
soap sc per box, hams per Cask, hams per fierce,
ice hid lard Per fierce lard per keg, rice per
tiCrce pals per dozen, sugar per hid. sugar IA
vanal per box, tea per chest, salt per sack aud
barrel, shOyels AID spades Per dozen, WhceIb.r-
rows ach. latb- per 90 shingles per coo, tohac-
60 per toX. rope per coil, brOoms per dozen.
All freight to be delivered at such landings,
warehouses, or other places Of unloading at each
Ct the absve named points as may BE designated
b. the d. pot QuarteTma-ter at Brown willie, or
other authorized Officers or agents Of tie Quarter
matters De partmept
Contractors must be prerarei 70 TRANSPORT the
troops ard public freight at any of he
points hen required, and must take such troops
and plies the full capacit of the vessel 9TH
means Of trans port talon 70 vided IL required by
the Quartermaster's Department. and the proposals
must state the character and class of vessels pro.
p s-d t. be furnished fer water and
The kind OF teams whether OK or NJ ale teams for
land transportation. ALI proposals must he in trip
liCate, With COPY OF this advertisement attached
TO each and must be accomI anied by the names OF
at least two sufficient sureties, who will signify by
Enforcement thereon their Willingness 10 become
res pOnsible for the performance Of the contract
Proposals viii be endorsed - Proposals for Trans
pCrtsticn.' and will be addressed to The Super.
yising QuartermasteT. Sub district OF the Rio
Crane, brownsville, Texas all proposals re.
Ceiyed will he forwarded To the Chief Qusrtermas-
ter Of the ntstrct for approval and award.
The Government r. serves the right to reject any
or al bids any part of a BID.
CHAS. II. TOMPKISS,
Byt Brig Gen and T. q 81,
mh5-6t !th Military District.