Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-03
PROPOSALS.
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seeled Proposals will be received at the Once OF
me ohlei Qusrtermaster, Military Division Of the
y o. Fs6rury ss for the ,0t Of
G 20" Troops and Supplies from the follow
Gated during the time from March rs, 1858, to Dc.
so R ~, iso3 inclusive. viz:
FIT ro R 81, Louis to Fort BufOrd Camp Cooke and
"a from ON, Wyandotts to Fort Buford, Camp Cooks
from from Fort Lesyesworth to Fert Buford. Camp
OI 49, ana Fort Benton:
For, Ra1 Umaha to Fort Baford, Camp Cooke and
Fl Fr9 ON Sioux City to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke
~ From Fort Randall to Fort Buford, Camp Cooke
From Fort suIy to Fort Buford, Camp Cook.
Fl FrS ON FORT Ries to Fsrt Buford, Camp Cooke
CT From Fort Stevenson to Fort Bu5ord, Camp
C1ske and Fort Benton.
From Camp Cooke to Fort Benton.
IL will he the endesvor Of the Government In ship
during the season most favorable fer navigation Of
me river say between June and August 81. Bid
each month from March 20 to October 81 inclusive
t.s GATE OF starting to determine the rate to be
Iauu ~ WhlCh they viii perform the service from
sscn OF the starting points to the several points of
estimation shove named. AS follows:
ofhceI and soldier (cabin passage to be provided
cooking TIER Iaton i, ~ aEi,siss Tor
the Government
I'd The rate per lou pounds at which they will
ID The rate each at which they will transport
&C ttroughs Tor feeding animals to be supplied by
A Just preference will be given to parties who
oy q and control boats Boats will be eI pected to
always give the Government fre ght the preference,
the exclusion of Government freight
., The contractor will be required to transport
all stores received by the contractor for transpor
,ation must be delivered at their destination within
In case the contracting party fails to carry
freight as required, the Government reserves the
right to furnis the transportation at the pense
shall be so construed to prevent the Government
from trans porting publc supplies on any bo at be-
The Government reserves the right to reject any
or al the lids that may be offered.
n bloders are informed that no boat loaded with
Government stores will be allowed to &c above
Sioux City, Iowa, drawing over three and one half
feet OF water and that boats will not be required
TO go to Fort Buford. ID. T., or points above with
lees than 80 tons.
Bidders should give their names in full As we'll
as their places OF residence; and each proposal
must he accomp panied with a bond in the sum OF
$1,000, signed by two or more ponsible persons
guaranteeing that in case the contract il awarded
to the pers proposing, the contract will be ac-
cepttd and entered into, and good and sufficient
with the terms OF this advertisements
The CONTRACTOR will be required to give bonds in
The party to whom the award is made must be
prepared TIA execute the contract at once and to
give the required bond for the faithful
Copy of blank form of contract to be entered
into, in the event of award, can be had by ap.
QusIteImas,er DEPARTMENT Of the Missouri, Fort
Lesyenworth, Kansas and Of Chief Quartermas-
Proposals should he endorsed, Proposals for
Army Transportation by the Missouri Riv er :" aud
By order of the Quartermaster General, U. g. A
J l.. DONALDSON,
Chief Qusrtermaster Military Division IN 49,
"a l5--stB OF the Missouri.