Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-09
PROPOSALS FOR TRANSPORTATION.
OFFICE CHIEF orARTKRxAsrER,

ID
Sealed Proposal. are Invited and will be received
N, S A. BrsEnsville' Texas until IL Es6AY,
the 3lst day of arch, is -. at l. o'clock NJ. for
iTem and 20 posts within the suD-listrict Of the
Rio Grsnds for the year ending May |: 1879.
pose 70 transport troops and army supplies from
and TO ths following named points
VILE. by river IT via Point isabel.
pkoate No z-FrOm Brownsville to RnggOld
Route 20 rims geld Barracks to Laredo.
., Pr9pesals NIL distinctly specify at What rate
supplies, t. he classified follows: Officers and
the following class Of freight. viz: Horses, males,
anu heei attic, pr head; sheep, Per head; iron.
bolts, paints. shot, stores, wire, heavy hardware
hollow ware. srindstones, ordnance. heavy ord :
name stores. &c. Ter one hundred pounds 100 lb-
Goal per ton; hay per bale; lumber, pine, per
Oakum lumber. oak, per Le 0 feet cats and corn
Measurement goods, clothing, equipase, crates.
tongues. mattiDes. mattresses. light casks AMI
uTrces books stationery, SC per cubic foot.
dried sppl,s. Onions, potatoes, tuInips, white
. .pgst &e. per barrel; vet goods pork, beef,
noIasses. brown sugar, talow, grease, &C, per
Vinegar and pickles in kegs per keg ambulance
and spring wagons each, army " RgOns tcompletel f,
each. fruits Jams. Ielhes window glass, pickles,
bread, fuins- spices condensed milk. can meats,
soap, sc Per box. mans per caSk hams fierce.
ice per hid lart tieTce, lard per keg, rice per
uerce. pals per dozen. sugar per bid. sugar Ia
yaEal Per box, tea per chest salt per sack aud
barrel. shCyels aud spades per dozen, wheeIbar-
NTUws ach. lat h 90. shingles per LOO tobac
CO per box. rope Per coil, brOoms per dozen.
All freight to he delivered a such landings
ware horses. OF other places Of unloading at each
81 u shave named points a may be designated
o. The Depot QusItefnI.sste at BrOwngyille OF
o heT authorized on ers OF agent. q the Quarter
masters he paTtment
Contractors n.ust be Pr pared T. transport the
troops and public freight az any Of the aboye-named
points v hen uired, and must take such treO DIS
and psles To the full capacit OF the vessel 9th.
er means If transportation provided il required BY
tie QuagtermssteT De aud the pro pos
must state the character and class of vessels pro-
sd t. lie furnished for alter tran. tation and
ne KIND OF teams wbe Their OK or mule teams, for
Id trans pOrtsiiOD. All proposals must be in trip
llCste it'll copy OF this advertisement attac he'd
to each and must he accompanied by the names of
al least two sufficient suTeties rho will signify BY
endorsement thereon their willingness to become
re. pOnsfble Tor the performance of the contract
Proposals. viii be endorsed - Proposal for Trans
poItaticn- and viii lie addressed To The So per.
ylsing Quart@rmaster. Sub district of the Rio
GRANGE. Brownsville. Texas All proposals re.
csived vi be forwarded % the Chief Quartermss-
ter Of the District for approval and ard.
The Government reserves the right to REJECT any
OF all bids any part Of n bid.
CHAS. II. TOMPKISS.
Byt. Brig Gen. and y. y M,
mh5ot 5th Military District.