The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-17
PROPOSALS.

SEALlD PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- at the once of the Chief Quartermaster
Mo, until IL Nj, on the 2Otn day OF February,
1867, for the transportation OF Government
troops and supplies from the following points
TO posts on the Missouri river, as indicAted,
during the time from March 20 1869, to october
From st, Louis to Sioux City, Forts Randall.
Sully, Rice, stevenson, Buford, Camp Cook,
or any post that may be established at the
mouth OF the Muscleshell river, and Fort
From wyandotte, Kansas, to Sioux City,
Forts Randall, Sully, Rice. Stevenson, Buford,
Camp Cook, or any post that may bs established
at the mouth OF the Muscleshell river, and Fort
From Fort Leavenworth to Sioux City, Forts
Randall, Sully, Rice Stevenson, Bntord, Camp
the mouth of the MusCleshelI river, and Fort
From Omaha to Sioux City, Forts Randall,
Sully, Rice, Stevenson, BulOrd, Camp Cook, or
any post that may be established 90 the mouth
Of Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort Randall TO Forts Sully, Rice, Ste
vepsOn, Buford. Camp Cook, or any post that
may be established at the mouth OF Muscle
shell river, ana Fort Benton.
From Fort Sully TO Forts Rice, Stevenson,
BufOrd, Camp Cook, or any post that may no
established ct the mouth OF the Muscleshei
From Fort Rice TO Forts Stevenson, Buford,
camp COOK, or any post ING. may be estah-
and Fort Benton.
From Fort Stevenson to Fort Buford. Camp
Cook, or any post that may be established at
the mouth Of the Musoleshell river, and Fort
Benton.
From Fort Buford to Camp Cook or any post
that may be established AZ the mouth OF the
Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
From Camp Cook, or any post that may be
established at the mouth Of the MusoeSnel
river to Fort Benton.
IL will be the endeavor OF the Government 70
sh ip during the season most favorable for nRvi-
CATION OF the river, say between June and
August 81. Bidders will state. however. the rate
| (separately for each month from March 20 to
October 20 Inclusive, the date OF starting, so as
TO determine the rate to be paid at which they
will perform the service from each of the start
| fDg points Of destination above named, as fol-
| lows
Ist. The rate at which they will transport each
officer and soldier (cabin passage TO be provided
for officers, and for soldiers necessary facilities
Tor cooking their ratioDs, which will be supplied
by the GoverpmenD.
I'd The rate per 100 pounds at which they Will
I'd The rate each at which they will transport
horses, mules, cattle, anbuances carts, wagons,
etc. (troughs for feeding animals to be supplied
"A lust preference will be given to parties who
own and control boats. Boats Will be expected
to always give the Government freight the pre-
ference and in no case will be allowed to carry
private to the exclusion of Government freight.
The contractor Will be required to transport
stores by land in the event or failure by water;
and all stores received by the contractor for
transportation must be delivered at their desti-
nation within the year 1859.
Bidders will please give the rate at which they
will furnish transportation down stream.
In case the contracting party fails To carry
freight as required, the Government reserves
! the right to furnish the transportation at the
| contained shall be so construed as TO event
| the Government from transporting public sup
plies on any of its own boats.
The Government reserves the right to reject
| any or all the bids that may be offered.
Bidders are informed that no boat loaded
| with Government stores will be allowed to go
| above Sioux City, Iowa, drawing over three
and one-bal1 feet of water, and that boats will
not be required TO go to points above Sioux
City with less than 100 tons
Bidders should give their names in full, as
| well as their places of residence, and each pro-
| posal must be accompanied with a bond in the
| sum of $4,000, signed by two or more respon
| contract Ia awarded 10 the person proposing,
| the contract will be accepted and entered into,
| and good and sufficient security furnished by
said party, in accordance with the terms OF this
| advertisement.
in the sum of SlOO,UOO.
| be prepared to execute the contract at once,
| and 10 give the required bond for the faithful
| performance OF the contract. ,-.-
| AS railroad transportation may pe required
| for troops and supplies from Chicago, Illinois,
| to Sioux City, proposals for the same during
the season above specified are invited.
Copy of blank form Of river contract to be
| entered into, In the event OF award. ana blank
! forms of proposals, can be had by application
TO this Office at the office OF the Chief Quarter.
! master, Department of the Missouri, Fort
| LeaVenworth. Kansas; of Chief Quartermaster
! Department of the Platte, Omaha Nebraska;
and at the office of Breyel Brigadler--GS erSl
| Fred Myers Deputy Quartermaster-Ge General,
! u. s. Army, Chicago, illinois,
Proposals for river transportation should be
endorsed proposals for Army Transportation
by the Missouri river;' those for rail. PRO
possls for Army Transportation from Chicago
TO Sioux CITY," and addressed TO the under.
signed. l,.,r
| j. L. DONALDSON,
Assistant Quarterm aster- eneral U. 8. A.,
Chief Quartermaster Military Division OF tht
| Missouri. / 20 2St