Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-22
PROPOSALS.

SkALhp PROPOSALS viii 81 RECEIygD
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IIiss trcn the foIio-iss pOiSt. % pe... 90 iss
mn . river &c ,ndie.tsS aarins the tine fros
Prom 81 Louis 20 siosr ciy. Fert. Essd.II.
sall, Nice Stevenson. Bufold. osmp OcoE or saJ
Euselsss. liver. sss F:r. ssa,e 1s mouth o. me
pSn Soot,s. Kansas, 60 sionH CITY, rorts
co5s. or sSg sc.s tbs. me-, 2. :, 80
mouth % the ansoieshsll river asd fort ssntoa
Randall. saiy. re- s,ss. ~ S'o suso1s. csas
Cock OF ~ p.st that may hs es,.hl,sh-d st tks
Sac s ns' s sls,s' ~ ..d rS,, s;s,s.
Ries. stsyeNsnn, seford. damp Cod. Sr sas ress
:S:i T.s e; s.: :. sA' mouth Of so''''
FroE Pos Hob 70 foru fully, Rioe. Ste
ma, be erishiissed ct the msuth u Ms.siesS.ii
river, asd Port Benton
Prom Fort gully % Fora. R'se Stevenson. ia
nshed At tue mouth OF the nascIssheu river. end
IRON Fort Rice to Fort. stsv.D.Oa, BufSrd,
Camp Cook. or sUy post that msy b estAbn-1ai
a. tbs mouth Of tue museleshrh river. ana Fort
= fcOm Fort Stevenson @ Fora Bufora. Camp
the mouth q ths MassisshSii dive. sHs rSrl See
From Fort Buf,-d 90 Camp Cook. OF sar Pp-t
that m ~ te setznltshei 1t the mo- N OF the us
cls.hsii iirer. end fort Benton
. ION camp Cock or any o st that may be estsb-
llshed Al the mouth Of The MuscI.shsi river, 90
Fort Benton
II VIII b. the endeavor a. she Government % .hie
dur the most Able Tor u.Vi ,-ation OF
the liver. cay between June I aud August 81 Gid
sch month from March ~ 20 october . iaclu.i.e
the cste of stNuns. 50 dsterSnine TIE rate Q.
from each % th- starting p5iuts OF tlastiSs
above named, a. follows
let The rate ~ witch they will trsnspors cash
ofcer aud 'idier tcsUin passage 20 Be provided
for ofoe's aud for -od'e-s f.cthue. tSr
cooking their rat'oas. which ~iN be supplied by
the Government
10 The ate per 100 pounds At which they viii
81 The rate esch NJ which they will transport
horses. mulcr. cattle: ambuisnces carts. ~sso1-.
&C lronehs f'r teediag animals q be ssppiied By
4 Just preference viii be siv,n TO parties ~hs
10 always give the Cove nmea az freight the
preference, aud ia no case viii b. allowed g. carry
The contractor viii be required 90 transport
stores. by land in Oh. event OF failure b. water;
ind all stores eived BY the for tr.a
portstion must be delivered Of their destinaliOn
within the year 1859.
will furnish transportation down stream.
In the contracting party fails 20 carry
freight ss Required, the GJvsrrment reserves the
right 10 furnish the Irtstion at the expense
OF the contractor; aud nothing herein con siasd
@sS, from ssspains pSsse .sSpis. ' 90 .Hs Of
The Government reserves the right to reject any
or GIL lhe bids that may be- offered.
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
siOua Ci,y' Iowa. drssins over three sud one Ia.
feet of water. and that boat. will not be required
70 to points above Sioux City with less than iss
tons
Bicders should give their name. In full. .. ven
theiT places II Tet ideaCe aud each pOss must
be accompanied with bona in the sum of 10 80
eCred by tvo or more un-ihl- persons, Cusran-
teeipg that in case the contract T. assrded - the
person proposing. the contract VIII he accepted
and entered into, and ecoi sad sufficient security
& rms OF this advertisements
The cent? .ctOr viii be reIUired to give bonds in
the sum ef lee0
The party Co waom the award IL msde must be
prepared 10 execute the coBtrsct az snce and TO
give the required bond for the faithful perform
ance Of the contract.
As railroad Transportation may be req uired Tor
troops and supplies from chicago. H.. @ 81 ouK
City proposals for the same daung the season,
shove specified are invited
Copy of blank form Of river cOHtracf Go be en-
tered into IN the event OF award, aud blank forms
&c proposals, can lie hsd by application q thIs
Office, at the Office Of the Chief Quartsrmsster.
Department Of the Missouri. Fort Leay-n~orth,
ansee. OF Chief Qusrtermaster. Depsrtm mt Of
the Platte. omaha, Nebrsska. s1d Al tue oh . OF
eusrtermsster General, u. .. Army, Chicago
Illinois
Proposals for river trans portsiion should he Gu
doTsed Proposals for Army Tran-Po. stiOn b. the
Missouri river" those for rail, r. Dpossls fOr
Army Trans portrait IN from Chicago sioux City.
and ddreesed 20 the undersigned.
by order Of tie quart -rm - er General y >. A.
=. l.. DONALDeOk,
Assistant QusTtsrmaster tse neral u 5.
Chief Qusrtermsster Military Division Of the MIS-
sourt. ls2l 81