Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-25
Brew. Ma Gen a S Z e. { : Army.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BIZ RECEIVED
AZ h the once - The .hlst Yu>rterm.ster Mill
until AZ N on the aHh cay Of February, lsss. for
The trsnspOrtsticp Of GOv-rnmea az troops aud 900
Eies from the following pOluts 60 posts me
nlssGuri river ss indicated, during the time from
N arch ~: 1872 TO ociober -, 1883 ihslusiss, viz
sully, Rioe Stevenson, Bufoid, Camp Cook. or any
SGst that may he est.blshei A. the mouth Of the
from W sndotte, Kansas, 70 Sioux City, Forts
COOK. or any sc.s Sss. ms .eP Pe S A.
mouth OF the muscleseell river, aad Fort Benton
Randall, sully, Race, Stevenson, Baford, Camp
oeoki OF AZ post that may he established AZ the
Rice steySnson, Buford, damp Cock. OF a, snS PSI
sGcl T Tisss sss At the mouth of Muscle
troa For, fanskli 10 Forts Gully, Rice, ste.
ma, be esishiishei At the mouth Of Masclesseli
rlker, al tort BENTON
Prom Fort -ully to Forts Bee. Stevenson, Bu-
fofd, Camp Cook, or any post that mar e-tsb-
lishei Al tue mouth Of the MusoleshcI q yer, sni
prom Fort Rice to Forts Stevenson, y ford,
Csmp coOs OF any p.st that may b. estsbh-het
5 benton nss nth OF the Muscle hs river and Fort
Prom Fort Stevenson to Fort Buford,. Damp
Cook, sDy psi that may be esgaen.hei at
the mouth Of the MasclesheI river, ana Fort Ben
From ort Buford to Camp Cook. or any post
that may lie Established At the mOG IA OF the Mus-
cl.-hell river, and For, Benton.
From Camp Cook, or any ., - that may be estsb-
lshed AZ the mouth Of the Musel.shsll river, TO
IL wall DE the endeavOr Of the Government 70 .hip
during the asOu most yOrsble Tor cation Of
the liver, Say between June aud August 81 Sid
esch month from March 20 90 octotBr - inclusive,
he ate OF st.rns 90 ss 20 deter aine tue rate to
from each Of tue starting points Of destination
lst The rate which they will trans port each
oihoes anG s,ldisr toanln passage 70 BE- provided
cooking their rat'ons, which will be supplied By
the Government
ID he rate pr LOO pounds 1t which they will
81 The rate each at which they will transport
horses, mules. Cattle. ambulances C.rts, Wagons.
&c Ltroushs FIR feeding animals II be supplied bT
ths sts4msoat.l
own and con rol boats. Boats will be expected
to always give the Cove nme ut freight the
! priyse TO tie exclusion Of Cove Dment q eight
The contractor sill be Required 10 transport
and all stores res eiyed by the contractor for trans
portstion must b. delivered nc their Destination
Bidders will please give the rate AZ which they
will furnish trans pOrtstioD down stream.
In case the Contracting party fails 20 carry
freight required. tne {; rment reserves tue
right 10 furnish the portsrou Al tue expense
Oh the contractor and nothing herein con "a
shall be 80 nstTued as 10 prevent the q 5yeru-
melt from transporting pubIic supplies On any VI
The Government reserves the right TO rrJec; sny
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
Government st"res will ne allO~eI 20 above
feet of water. aud that boat will not be required
10 go e. pOHts above Sioux City with less than I3l
tons
Bidders should give their names in full. as well
their places q rec idence aud each posa
re cOmpanied with n bond in the Of 8 10 100.
sign "a by two more responsible D. gUsrsn-
t.eiug that in case the contract l. srded the
person proposing, the contract viii tie accept ed
and entered into, aud good aud sufficient security
furnished b. said party. IN accord nce with the
terms of this advertise nent
The cent? actor will be re4rired 20 give bonds in
the sum IF sleOeJ
The party to whom the aw ard is made must be
prepared execute the Contract snce sad TO
civ" the required bond for tue faithful perform
auce Of the g. ntract.
A. railroad transportation may be re4 uired for
troops aud supplies from Chicago, III, u Sioux
City. proposals. .Or the same dating the a, ,
above So cited are invited.
Copy of blank form Of river cOEtraCt O. BE- en-
tereu into. in the event OF award, aud blank form.
Of proposals., can lie had by application q this
Office, at the Office OF the Chief Quartermsster.
De partment OF the Missouri, Fort Leavenw ogth |,
the Platte omaha Nebraska. aud Al tine on . Of
Qusrtermaster General, Z. d. Army, Chicago
Illinois
Proposals for river trans porta,ion should lie en-
dorsed - Proposals for Army Transportation by the
Missouri river those for rail, Proposals Tor
Army Trans portato from Chicago 20 Sioux City, -
O. addressed TO the uhderefgned.
Bv order Of the Quart -Tm SEE General Z A.
j. L.. DON ALDSOS.
Assistant Qusrtermasier General 4.
Chief Qusrtermaster Military Division Of the Mis