The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-04
PROPOSALS.

(IEAI4ED w ILL DIV INCfDI1A v ~
- at the once Of the Chief Quartermaster
Military Division of the Missouri. 81. Louis,
Mo until IL M, on the 2Oth day of Febr nary
1869. for the transportation of GoVernmeuJ
trC ops and supplies from the following points
TO oats on the Missouri river as indie ted
dun ing the time from March 90 1889, 10 OCTOBER
From st, Louis TO Sioux City, Forts Randall.
SulIy, Rice, Stevenson, Buiord. CHmp CooA,
or any post that may i've established az the
mouth OF the Muscesnen river, ana Fort
Renton.
From wyaudotie. Kansas to Sioux Oi'y.
Forts Randall, snlly, Rice, Stevenson, Buiprd;
Camp Cook, or any post shat may b. established
at the mouth OF the Muscleshell river, ana Foft
Benton.
From Fort Leavenworth IN Sioux City, Forts
Randall, Sully, Rice, Stevenson, BuIord, Damp
Cook, or any post that NAV be established at
the mouth Of the MuscleShell river, ana torJ
From Omaha to Sioux City, Forts Randall,
Sully, Rice. stevenson, Buloru, Camp Cook, or
any post that may be established at the mouth
OF Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort Randall to Forts Sully, Rice Ste
venson, Buford, Camp Cook, or any post that
may be established at the mouth of Muscle
shell river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort Sully to Forts Rice, Stevenson,
Buford, Camp Cook, or any post that may he
established at the mouth oil the Mus5lesheu
From Fort Rice to Forts Stevenson, Buford,
Camp Cook, or any post that may be estuo-
lshed at The mouth of the MUsclesaoil river,
and Fort BeH ton.
From Fort Stevenson to Fort Buiord Camp
the mouth Of The Muscleshel river, and Fort
From Fort Buford TO Camp Cook, or any posi-
that may be established az the mouth OF tue
Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
From Camp Cook, or any post that may be
established at the mouth of the Muscleshell
river, to Fort Benton.
1t will be the endeavor of the Government to
ship UulinS the season most favorable for navl-
CATION OF the river, say between June and
August 81. Bidders will state. however, the rate
EepSraeaSy ely for each month from March 70 to
TO determine the rate to be peid) at which they
will perform the service from each of the start
ioggsP iiog points OF destination above named as fol-
LIST. The rate at which they will transport each
officer and soldier Cabin passage to be provided
for officers and for soldiers necessary facilities
for cooking their ratlons, which viii be supplied
%. The rate per 100 pounds at which they will
transport supplies.
Sd. The rate each at which they will transport
horses, mules, cattle ambulances, carts, wagons,
etc. ttroughs for feeding animals to be supplied
by the steamboat.
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 OF failure by water:
and all stores received by the contractor for
TRANSFORMATION must be delivered at their desti-
nation within the year 1869.
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
expense of the contractor; and nothing herein
contained shall be construed as TO prevent
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.half 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
| wellas their places of residence, and each pro
posal must be accompanied with bond in the
sum of Sl0,0O0 signed by two or more respon
| sible persons, guaranteeing that In case the
| contract Is awarded to the person proposing
| the contract will be accepted and entered into
| and good and sufficient security furnished b!
said party, in accordance with the terms OF thl
| advertisement.
| The contractor VIII De required TO give pond
| in the sum OF SlU0,UOO.
The party to whom the award Is made mus
| be prepared to execute the contract at once
| and TO give the required bond for the faithful
| performance of the contract
| AS railroad transportation may be require
| for troops and supplies from Chicago, Illinois
| TO Sioux City, proposals for the same dur1n
| the season above specified are Invited.
| Copy of blank form of river contract to b
entered into, In the event of award, and blanl
| forms of proposals, can be mad by application
TO this office, at the Office of the Chief Quarter
| master, Department of the Missouri, For
| Leavenworth. Kansas; OF Chief Quartermastel
Department OF the Platte, Omaha, Nebraska
and at the Office of Brevet Brigadier- Genera
| Fred. Myers Deputy Quartermaster- General
| u. 3. Army, Chicago, Illinois.
Proposals for river trapsportaItion alto should D
| by the Missouri riVer;" those for rail, PRO
| posals for Army Transportation from Chicag
| TO Sioux CITY," anu addressed to the under
By order Of the Quartermaster, General U. S. A
| j. l. DONALDSON,
Assistant Quartermaster- General u s. A,
Chief Quartermaster Military Division OF ~ tn
| Missouri. l 20 23t
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