The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-02
Proposals for Transporting Salt.a

CEALED PROPOsAES FOR TRANS
. porting all tho salt manufactured by the
Ohio River Salt Company. for one or i've
years from January |, lt62, will be received
up to ~ O'Clock NJ. OF the lOth day OF Feb
rUary, S'9.
awarded, will be required to furnish good.
staunch, SenwOrthy tonnage, consisting OF
bargeS and steamboats, such AS pass good in
spection. and are i'll every respect fully
equipped with lines nnd tackle, aud manned
with competent OHicers and crew.
+ The salt to be trans ported will be delivered
from the sheds on the furnace yards OF the
company, will be put up in barrels contain
Ing $50 lbs. net each, or in barrels @ OF bush.
each, or in bags containing 2'2 or ) bush.
each. Proposals made should state the price
OF freight on each kind OF package.
The party to whom the contract may be
awarded will receive the salt on the furnace
yards, will LOAF, transport, unload and de-
liver the salt on the landings at the :ollow-
Pittsburgh, Penn, WellsvilIe, steuben-
Vile, Bridgeport, Bellair. Marietta, Ports
mouth, Ripley and Cincinnati, o., Wells
bug. Wheeling and Parkersburg, West Viz
RIniR, Maysville, COvington, Louisville,
smithl8nd, PaduCRh. Henderson, Columbus
and Hickman, Kentucky; Madison. Jetfer-
sOnVille, New Albany and ESansVtlle, In
diana; Cairo, East ST. Louis, Alton and
Quincy, Illinois; Clarksville, Nashville and
memphis, Tennessee; st. Louis and Hanni-
Parties making propos ais may include the
whole territory TO be supplied III one bid,
for either one or five years; or may make
separate bids for one or five years, on por-
ti0nS OF the territory divided as follows;
l. From POmeroy to all points To and In
Guiding Pittsburgh, Pa.
9. From POmerOy 10 all points to and in
Guiding, Louisville, ny.
>. From POmerOy, u, 10 all points on the
Ohio River between Louisville, Ky, and
Cairo, Ill.
1. From Pomcroy, o., to ClarKsviIle and
Nashville, Tenn.
5. From Pom eroy, o., TO all points on the
Mississippi River, Including CAIRO, Ill.
The minimum stage of water that parties
will be required to freight salt, will be when
tow. boats can leave POmeroy safely with
bArges drawing three and o2e-hhlt leet OF
water, and tow to such places as they cBn be
reasonably expected to reach with barges OF
that draught.
The Ohio River Salt Company will, as far
as possible, give reasonable tows, though
they will not positively contract full tows 10
each point.
The party TO whom any portion, or the
whole OF the contract, may be awarded, Will
be required 10 give satisfactory bonds Tor the
faithful performance OF his contract
Bids may be sealed and addressed 10 HOn
v. 3. HORTON, FOmeroy, Ohio, and should
be marked "PIOpOsals for Transporting
The Ohio River Salt Company reserve the
right to reject any or all the bids that may ne
The Ohio River Salt Company o6er
FOR SALE
All OF their large stock OF Barscs, Floats,
| Gangways, TarpaulinS, Lines and Tackle
| and the entire stock of articles used in load
| ing and transporting salt; and, TO kuch as
| make acceptable bids, Will give the pElVl-
| lege of paying for their purchases In freight
| ing the salt.
OHIO RIVER sALT COMPASf.
| r. K HUDSON, Sec. and Treas.
| PoSIEROY, o., January II, le6J'
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