Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-23
PROPOSALS.

SkAdIp Proposals. VII % RE1ETysB
tary Division Of thu Missouri, n Le.ss, Ne.
ds. y o. me ~ dag q te.rssTy lsss, fes
Pc frrs me fo,osiss point. 20 ps.,: e On q.
sres r,ssr :, :. lsc,es.:S sss1s che ,n. es
s i,es sssssn.on sssors S.nr Ge.s 20 a.,
Esssis:hs liver. ana Fcrs Bsa,o Se "o''h OF 'h'
RspSsi sis,ao' e. ksss.s % s'osI c,Y, gcrss
6col, or hat me-, 2. sSSSs g s
mouth Q, ~ 1.cIssh.n river. ssa Fers ses, s'
a :.s. r. s0f s. S 5 ss;
@cui E IN. nay ss :.s s sa :, sss
Ric.; SCI ssn; sstord. 6sas c.cs. OF en-, sSsi
s :Ssi may si s.s !. ne mouth Of Ha'o'
FroG Eos. $eaAii 20 F9rs sully. Rice. ste
may be e.taIIished si the mouth Of Mu.el..sssi
river. AL Fort Benton
ford c.np Cook. or suy PSI that ma, o. s.sss
hshea al toe mouth Of the Mu.cieshell river, snd
Prom fort Rice to FORT. stevenson, Butsra,
Temp Cook. or sny pest that may BE- establishsd
:. .ns mouth OF the Museleshsu river, aud Fort
= From Fort Stevenson 20 Fort Butord, Camp
the mouth Of the nu.eis.bsii l. liver. ana fSrt Bss
From Fort Buf,rd 10 Gam, Co,k. or any ,s-t
that may bs ssts0lished at ths moan al a.. N "a
clesheli river, and Fort Renton.
Ish.d q the mouth Of ID. su.Si s river %
Fort Benton.
Ii VIII be the endeavor Of the meus TO .hip
during the season most orabIe Tor navigation Of
the li.er, cay between June I and August 81 Bid-
esch month from N arch % 60 october - inclusive,
the dste Of starting. go 10 determine tue rate e
from each Of the starting points OF de.tinstics
above named. a. follows
lst The rate a. which they viii transport esoa
ofhcer and soldier. lcspiu passage 90 be presidsd
Tor on GERS, and Tor soldiers sesssry tsctte. Zoe
cooking their rstions. which will be supplied By
the Government
I'd. The rate per 100 pouL.,s Il which they vii
Sd The rate each Of which they will tran.por.
horses, mulee, cattle. smbusnces. carts, wagons.
&C, ltroushs Tor seeding animals 10 be suppliet by
Just preference will be given 20 parties wh.
own and control boats. Boats will be pc TED
TO always give the Cover nmeat freight the
preference, and In no case iii b. allowed % carr
The contrsctor will be required 20 transport
stores BY land in the event u failure By water,
portstion must be oelIyered o. their destin sties
within the year 1889.
Bidders win please give the rate at which thss
viii furnish transportation down stream.
Ia case the contracting party fails 20 csrry
right 20 furnish the trans partsticn az the eTpenss
OF the contractor; and nothing herein con tsinsd
ment from tTsnsportins public uspliss on am OF
The Government reserves the right 70 ect spy
OF all The bids that may be offered.
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
Goverpment stores siIl be allowed TO es above
sioux Ciiy Iowa, drawing over three and one halt
feet of water, and that boat will not be required
20 go O. points above Sioux City with less than III
tons.
Bidders should give their names Ga full 90 wefi
heir places II dence and each pro posa q
be accompanied with q bond In the cf 3 10 800
sigp I'd by two more espOnsible persons gusran-
teeing that In the contract l. srded 60 the
person proposing, the contract viii be accepted
and entered into, and gOof aud sufncient ritz
furnished by said party. In accordance With the
terms of this advertisement
The contractor Will be required 20 give bonds IN
the sum ef SIO.ov0
prepared 10 execute the contract at once and %
give the required bend for the faithful perform
snce Of the contract.
As railroad Transportation may be required Tor
troops and supplies from Chicago, la, % ~ suk
CITY, PROPOSALS for the same during the season.
above specified are invited.
Copy OF blank form Of river cobuact 20 be en-
tered into in the event OF award. aud blank f0rm'
OF proposals can lie hsd by application o. thu
offce AZ the office Of the Chief QuartermAster
Department Of the Missouri. Fort LesvenSOTth
. Kansas: OF Chief Vusrtertn aster. Depsrtm nj .
the Platte Omaha. Nebraska. and AZ the ON e o
Breyet Briss1ieT General Fred. Myers, Deputy
/ Quartermaster Generel, y. y. Army chicago
I Illinois. go,
Proposals for river transportation should be en-
dor.ed Proposals for Army Transports''on ~ IN
Missouri river" those Tor rail, y 70 sosAls 10
Army Transportation from Chi osgo g. = JUN City,
7 aud address, TO the uB lie rsignef. - .
BY order Of the Quart -rmss ter g enerAi u =.
! \. l.. Don ALDeON.
4 Assistant q usrtermaster General >. z
/ souri, is-i OF