Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-21
PROPOSALS.

SkALaD rRoPosALs VII 30 REOEIgeO
t.ry Bi". G0s o q TN me sss Nh
nnt,l !: on the 2ah day % feIrusry. Isss, Cor
plies I'm 1Ss f 2, rss. ssoos. ana 'ss
49, ~ r,ssr ss lndie.tsd aIring the tine iron
sit iron - Louls 90 slear city. FORT. Rsss.i.
sui SIC Stevenson, BufoId, Camp Coca or any
Mnscle.h-ll liver ana Fort isenton v '-'
aIsn sadotte Kansas, 90 sious City. Fort.
Goa; OF any so.t Inst ms, Re S.taei.hsd At tss
mouth o. the N uscle.helI river. SD Fort sentoa
Rssdsll, sally, Rice. Stevenson. Busors' G.m,
Oeok; or any poet that may be estsbiishsd st ths
Prom Omaha % Sioux 'iIy Foris R.na.li' euilI.
Nc Nice: sies.nssn, butord. Damp CSok. OF any ,st
shell river ana fsti Benton ~
froE Port Randall 90 F0rt. su,ly. R,c.. Ste
ma, BE e.ishii.hea at the mouth Of Ma.cieshsli
riNer, asd Fort Benton
IRON fori sully 60 Forts Rec stev-n.Sn. Ba-
iord, Camp Cook. or suy Pe-s that mas Dc esi 40
iishsa a toe moGth Of the MG.oaesheH tissr, sni
FROM FORT Rice 20 Fort. Stevenson, Busori.
.smp' ook. or soy pd that msy y estahiI-hst
~ the IN nth Of the Musciesh, u river. sai fcrs
= IRON Fort Stevenson to Fort Buford. Camp
the mouth Of the auscleshslI rives. ana ForI Bee
Prom Fort But,rd TO C.mp Cool or ..v,,.,
that may he stsnli.hed 1t tue moo "a Of "a. a..
cissh.li river, aud Fort B-uIon
ZION tsnp Cook OF Auy q that NAV BE- e.fah-
,.hed a. tue mouth q the Mu.ei, shell river. :.
u will be the end eAvor Of n. ,.,,ornn.,, a. M.
dui bg tie ssOn Il, sI- tor nav cation q
The bl.tr. -, between June 4 aud August 81 sid
sch month from March ~ 20 ,lct.osr ~ inclusi..
the oste 81 st.rans - as 20 determine tae -
Dc paid NJ which they wll p-form the -.rvic.
from each Of the starting points OF destination
ct The rate 81 which they will transport each
on oes ana Iiisr tcAsln pss-Ase 70 be prosti-d
ior ee,s ant for soders a" sr.ssry facilities iSr
cooking their rsi'ons. ~hich Will be supplied BY
20 he rate per To- pOuuls At which they vii
81 The rsts each Al which they will transport
horses, mu les. csttlr snbOlan,es. carts, wagons
&C. ttroushs 9 feediag animals % be sUppIisd ~
\ Jus, preference win be siy,u 20 parties -s.
own sHd oon,rol ioais. so.ts will be eN2ert.i
20 always give the Cove nment freight the
preference, aud IA no case vii b. allowed g. carry
prtyaie 10 the exclusion OF Goyernmi at freight
The cOntr sctor viii be required 20 transport
stores by lsnd IN the event Of failure ~ .stsr.
portation must d. delivered st their Destination
within the Year 1859.
bidders will please give the rate NJ which they
will furnish transportation down STREAM.
In case the contracting party fails 20 carry
right 20 furnish the q at tue eN p-nse
Of the contractor, and nothing herein con 'stn-d
shall be so eOnstrued A. 10 prevent tie Govern
melt from transporting pubne supplies on sny OF
The Government reserves the right TO reject any
or all lhe bids that may be offered.
Bidders are Informed that no boat loaded with
Sioux CAY. Iowa, drawing over three sni one haH
feet of water. and that boat. will not he required
20 go O. pOiHts above Sioux CITY with less than iys
tons
Bidders should give their names iu fun a. cell
as their places Of idenCe aud each proposal
BE accompanied with bono Ia the sun % q 10 uss0
sigr ID by two or more responsible persons guarsn-
teeing that IN caee the contract L. awarded the
person proposing. the contract Will he &C opted
and entered into, and goOi aud sufficient security
terms OF this advertisement
The cent? actor will be reIcired to give bon2s in
the sum If : O0o
The party To- whom the swari il m sde must la
prepared 10 execute the contract ~ once aud 70
give the required bond for the faith al perform
ance OF the contract.
A railroad transportation may be r. uir-i FOR
troops SID supplies from Chicago. IA. e. sioux
City, proposals for the same duIng the seAs n,
above specih a are invited.
Cory Of blank form % river cOHtrart 90 be en-
tereo into. IN the event OF award. aud blank forms
Of prop sails. con lie hsd by application % this
ofhoe, At the O1,Ue of the Chief Quartermsster.
Department OF tue Missouri, Fort Lezy-ns srth,
Kansas. Of chief QuSrterm aster, nepkrtm ut of
the Platte omaha Nebraska AUi az the N . Of
Brevet BrIFs1ier General Fred. Myers, Deputy
Quartermaster Geasrsl, L. ,. Army, Chicago
Illinois
Proposals. fer river trans portation should lie en-
Missouri river thee tor rail, y sposals Tor
Army Trans portAtion from Chicago 20 sIOuN city -
ard addressed to the undersigned.
By Order of tie quart -rm sster General U. l.
l. DON ALDeON.
hssi,tsrt Qusrterma-ter General >
Chief Quartermsster Military Division Of the Mis-
souri,. la2l OF